Running 100 kilometres a day for six weeks sounds like the stuff of most people's nightmares.
But for Nedd Brockmann, it is a way of challenging himself while aiming to raise $1 million for homelessness charity We Are Mobilise.
The former central west NSW local will leave Perth's Cottlesloe Beach for Sydney on September 1 — a distance of almost 4,000 kilometres that he plans to cover in fewer than 43 days.
It is the second time Mr Brockmann has attempted a charity run.
The first was in 2020 when he ran 50 marathons in 50 days and raised more than $100,000 for the Red Cross.
The idea was born when he moved from his rural home town of Forbes to the city skyline of Sydney.
Mr Brockmann was struck by the number of people living rough.
"It was quite overwhelming, confronting. I wanted to help out," he said.
But this time he wants to do even more.
"I wanted to go 10 times bigger and raise a million for another homelessness charity and make some change."
With the run still a few weeks away, Mr Brockmann is focused on preparation.
"It takes a lot of mental resilience; it's 90 per cent in the head because I have the ability to run 100km so it's a matter of getting up and going again, going again, going again."
There are also the sheer logistics of running such a long way — like where he will sleep each night.
Each day Mr Brockmann will plan to tackle four 25-kilometre blocks, on his feet from 5am to 5pm with a two-hour break.
There is also a risk of injuries, but he says it's a "matter of dealing with that when it happens".
"It's future Nedd's problem, not current Nedd's problem.
"When it gets to 700km a week, I dare say I'll have torn tendons, inflamed tendons, torn muscles, bones, stress, blah, blah, blah."
And while his family "love it" and are "super behind it", he admitted "Mum obviously has some worries and concerns about the longevity of my hips and my knees".
For now, Mr Brockmann is focused on the task at hand — or foot, as it were.
"I'm pumped, I'm feeling really good, I'm positive."
And he won't be drawn on what he'll tackle next.
"I'll say that'll come to me when I'm halfway across the Nullarbor. For right now I just need to get this done."
