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My Challenge is to Run 13 kilometres EVERY DAY FOR 10 DAYS IN 2024

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My challenge is uncomfortable for me because...

It pushes me out of my comfort zone, just like Nedd’s journey inspires us all to do. I'm stepping up to this challenge to not only grow personally but also to raise awareness and support for We Are Mobilise, helping people in Australia experiencing homelessness.

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My Updates

DAY 15 FINAL DAY

Sunday 3rd Nov
All done and dusted. Great to finish the challenge with Luke and Nick running with me and then celebrating with family +friends. Awesome experience!!!

DAY 14

Saturday 2nd Nov
Awesome 2nd last day running around Centennial Park and Moore Park with my awesome niece Emmy. 1 day to go!!

DAY 13

Friday 1st Nov
What a day!! A new 10km PB and $2500 surpassed in fundraising. I also ticked over 160km or 1/10 off what Nedd ran 😂 2 days to go. LETS GO!!!

DAY 12

Thursday 31st Oct
A nice early run this morning. Struggled a little towards the end but got it done. Good to have a chat with Ryan Bush during the home stretch. 3 days to go and $2500 well insight

DAY 11

Wednesday 30th Oct
The 1st of my extra days of the challenge. The finish line is in sight with a bit of work in between but, it’s going to be worth it

UPDATE…. LETS FKN GO!!!!

Wednesday 30th Oct

@neddbrockmann set a goal of running 1000 miles in 10 days. In the end it took him 12 days 13 hours and 45 seconds.

As you know I have been completing the 10 day @neddsuncomfortablechallenge which was meant to finish yesterday 29/10 (Tuesday)

I set goals like Nedd -knowing I wasn’t going to put my body through nearly as much as him nor my mental strength also -and wanted to make my challenge uncomfortable on both fronts.

Goal 1 : run 10km a day but if I raised $500 before the start of the challenge I’d increase it to 12.8km per day ✅ 

Goal 2 : raise $1000 ✅ Goal 3 : raise $1500 and if I did before the end of the challenge I would add a day on the end ✅ Goal 5 : for every $200 raised over $1500 by midnight 29/10 (original end of challenge) I would add a day on ✅ The result… $2331 and a total of an extra 5 days of running.

It’s good to finally have a finish line in sight (Sunday) however what I really hope is that the donations don’t stop. I want to see how much I can raise for @wearemobilise just by replicating a small part of what Nedd achieved.

A massive thank you to those who have donated already. For everyone else…Any donation counts!!!

DAY 10

Tuesday 29th Oct
Still going strong. Donations are still flowing in which is incredible. Looking forward to waking up tomorrow to see how much I’ve raised and therefore knowing how many days I have left in this challenge. Incredibly grateful for all the support!!!

NEW FUNDRAISING TARGET!!

Monday 28th Oct
The generosity of everyone has truly blown my mind.
I started off hoping I could raise $500 which I thought was a stretch.
We are now going for $2300!!

LETS GO!!!

DAY 9

Monday 28th Oct
What a great day it was running with my mate Luke. He took me what will now be known as the Gossie Good Times tour. We ran past all the must see attractions of this wonderful city 😂

DAY 8

Sunday 27th Oct
I bit of a dusty run today after 2 parties yesterday however, another 13km in the bank. Better yet $1700 surpassed. Downside that means at minimum 2 extra days of running but it’s all worth it!!

DAY 7

Saturday 26th Oct
What a cracking day at Centennial Park running with my niece. With the way it’s looking I’ll crack $1700 which means my challenge will extend to 12 days…. Every $200 above $1500 will = an extra day (up until midnight Tuesday)

DAY 6

Friday 25th Oct
So stoked to have cracked the $1500 mark. I have now increased the target to $2000. Tough run today forced me to not worry about running home. I was in the groove so my beautiful wife Amy was kind enough to come and pick me up once I pumped out the distance. She was a life saver!!!

NEW FUNDRAISING TARGET!!!

Thursday 24th Oct
I’m confident I’ll crack the $1500 so let’s try for $2000!!

Remember for every $20 donated you get to choose a song to add to my Spotify playlist that I listen to when running.

Also once I hit the $1500 I’ll be adding an extra day of running into the challenge and then for every $200 there after I’ll add an extra day.

LETS GO!!!! 🚀 

DAY 5

Thursday 24th Oct
Over $1300 raised, 65km in the bank and feeling good. Mixed the track with the bike path today. Not my fastest time at all however I’m not trying to set records I just want to raise as much money as possible

NEW TARGET UPDATE!!!

Wednesday 23rd Oct
So originally I was going to increase my distance to 15km per day once I reached $1500. I was thinking on my run today though what must’ve been going through Nedd’s head when he had planned for 10 days of running but, to achieve his 1600km he had to run for more days. So instead of stopping at 10 days if I crack $1500 I’ll add a day and then for every $200 there after I’ll add another day e.g. $1500 = 11 days, $1700 = 12 days etc. etc.

DAY 4

Wednesday 23rd Oct
First run away from the track. Being early morning the grass was going to be too wet at Adcock Park so I decided to take in some views around Brisbane Water. Tougher run today with not as much recovery from yesterday.

DAY 3

Tuesday 22nd Oct
Had to share the track with some actual athletes that were training today. It was definitely uncomfortable watching them sprint past me 😂 What was worse was that donors Adam and Wes had their songs come on my play list at 9.6km and 11.4km (barbie girl and cotton eye joe) respectively 🤮

DAY 2

Monday 21st Oct
Got a bit excited today and went out a bit too quickly which lead me to struggle a touch at the end. Still got it done though!! Helped to have the support of my daughter Eadie and my mate Luke who joined for a few laps. 2 down 8 to go 🚀🚀

NEW FUNDRAISING TARGET

Monday 21st Oct
With the $1000 target hit we are now aiming for $1500
Thank you so much to everyone that has donated already. Your support means a lot!!!
As an extra bonus for every $20 donation you make you get to select a song for me to add to my running playlist on Spotify 

DAY 1

Sunday 20th Oct
My first 12.8km master lap in the bag. (Nice steady pace) Solid start to the challenge at Adcock park athletics field, but I’m buggered if I know how Nedd completed his run like this hour after hour day after day. It felt monotonous and it was only for less than 1/10 of what he was achieving. Good to get some encouragement from the cyclists that were zooming past on the velodrome 😂

NEW TARGET!!!

Thursday 17th Oct
A massive thank you to everyone who has already donated and got me over the $500 mark prior to the challenge starting on Sunday.

Due to me cracking the $500 mark I am now increasing my daily run total to 12.8 km to match a Nedd master lap And also increasing my fundraising target to $1000

Challenge Update

Wednesday 16th Oct
If I can raise $500 before Sunday (start of challenge) I will change from running 10km a day to running 12.8km per day. This will match a “master lap” which is what Nedd broke his 1000 mile run down to. 

Thank you to my Sponsors

$131.88

Ryan Bush

$105.50

Pettiford Family

Good luck

$105.50

Rip

All the best mate!

$105.50

Living Well Psychology Clinic

Well done Ben this is so so cool !

$105.50

Nev

Great cause Ben. It’s inspiring and for a great cause.

$103.39

Larry And Di

Best of luck

$100

Anonymous

$79.13

Adam And Lea

Legend

$75

Richard Henry

Great work mate 🤝🏻

$75

Adam Wickham

$55.92

Jarred Wing

Smash it mate!

$52.75

Brett Thorncroft

Go the Chook

$52.75

Craig Potter

Fantastic effort for a worthy cause Ben.

$52.75

John Jackson

$52.75

Liz Xue

$52.75

Catherine Ackerman

Great cause - keep running Ben!

$52.75

The Hydes

Awesome effort!!

$52.75

Anonymous

$52.75

Elvis Saric

$52.75

Anonymous

$52.75

Rumbalara Trail Runners

The Rumbalara Trail Runners are very proud of you

$52.75

Rob “man About Town” Magrath

$52.75

Dv

Well done ya frilled neck lizard!!!

$52.75

Will Belford

Go hard buddy!

$52.75

Macca

Get stuck in BJ

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Toby Birch

Saw you Sunday mate on your last run. Respect to mate. 💪

$52.75

Steve Nichol

Love your work mate

$52.75

Benv

You got this !!

$52.75

Alistair

Great idea and best of luck getting those KMs done

$52.75

Alison Antony

$52.75

Peter Miller

$52.75

Mick

Get running Forrest.

$52.75

Jason Jones

Huge effort Ben, great work challenging yourself.

$50

Nick Moran

$50

Kristen Faulkner

$31.65

Teagan

Awesome work Ben and such a good cause!! Lesssgoo! Next stop: GC Mara 25

$31.65

Gary And Leonie Johnson

Best of luck mate. Proud of you

$31.65

Ellie Sargent

Good luck Chook! You got this👍🏃‍➡️

$26.38

Boom Hardgrave

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!

$26.38

Nichole Lindsay

Way to go ‘Athlete’! Keep up the great work 🏃🏽‍♂️

$26.38

Emmy P

$26.38

Ange Stitt

Way to go Chookie!

$26.38

Mel Chidgey

Love your work. Rip in.

$25

Ray Fares

All the best Chook Well done

$25

Anonymous

You just stepped in a big pile of dog shit.

$25

David Von Kotze

Rip in Chooky

$23.21

Eadie Johnson

Thanks Dad for helping the homeless

$21.10

Tamara Jawad

Cheering for you legend!

$21.10

Anonymous

$21.10

Anonymous

$21.10

Alice Munro

Looking forward to hearing updates!!

$21.10

Anthony Byrne

Massive effort mate! Congrats

$21.10

Janine Morison

Hey Ben, well done!!! 😊

$21.10

Shaun Perry

Good onya!

$21.10

Kerri Stuart

Keep up the awesome work Ben! A great thing you're doing. XO

$21.10

Frank The Tank💪

My boy Blue❤️👊

$21.10

Jade Gee

I hope you get shin splints 🤣🖕🏼🏃🏽

$21.10

Linda Coughlan

You’re a legend Ben!

$21.10

Grant Wilson

$21.10

Bully

Good luck Chook!

$21.10

Ruskin’s

Great cause, well done. The Ruskin’s.

$21.10

Vas Iyer

Go bro, go!!

$20

Nicole Cadman

Andrew would be proud xo Awesome work!

$20

Gaz And Leonie

Congrats on finishing. Here’s a little bit more for the cause. Proud of you 👍

$10.55

Tracey Meares

$10.55

Fletcher Johnson

Your welcome

$10.55

Millie Pettiford

$10.55

Anonymous

Almost there..

$10.55

Danni Braunberger

Nice work Ben, keep up the good running!!!

$10

Barb J

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Mobilise is committed to doing impact differently, channeling funds directly to those who need it most. Their vision is bold: to transform the lives of 10,000 people experiencing homelessness by 2030 through their innovative programs. With five groundbreaking initiatives launched since 2023, they're just getting started. Every dollar you give brings Mobilise closer to this vision, helping to build a future where no one has to sleep on the streets.

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