- Aussie icon Nedd Brockmann has once again captivated the nation’s attention with a gritty 1,000-mile / 1,600-kilometre run for charity (dubbed Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge).
- The tradie-turned-ultra-marathon-king initially set out to beat the world record of completing this run in 10 days while raising $10 million for We Are Mobilise.
- You can do your part by donating here.
For most, running across Australia and raising millions to combat homelessness would be enough of a good deed for an entire lifetime. But as we all know, Nedd Brockmann isn’t most people.
His latest feat? A casual 1,600-kilometre run completed in precisely 12 days, 13 hours, 16 minutes, and 45 seconds; along with an equally impressive tally of $2.6 million raised for homelessness charity We Are Mobilise (the biggest donation haul being yesterday’s $770,000).
“I’ve had no function of my right ant tib [tibialis anterior] since the end of day three, so I’ve been snapping dictus band rubbers [mobilising foot support] left right and centre,” Brockmann revealed via Instagram on Day 10.
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“No sleep because the tendinitis everywhere punches me in the throat come rest time. The feet have swollen three sizes due to the rain/track. It’s healthy stuff.”
Through sleep deprivation and crippling injuries, Nedd Brockmann powered through an inhuman 3,760 laps of the track at Sydney Olympic Park, where he emotionally crossed the finish line in the early hours of this morning.
“I can’t wait for a shower,” he said afterwards with zero sleep in roughly 24 hours.
The man just doesn’t have an ounce of quit in him. Make him Australian of the Year already. And send your donations through the Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge site below.
