The Man Who Ran 500 Miles in PPE for Mental Health in Construction | Chris Rodgers

Episode #056 | Chris Rodgers

In this hard-hitting episode of the Construction Sport podcast, mental-health advocate and former Army man Chris Rodgers opens up about running 500 miles in full PPE this year in order to raise awareness for suicide in the construction industry.

Chris talks in depth about his relationship with the mental health topic as a whole, and the pair also discuss leadership & hierarchy issues on site, accreditations, pushing limits and also keyboard warriors...

🔵 Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-rodgers-a38773154/

🔴 Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/e1XceebVjgU

🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5t0XR1oOtsOwAHECD6MsB0?si=lv_sXJKlRzOIk0XB18Iz0w

🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-man-who-ran-500-miles-in-ppe-for-mental-health-in/id1778487912?i=1000738514433

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro! Who is Chris, What he does & 50 Mountains in 5 Days Challenge!?

03:14 Running/Eating habits (or lack thereof) + More about Chris (army background)

20:53 Life in Weston-super-Mare + Getting hacked on LinkedIn & Keyboard Warriors

30:45 GCT Summit Recap: Discussing Mental Health in Construction.

44:06 Benefits & downgrades of different leadership roles/types on different sites

54:17 Chris’ Journey: Personal reasons for Running 500 miles in PPE

01:09:46 The true credibility of Awards Nights and Accreditations

01:14:05 The pair’s very different ways of looking after their wellbeing!

01:19:20 Planning issues leading to extra pressures from top down

01:22:26 Next steps: Chris’ Ideas + Plan for a Charity & How CS is run…

01:35:35 Final thoughts: Mental vs Physical systems, NHS + Learning your limits

01:44:42 Outro

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