Sgt. Rob Brennan starts 800-kilometre relay run for veterans and first responders

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Sgt. Rob Brennan begins an 800-kilometre relay run to raise funds for military veterans and first responders who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and operational stress injuries. The run aims to bring attention to the mental toll that policing takes on one's mind.

The sun was barely out when Sgt. Rob Brennan started the first steps of an 800-kilometre relay run from Port Hardy to Victoria on Sunday. The Comox Valley RCMP officer ran the first 17-kilometre leg from Carrot Bay Park towards Port McNeill. The eight-day B.C. Wounded Warrior Run, in its 11th year, raises funds for military veterans and first responders who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and operational stress injuries.

Brennen said while policing can be an extremely rewarding career, the job comes with regular exposure to trauma and horrific scenes. “Over the course of my career I’ve seen a lot of members, including myself, suffer from the mental toll that policing takes on one’s mind,” he said in a video before the start of the run. Just over half of the runners on this year’s team are police officers, including three from the Victoria Police Department. Event director Jacqueline Zweng said that being able to support the run is a highlight of her year. “We need to talk about mental health. We need to help those people that protect our communities everyda

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