$150
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Anonymous
Oct 2, 2026 · 9:53 PM
Supporting Run The Patch
The Run
42.2 KM
For The Guys Who
Don't Talk About It.
Two guys from the patch decided to run a marathon to raise awareness for men's mental health in the oilfield. Addiction. Relationships. Working away from home. Money. Isolation. This started with a run. It's becoming something much bigger.
May 30, 2027
Calgary, Alberta
Beneva Calgary Marathon
Run The Patch In The Media
The Conversation
Is Already Starting.
CTV News sat down with Kurtis and Tyler to talk about Run The Patch, life in the oilfield, and why men's mental health needs to become a conversation we're willing to have openly.
Featured On CTV News
Run The Patch featured by CTV News Edmonton. Video originally produced and broadcast by CTV News.
View Original CTV Story→Supporters
Backing The Run.
Backing The Conversation.
Every donation helps push the conversation around men's mental health further into the patch and supports suicide-prevention work through CMHA Alberta and the Centre for Suicide Prevention.
Raised So Far
$400
3 supporters
$400
Raised
Fundraising Goal
$100,000
0.40% of goal reached$99,600 to go
$100
Donated By
Jacklyn Hunter
Sep 29, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Supporting Run The Patch
$150
Donated By
Joleena Funnell
Sep 28, 2026 · 12:06 PM
Great job bringing awareness to this cause! Very inspiring!
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Join The Supporters→Why We're Running
For years, we've worked alongside men in the oil and gas industry who will push through almost anything.
Long Shifts
Weeks Away
Missed Birthdays
Exhaustion
Pressure
Isolation
We're taught to show up, get the job done, and keep moving. But sometimes the things we carry home are heavier than anything we lifted at work.
Behind the hard hats and work boots are fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, and friends who may be struggling with mental health, addiction, loneliness, or thoughts they're afraid to tell anyone about.
Some suffer quietly. Some turn to alcohol or substances to cope. And some never get the chance to tell their story.
The Reason
That Is Why We Are Running.
Run the Patch was created by two oilfield workers, Kurtis Winda and Tyler Krushen, with a mission to help change the conversation around mental health in the oil and gas industry.
On May 30, 2027, we will take on a 42.2 km marathon in Calgary to raise awareness and funds for men's mental health and suicide prevention.
But the marathon is only part of the mission.
Leading up to race day we are sitting down with men from the industry and giving them a place to tell the stories that are often kept behind closed doors — the struggles with mental health, addiction, working away from family, hitting rock bottom, asking for help, recovering, and rebuilding their lives.
We want the man watching one of those stories alone after a shift to realize: “I'm not the only one going through this.”
And maybe that realization is enough for him to make a phone call, send a message, or finally tell someone that he isn't okay.
Every kilometer we train and every kilometer we run represents the conversations we believe need to happen.
We aren't running because 42.2 km is easy.
What This Is Really About
We're Running Because Asking For Help Shouldn't Have To Be Harder.
Every donation helps support the work of the Buddy Up program at CMHA Alberta and the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and helps us push this conversation further into an industry where too many men still struggle in silence.
Why Every Kilometer Matters
If This Campaign Helps Even One Man Speak Up, Every Kilometer Will Have Been Worth It.
This is bigger than one race. It's about making it easier for someone in the patch to start a conversation, ask for help, support a buddy, or realize that he isn't the only one going through it.