My Challenge is to Run 16 kilometres EVERY DAY FOR 10 DAYS IN 2024
My challenge is uncomfortable for me because...
This challenge appealed to me in the beginning as an endurance athlete myself, I kinda felt I knew what Nedd was going through during his epic world record attempt. Knowing how much it all hurts when you just have to get up and go again.
I don’t think I respected how much the accumulation of hurt builds up. As endurance athletes we usually build up ourselves to a certain point, or a certain race, but have short periods of rests in between sessions, and long periods of rest after the race is done. This time this is not the case. There is no hiding with this one. The hurt just builds up, then new hurt finds its way into your body, then that builds up, which causes new hurt, which builds up too. Day after day.
After taking Audrey down to Olympic Park a few times to watch Nedd, and just seem him on the track, going and going and going, while we were at the pool, or at the shops, or asleep, he was still there, doing more and more laps, we’d go down and see him the next day, and there he was, still going.
I was in awe of Nedd just doing lap after lap after lap on a running track so I have decided I want to challenge my mind as well and do 400 laps of a running track over the 10 days to reach the 160km goal!
Currently on the penultimate day and things are hurting and struggling in places I was not expecting.
Saw a good quote the other day "Tough times dont last but tough people do."
Thank you to my Sponsors
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Glenis Stofberg
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Team Geering
Incredible Neil. Well done. Getting it done!
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Massel
Awesome Effort Neil! Everyone at Massel is behind you. You can do this!!
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Ian
Epic! You’re a legend, mate.
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Lou
Amazing effort, you can do so much more than you ever imagined! Love you.
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Maurice Kerkham
Neil, this should make you reach your target
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Margaret Buffrey
Great work
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Hilary Washington
Great cause😀. Keep going!!!🏃
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Stuart Lindsay
Enjoy the beer at the end
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Brendon Mckeon
Amazing stuff mate, keep at it!
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Adam Mckinnon
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Jeff Allen
Awesome effort!
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Melissa Holly
Nearly there!
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Derek Conibear
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Dec
Smashing work Mr K
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Dan
Great values, great determination, great achievement!
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The Rooneys
Well done! Amazing effort Neil
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Dearest Neil, that is a tremendous effort. You put your body through so much stress & pain. We are so fortunate to have warm , cosy homes to Live in & full tummies. Well done. I followed all your postings every day. Xxxx