His feet have swollen by three shoe sizes and his muscles are riddled with tendinitis - but he is still running.
The ultra-marathon runner is in the final stretch of his 1600km Uncomfortable Challenge, with under 85km to go and millions more to raise.
Brockmann has run 1500km over 13 days - totalling 400 laps of the Sydney Olympic Park track every single day. While significant injuries prevented him from beating the world record, he has still raised an impressive $1.8 million.Nedd Brockmann starts his Uncomfortable Run, a 1610km run around Sydney Athletics Centre.
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