John Ashford
17  year  Mo Bro
platinum club
hall of fame
platinum club level 2
platinum club level 3

$6,535

Target: $8,000
raised $58,136 since 2009
My motivation
Fundraising for cause areas including:
Mental health and suicide prevention

As someone who’s suffered from mental health challenges in the past, I’m very passionate about bring attention the need for us men to better look out for ourselves and for one another. That means more men talking about stuff that really matters, even if these conversations don’t always come easy. I speak from first-hand experience here, back in 2009 when I first partook in Movember, I was enduring my own mental health crisis at the time, struggling to process and accept the challenges that I had endured throughout my childhood. I, like many men, felt that speaking up about this would be a sign of weakness and therefore elected to suffer in silence for way too long. The day I decided to seek out help and begun to have some real conversations was the first step toward building the amazing life that I have today. If I can encourage just 1 real conversation this month, then the blisters and sore legs from the 199kms of running will be worth it!

So, you might be wondering, why 6.63kms a day (or 199kms for the month)? Well, did you know that unfortunately, we lose an average of 6.63 men every day to suicide across Australia, that equates to just over 46 a week or just over 199 a month (ABS 2024). In the latest ABS (2024) report, male suicides are almost DOUBLE that of our national road toll (2,419 vs 1,290 deaths). Furthermore, men are still around 3 times more likely to die by suicide than females (approx. 75.3% of all suicides). As such, this Movember I’ll again be attempting to run every day the same amount of kms as the national male suicide rate. So, for this year the target will be a 6.75km run EVERY day for the entire month. That’s 1km for every father, every brother, every partner, every friend that is lost to suicide in November, that’s 199kms in 30 days.

Remember lads, together we truly can make a difference! Lets work together to change these statistics for the better ❤

How I'm
getting involved
Siemens Ltd (AUNZ)
Team captain John Ashford
$14,727 Team funds raised
154 of 199 kilometres
running
154 kilometres
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13 minute(s) ago
I ran 6.89 km00:51:28

13 minute(s) ago
I ran 6.89 km00:51:28

2 hour(s) ago
I ran 6.88 km00:45:34

2 hour(s) ago
I ran 6.88 km00:45:34

7 hour(s) ago
Donation from:
Yves Salzmann
$100
7 hour(s) ago
Donation from:
Yves Salzmann
$100
9 hour(s) ago
Donation from:
Lynda Ashford
$250

Po-Tay-Toes.

9 hour(s) ago
Donation from:
Lynda Ashford
$250

Po-Tay-Toes.

1 day(s) ago
I walked 1.47 km00:14:41

1 day(s) ago
I walked 1.47 km00:14:41

1 day(s) ago
I ran 6.64 km00:34:03

1 day(s) ago
I ran 6.64 km00:34:03

1 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Laura Humphrys
$65

Great job as usual, keep it up

1 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Laura Humphrys
$65

Great job as usual, keep it up

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2 day(s) ago
I walked .83 km00:09:36

2 day(s) ago
I walked .83 km00:09:36

2 day(s) ago
I ran 6.65 km00:34:50

2 day(s) ago
I ran 6.65 km00:34:50

2 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Hildegard Mostmans
$100

Keep running for this great mission, John, you're brilliant!

2 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Hildegard Mostmans
$100

Keep running for this great mission, John, you're brilliant!

3 day(s) ago
I walked 1.61 km00:19:11

3 day(s) ago
I walked 1.61 km00:19:11

3 day(s) ago
I ran 6.65 km00:34:36

3 day(s) ago
I ran 6.65 km00:34:36

3 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Kim Smith
$50

Great Work John

3 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Kim Smith
$50

Great Work John

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Russell, & Betty Armstrong
$100

You truly are an amazing man

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Russell, & Betty Armstrong
$100

You truly are an amazing man

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Candice McNamara
$35

John! Grow it like you mean it! Hoping your mo becomes the eighth wonder of the world :)

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Candice McNamara
$35

John! Grow it like you mean it! Hoping your mo becomes the eighth wonder of the world :)

4 day(s) ago
I ran 6.77 km00:35:30

4 day(s) ago
I ran 6.77 km00:35:30

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Andrew Simpson
$100

John,

Absolute ledged again, I'm looking forward to the Mr Potato Head video.


Andy

4 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Andrew Simpson
$100

John,

Absolute ledged again, I'm looking forward to the Mr Potato Head video.


Andy

5 day(s) ago
I walked .8 km00:09:13

5 day(s) ago
I walked .8 km00:09:13

5 day(s) ago
I ran 6.69 km00:34:59

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Belinda Jones
$100

WOW!!!
These costumes are simply amazing. Cant believe you are running 6.63kms daily!!! You are a machine.
Donation made but honestly you deserve so much more based on the effort.
Super impressed - really well done

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Robert Lonsing
$100

Getting you across the line for the final cars inspired costume run.

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Ula Lane
$50

Looking forward to seeing the next outfit

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
David Nguyen
$100

Keep up the good work

5 day(s) ago

Here’s me finishing my 6.63km run and saying a massive thanks for $5k raised!

5 day(s) ago

Starting my 5th costume run for the month! This time as Cal Naughton Jr.

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Meg Laing
$35

Love watching you light up during Movember each year. I don’t know how you do it, but you get more entertaining year on year! Keep up the great work, John!!

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Christine Cooper
$35

Hey John, congratulations on your amazing commitment to this incredible cause, for sharing your story, raising awareness and entertaining us along the way.

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Andrew Wojtas
$65

Amazing effort John, keep up the good work!

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Rhonda Scicluna
$100

Congratulations on another seriously impressive Movember. Absolute legend!

5 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Tania Martin
$50

Keep up the great work John

6 day(s) ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$30
6 day(s) ago
Donation from:
Daniel Schaeffner
$100

John, you are a legend!

6 day(s) ago
I ran 6.64 km00:34:18

1 Week(s) Ago
I ran 6.66 km00:36:19

1 Week(s) Ago
I walked 1.23 km00:13:23

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I walked 1.25 km00:14:18

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I ran 6.67 km00:34:53

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1 Week(s) Ago
I ran 6.64 km00:35:21

1 Week(s) Ago
I ran 6.68 km00:35:15

1 Week(s) Ago
I ran 6.66 km00:35:58

1 Week(s) Ago

And here’s a video mid way through my 4th costume run haha

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s a video of me starting my 4th costume run, running as the Lorax!!

1 Week(s) Ago

And here’s a video of me completing my third costume run!

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s a video of me starting my third costume run, running as “Rod” from the film Hot Rod!

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s another video of my second costume run!

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s a video of me starting my second Movember costume run!

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s another video from my first costume run!

1 Week(s) Ago

Here’s a video of me starting my first Movember costume run!

1 Week(s) Ago
I walked 1.3 km00:15:41

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2 Week(s) Ago

Previous year's posts
50 Week(s) Ago

$7,767 raised this Movember
$51,501 since 2009
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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOU SUPPORT ❤️

54 Week(s) Ago

55 Week(s) Ago

That clean shaven feel!

104 Week(s) Ago

Video proof of me completing my $2k Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) run! :)

106 Week(s) Ago

Video proof of me completing my $1k Ted Lasso run! I'll be doing my $2k Inigo Montoya run this weekend. A massive thank you to everyone for your incredible support, you're all amazing!

106 Week(s) Ago

My $4k target costume! - Mr Pringles (aka the logo from the Pringles tin)

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