Marius Coste

🎥 Our #MilesOfSmiles @SAMHtweets video is LIVE! 💜 Running in costumes was just the start — it’s about hope, resilience & mental health. Thank you to everyone who’s supported. Watch, share & start the conversation! 🌈💪 #MentalHealthAwareness

🍀 Leprechaun Run Week 40 in Glasgow for Saint Patrick’s Day. Not chasing gold — chasing hope. Supporting 💚 Scottish Association for Mental Health 💚 CLAN Cancer Support 📊 2,540 km completed 💛 £2,982 raised #MilesOfSmiles #HopeInAction #MentalHealthMatters #CancerSupport

🦸‍♂️ Superman ran Aberdeen 🇬🇧 for 82 Weeks – Miles of Smiles, honoring International Women’s Day! Mental health & cancer know no borders — neither does hope. 💛 Week 39: 2,486 km | £2,982 raised | 194 cold showers | 43 dips #MilesOfSmiles #Rotary #IWD2026

Month 9 💛 £200 raised via a community raffle (signed celebrity frames included). Thank you Mark Anthony Taylor, Arnold Clark & Aberdeen FC. Special thanks to Kandy Bar Dundee for raising £21.37 via our donation box. 2,427 km done. Community wins 💛 #MilesOfSmiles

Late Feb feels dark ❄️ SAD peaks. Rode a Hell’s Angel inflatable through Glasgow — for smiles, joy & hope 🏍️💛 Since June 2025: 2,427km | £2,982 for SAMH & Clan | 190 cold showers | 42 dips. Thanks Kandy Bar (Dundee) for £21.37 raised 🙏 #MilesOfSmiles #MentalHealth

Ran through Glasgow as Wishee Washee for Chinese New Year 🎉 Not for fame, just smiles, joy & community ✨ Huge thanks to Diamonte Productions Aberdeen for the costume! 2,377 km | £2,960 raised | 186 cold showers | 41 cold dips ❤️ #MilesOfSmiles #SpreadJoy

Week 36/82 ❤️ Aberdeen parkrun on Valentine’s Day… dressed as a giant winged heart. Love isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s grief. Sometimes resilience. Sometimes just showing up. Since June 2025: 2,323 km ✅ £2,935 raised for SAMH & Clan Cancer Support 🙌 182 cold showers

🎯💛 Miles of Smiles — Week 35 of 82 💛🎯 First-ever Glasgow parkrun at Elder Park 🌧️🦾 Ran as Iron Man, battling cold & rain, with a good friend. Huge thanks to everyone who waved, cheered, or asked about #MilesOfSmiles ❤️ 2,269 km | £2,730+ raised Still moving #Parkrun

🎯💛 Miles of Smiles — Month 8 of 19 / Week 34 of 82 💛🎯 Superman through blizzards & flu ❄️🦸‍♂️ Unicorn 🌈🦄 Heart with Wings ❤️🕊 Batman 🦇 Superman again — through rain & grief 🦸‍♂️🌧️ 2,215 km | £2,730+ raised These runs were for my grandpa 🤍

Honoured to have Miles of Smiles featured in @SouthsiderMag , delivered to 30,000 homes across Glasgow Southside. Dedicated to my grandpa 🤍 Grief became motion — running as a heart & Batman, sharing one message: Don’t let your struggle become your identity.

Mid-week, through Aberdeen city centre, I ran as Batman. After losing my grandpa, the message on my cape said it all: “Don’t let your struggle become your identity.” Same grief. Same love. Still moving forward. 🦇❤️ #MilesOfSmiles #GriefInMotion #Aberdeen

Week 32 of the Inflatable Heart Run 🪽❤️ No unicorns. No jokes. Just a giant heart, moving step by step for my grandpa 💔 Grief moves with you. Every step carried love. Every breath held memory. #MilesOfSmiles #GriefAndResilience

🦄🌈 Week 31: Inflatable Rainbow Unicorn Run, Glasgow! 🌈🦄 10 days of snow ❄️ → black ice 🧊 → Glasgow streets → me, inflatable unicorn, running for hope! Storms happen. Rainbows come if you keep showing up 🌈 📊 2,058 km | £2,730+ raised | 156 cold showers | 35 cold dips

Week 30 of 78. First run of 2026. Severe flu. Snow. Ice. Storms. Still ran. Not for PBs or heroics—but because mental health support doesn’t stop in winter, and cancer doesn’t wait. Superman was the metaphor. Showing up was the point. 2,008km. £2,720+ raised. Still moving. 💙❄️

🎄💛 Month 7/18 • Week 29/78 — DONE 💛🎄 Tough last 2 weeks of 2025 battling flu, but still moving. 📰 @ACVO front page | 📖 Chamber feature | 📺 TV debut @ThatsTVAberdeen 🎭 Final run as a Panto Dame (thanks Diamonte Productions) 📊 1,933 km | £2,720 | 150k+ views | 39% done

The Grinch went to Duthie junior parkrun and accidentally felt… joy 😳💚 Tiny runners 🤏 Big smiles 😁 High-fives at knee height 🤚 Heart growth AGAIN 🫀 Running isn’t about PBs — it’s about people ❤️ Week 28 of 78 ✅ #MilesOfSmiles #JuniorParkrun #GrinchRun

Earlier today I had the privilege of bringing festive cheer to @AlbynSchool Nursery 🎄 Dancing with toddlers, spreading joy as the Grinch & seeing pure happiness reminded me why community matters. Miles of Smiles is becoming a movement — and we’re just getting started ❤️✨

WEEK 27 of 78 💚 The Grinch crashed @aberdeenparkrun’s 14th birthday — and ran 😈🏃‍♂️ 📊 Since June 2025: 1,810km | £2,720+ | 151 cold showers | 38 cold dips Still causing trouble for a good cause 💥 #MilesOfSmiles #GrinchRun

💥 WEEK 26/78 done! Yes… that giant seagull running through Glasgow at 11am was me. 🕊️🤣 All for mental health + cancer support. 💛 Since June: 1,754km, £2,720+ raised, 147 cold showers, 37 cold dips. Huge thanks to the pantomime team for the suit! #MilesOfSmiles

Just 3 days after our ACVO Dec feature, I found Miles of Smiles in Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber Positive Change mag 😢💛 From personal journey → community project → recognized business! Huge thanks to Suzanne Todd, Jason, @SAMHtweets & all supporters 🌊 #MilesOfSmiles

✨When determination meets opportunity!✨ Anna’s journey is celebrated by @YoungSoundsUK — supporting her growth, confidence & creativity. Grateful for all who help young musicians shine! 🎻💛 Full story: youngsounds.org.uk/annas-story/