'I'm marking my lowest moment by tackling 10 triathlons in 10 days'

An Edinburgh man is attempting to complete 10 Ironman-distance triathlons in 10 cities over 10 consecutive days to mark 10 years since he attempted to take his own life.

- by Rachael Davis

A 26.2 mile run will be included in the challenge

Fergus Crawley, who runs a fitness coaching business, has called his feat Project TENacity and will be fundraising for the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) which provides lifesaving services, information and advice to people struggling.

From Thursday, April 30 to Saturday, May 9, Fergus will complete a triathlon each day, consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle, and 26.2 mile run.

Members of the public will be able to join him by donating £12.20-an amount which will fund "a potentially lifesaving phone call" from CALM - and take part as he swims, cycles and runs in cities across the UK.

Fergus, 30, will start in his home city, then repeat the challenge in Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Bristol before finishing in London.

Fergus's battle with his own mental health began in 2014, when he moved to Durham for university. He had worked hard at school, supported by his loving family, to get into Oxford University to study theology and religion - a subject he admits he only chose to increase his chances of acceptance to the prestigious institution - but missed out on a place and went to Durham instead.

He felt like he'd made a mistake and was "embarrassed" to admit that he might have got it wrong.

"And then a bit of a spiral started to develop where, for the next 18 months, things started to just get worse and worse mentally," Fergus said.

"I quite quickly felt quite lonely, which was something I hadn't felt for a long time."

He struggled to make friends, not connecting with his flatmates in halls and feeling unhappy with his choice of course.