Aussie legend bursts into tears as 1600km torture test finally ends in ...

Australian legend Nedd Brockmann has pulled off the unthinkable once again as he completed his epic 1600km/1000 mile running challenge at a track at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday morning.

The ultra-marathon runner began his painstaking run on October 3 with a goal of raising $10 million for homelessness charity We Are Mobilise as well as breaking the world record for running the mammoth distance in ten days.

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Twelve days, 13 hours, 16 minutes and 45 seconds was his official time which came to an average of a whopping 128 kilometres a day.

To date, $2.6 million has been raised for Australian’s experiencing homelessness and that dollar figure is continuing to rise.

Brockmann has once again won the hearts of the nation after the 25-year-old former electrician rose to prominence when he became the fastest person to ever run across Australia two years ago.

The pain he has put himself through is simply insane as his feet has swollen three shoe sizes, he has been experiencing tendinitis and he lost all function in his tibialis anterior.

His injuries were so severe that his run was reduced to a “limp and a brisk walk” in his words, and he had to be taken to and from the track in a wheelchair.

All while driving rain and thunderstorms pelted the track on Monday and Tuesday.

But there was no stopping him until he hit the 1000 mile mark and was reduced to tears as he embraced his mum.

Brockmann had not slept for 24 hours when he crossed the finish line, and in typical modest fashion, he had little to say when he lay down on the track in relief that he was done.

“I can’t wait for a shower,” he said.

The entire journey was livestreamed on his TikTok account and his Instagram account also possessed regular updates.

Celebrity guests including Olympian Jess Fox, comedian Hamish Blake and NSW Premier Chris Minns popped in to Sydney Olympic Park during the run to offer support, while many more have done so on social media.

British ultra-marathon runner Jonny Davies commented on Brockmann’s Instagram post announcing he was done that he “didn’t realise at the age of 32 I was still going to have hero’s. LEGEND”.

On Tuesday’s Instagram post ahead of the final 160km there were a flood of support comments.

UFC fighter Israel Adesanya commented “hardest man in the land! Thank you for the powerful perspective today brother”, while Fox wrote “unstoppable. Those last 160km will be something special. LAST ONE LET’S GO!” after they had both joined him on the track.