Make a donation
If you are unable to participate but still want to contribute you can make a donation here. Your donation will go to the James Petrie Fund and their work with mental health in the Ballarat community.
The Long Night 2024
Welcome to the Long Night 2024
On the 26th February 2022, we lost a dear friend, Jimmy Petrie, to suicide.
Jimmy was a fun, caring, beautiful soul that would light up your day every times you were around him.
A year after him losing his battle with mental illness we decided to set up an event to raise funds and awareness to help prevent suicide in our community.
The Long Night was formed, last year, Josh, Dean & Gus ran 118km from Fed Square in Melbourne to The Shed Gym in Ballarat.
Our mission is to continue to raise awareness in our community on suicide prevention and mental health awareness. We want to help others realise they always have someone to turn to, regardless of how alone they feel. We wish to do this by creating a safe environment for these people to speak in, as well as raising funds for the James Petrie Fund. The James Petrie fund has been created to support projects which respond to mental health issues in the Ballarat region and support youth engagement.
The Plan
This year, we still look to raise as much awareness as possible in helping those that are suffering with mental health. We plan to do this by raising as much money as we can for the James Petrie Fund. This money will go towards much needed resources in the Ballarat Foundation, who’s work is a constant on the front line in our battle for mental health in the community.
Date
15th - 17th November 2024
Solo teams - 5pm 15th November
Teams of 2 - 5pm 16th November
Teams of 4 - Morning of 17th November
*subject to availability and times slots, some teams may go earlier if there are spots to fill
Where
The Shed Gym, Ballarat
24 Butt Street, Canadian
How will the event run?
This event will be performed in 3 different ways to make it more accessible to people of different fitness levels
Team of 1: Individual completes all 4 marathons of 42.2km in the one night
Team of 2: 2 individuals to split all 4 exercises by completing 21.1km each. Must complete full distance on each machine before commencing next leg.
Team of 4: 4 individuals to split all 4 exercises by completing 10.75km each. Must complete full distance on each machine before commencing.
Time cut offs:
There will be different start times which you will be given at a later date. Please note that the event will run through the night.
Ski Erg & Row - 6 hours each
Echo Bike - 4 hours each
Run - 8 hours each
Make a donation
If you are unable to participate but still want to contribute you can make a donation here. Your donation will go to the James Petrie Fund and their work with mental health in the Ballarat community.