4,000 Kilometers On Foot: Nedd Brockmann’s Epic Run Across Australia

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Imagine running 2,500 miles across Australia, in some of the most brutal conditions on Earth, in under 50 days. This is the remarkable story of today’s guest Nedd Brockmann. A charismatic young electrician apprentice with a legendary bleach blonde mullet and world-class personality, at just 23 years old, Nedd audaciously set out to become the fastest person to ever run across his native Australia–4000km (2,500 miles) from Perth to Bondi Beach in Sydney. This is a phenomenal conversation in which we unpack Nedd’s extraordinary and inspiring journey. We cover why he got into running, how he progressed so quickly, and the intrinsic motivation behind his trans-Australia adventure. Nedd shares how he grapples with hardship—including his post-run PTSD. But more than anything, today’s conversation is about what we can all learn from his example when it comes to human potential and the power we all have to do amazing things when the mind, body, and spirit are dialed in. I loved getting to know him—and I know you will too. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: ROKA: http://www.roka.com/ Whoop: http://www.whoop.com/ Calm: http://www.calm.com/richroll Express VPN: http://www.expressvpn.com/RICHROLL Athletic Greens: http://www.athleticgreens.com/richroll Plant Power Meal Planner: https://meals.richroll.com Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The Rich Roll Podcast.
0:07.0	There was never any doubt in my mind I'd get there.
0:19.0	It just didn't know how that would look.
0:22.0	Ned Brockman.
0:23.0	Ned Brockman, an absolute legend of a man.
0:26.0	She was sort of in a whopping three thousand eight hundred kilometers from Perth to Sydney.
0:30.0	Day one.
0:32.0	Improaring rain, strong headwinds, blaring sun and pain
0:37.0	No normal human should cope with.
0:40.0	And I've never been in so much pain.
0:43.0	I'm just like riggling like in terms of like the run pain
0:47.0	And I'm just like my eyes are on the back of my head.
0:49.0	I'm going this is what am I doing?
0:50.0	I am in the middle of freaking South Australia
0:53.0	And the doctor goes look mate, it is gonna fucking kill you to run.
0:57.0	But it was never like I'm going to quit.
0:59.0	We're coming out of my mouth!
1:01.0	Ned Brockman reached his goal of raising a million dollars.
1:05.0	He raised more than that to combat homelessness.
1:07.0	The 23 year old Sparky receiving a rock star reception is he ran the final steps to Bonn by Beach.
1:17.0	Today I have the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Ned Brockman.
1:22.0	In this conversation we cover why he got into running, how he progressed so quickly.
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