You lot are the reason society is such a grim place today. Of course he is making the world a better place, he has inspired far more people to get out and do something good for themselves. Since when was fund raising for a notable charity something to be judged for?
This forum is pathetic. Sort yourselves out honestly.
At the end of the day lads call the event what you want, the man is out there putting himself through hell to help bring real change to a world that needs it.
He is just a kid trying to do some good. Doing a lot more than anyone else is doing. If you can't get around it move onto the next topic.
Regarding the charity aspect, most corporates have a yearly budget that allocates a certain amount to charitable donations. On a smaller scale the same applies for many citizens. All ned is doing is channeling some of this expenditure to his mate's charity. Is this really making the world a better place? Whatever is going to his charity of choice is money that won't be going to other worthy causes. It's the truth.
You lot are the reason society is such a grim place today. Of course he is making the world a better place, he has inspired far more people to get out and do something good for themselves. Since when was fund raising for a notable charity something to be judged for?
This forum is pathetic. Sort yourselves out honestly.
People that respect rules and history 'are the reason society is such a grim place'?
The fund raising was adjunct to the fake record attempt.
You lot are the reason society is such a grim place today. Of course he is making the world a better place, he has inspired far more people to get out and do something good for themselves. Since when was fund raising for a notable charity something to be judged for?
This forum is pathetic. Sort yourselves out honestly.
People that respect rules and history 'are the reason society is such a grim place'?
The fund raising was adjunct to the fake record attempt.
Fundraising is good. The running was a farce.
Its really not that grim, nor hard to understand.
Not at all what I am saying, I was replying to MotherTheresa for their comments.
A farce? hahahahaha. He has shown you all up and done far greater things in the realm of running than you could probably dream of. When was the last time you ran 300 miles in 3 days? Followed by another 700 the 9 days after.
I have major reservations regarding the ethics of various strategies and narratives used by NB and his team to fundraise for charity.
The fact that Brockmann directly targeted his business rivals in the chocolate milk industry shows beyond doubt that this run was about grabbing a bigger share of profits from that industry.
Charity is being used as a hook to promote his own business and brand and he's getting very wealthy out of it.
People buy Nedd's Milk because they think he's cool and it's all for charity but you're just being sucked in by a capitalist who's better at marketing than he is at running.
Even the whole tradie image making himself out to be some kind of working class hero is bullsh*t. He had a privileged upbringing going to a posh private school. That's probably where he learnt to be a successful businessman.
An intriguing interview with Nedd from the ABC which I have linked below.
Lots to consider but I am curious about this claim he made: "I'm the fastest person ever to run 1,000 miles since I've been alive."
Putting aside the weird phrasing of 'ever... since I've been alive' is that correct? I'm not sure that claim is at all defensible, but will let someone with more knowledge list some counter examples. From what I can tell Nedd is 25 years old and born January 1999.
An intriguing interview with Nedd from the ABC which I have linked below.
Lots to consider but I am curious about this claim he made: "I'm the fastest person ever to run 1,000 miles since I've been alive."
Putting aside the weird phrasing of 'ever... since I've been alive' is that correct? I'm not sure that claim is at all defensible, but will let someone with more knowledge list some counter examples. From what I can tell Nedd is 25 years old and born January 1999.
Without looking into it in great detail, the 1000 miles has hardly been contested over that time period. There is a regular 3100 mile event held in new york maybe yearly..? but apart from being more than 3 times the distance, runners aren't allowed to run for more than 16 hours a day in that event. The ultra talent of this era tend to compete in very different types of events.
Ned's run doesn't exist in terms of official recognition. He ran in illegal footwear and didn't adhere to required timekeeping methods. As well as God knows what else.
An intriguing interview with Nedd from the ABC which I have linked below.
Lots to consider but I am curious about this claim he made: "I'm the fastest person ever to run 1,000 miles since I've been alive."
Putting aside the weird phrasing of 'ever... since I've been alive' is that correct? I'm not sure that claim is at all defensible, but will let someone with more knowledge list some counter examples. From what I can tell Nedd is 25 years old and born January 1999.
This claim may be true, in that all the best 1000 mile times seem to have been posted during the 90s, just before Nedd was born. Many were splits from 1300 mile races.
Sri Chinmoy used to hold multiday festivals with 700 miles, 1000 miles and 1300 mile races. Naturally most of the best runners would run the longest race.
I know the UK 1000 mile record is held by Al Howie and it's a split from a 1300 mile race. I don't know why Sri Chinmoy hold events with unround distances like 1300 miles and 3100 miles. They are very close to 2000k and 5000k which would make more sense.
The most common multiday distance is 6 days, followed by 10 days. I can't think of a single world class multiday runner that has run a 1000 mile race since Nedd has been born, so while the claim may be true, it is a meaningless soundbite to attract publicity.
The only regular 1000 mile events over the last few years have been at the Italian Ultramarathon Festival in Policoro, Italy. But the fields were always very small and non elite, with the 6 and 10 day races having stronger fields.
A couple of race organisers in the US are talking about the possibility of organising a 1000 mile race, so we'll see what happens. If a good race organiser puts on a good 1000 mile race, I'm sure it will attract at least a couple of runners that would comfortably beat Brockmann.
An intriguing interview with Nedd from the ABC which I have linked below.
Lots to consider but I am curious about this claim he made: "I'm the fastest person ever to run 1,000 miles since I've been alive."
Putting aside the weird phrasing of 'ever... since I've been alive' is that correct? I'm not sure that claim is at all defensible, but will let someone with more knowledge list some counter examples. From what I can tell Nedd is 25 years old and born January 1999.
This claim may be true, in that all the best 1000 mile times seem to have been posted during the 90s, just before Nedd was born. Many were splits from 1300 mile races.
Sri Chinmoy used to hold multiday festivals with 700 miles, 1000 miles and 1300 mile races. Naturally most of the best runners would run the longest race.
I know the UK 1000 mile record is held by Al Howie and it's a split from a 1300 mile race. I don't know why Sri Chinmoy hold events with unround distances like 1300 miles and 3100 miles. They are very close to 2000k and 5000k which would make more sense.
The most common multiday distance is 6 days, followed by 10 days. I can't think of a single world class multiday runner that has run a 1000 mile race since Nedd has been born, so while the claim may be true, it is a meaningless soundbite to attract publicity.
The only regular 1000 mile events over the last few years have been at the Italian Ultramarathon Festival in Policoro, Italy. But the fields were always very small and non elite, with the 6 and 10 day races having stronger fields.
A couple of race organisers in the US are talking about the possibility of organising a 1000 mile race, so we'll see what happens. If a good race organiser puts on a good 1000 mile race, I'm sure it will attract at least a couple of runners that would comfortably beat Brockmann.
His claim is complete BS anyway. There are at least 2 gentlemen - Achim Heukemes and Wolfgang Schwerk (both in their 50s when they set their superior marks) who covered 1000 miles much quicker during the years that he was referrung to. And did so legitimately. What a shameless, lying, narcissist this bloke is.
This claim may be true, in that all the best 1000 mile times seem to have been posted during the 90s, just before Nedd was born. Many were splits from 1300 mile races.
Sri Chinmoy used to hold multiday festivals with 700 miles, 1000 miles and 1300 mile races. Naturally most of the best runners would run the longest race.
I know the UK 1000 mile record is held by Al Howie and it's a split from a 1300 mile race. I don't know why Sri Chinmoy hold events with unround distances like 1300 miles and 3100 miles. They are very close to 2000k and 5000k which would make more sense.
The most common multiday distance is 6 days, followed by 10 days. I can't think of a single world class multiday runner that has run a 1000 mile race since Nedd has been born, so while the claim may be true, it is a meaningless soundbite to attract publicity.
The only regular 1000 mile events over the last few years have been at the Italian Ultramarathon Festival in Policoro, Italy. But the fields were always very small and non elite, with the 6 and 10 day races having stronger fields.
A couple of race organisers in the US are talking about the possibility of organising a 1000 mile race, so we'll see what happens. If a good race organiser puts on a good 1000 mile race, I'm sure it will attract at least a couple of runners that would comfortably beat Brockmann.
His claim is complete BS anyway. There are at least 2 gentlemen - Achim Heukemes and Wolfgang Schwerk (both in their 50s when they set their superior marks) who covered 1000 miles much quicker during the years that he was referrung to. And did so legitimately. What a shameless, lying, narcissist this bloke is.
Achim Heukemes was a bit of a BS artist himself. He faked a record Trans Germany run and his 1000 mile "race" was a planned solo event like Brockmanns, but with two pretend starters at the beginning, so that they could call it a race.
Here is a link to the men performances over 1000 miles:
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