Ultra-marathon runner Nedd Brockmann said he was in excruciating pain and felt like he was losing his mind, but quitting was never an option.
: Ultra-marathon runner Nedd Brockmann was in excruciating pain and felt like he was losing his mind on hisJust a few weeks ago Brockmann , or 1600 kilometres, in 12 days for Homeless Charity We Are Mobilise, raising $4.5 million for the cause.
He prepared by only allowing himself a warm shower if he had run over 100km that day, and committed to that decision for an entire year. "I would get in bed and my heart rate would be up... I'd be lying there tweaking out about the fact that I wasn't sleeping, then I have to go back out two hours later and run."
Brockmann says he's now going to take some time to rest and be kind to himself, but he knows ultimately he'll end up planning his next challenge sooner rather than later.Why? He says it comes down to his "zest for life".
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