7 Marathons in 7 days
From 7 – 13 March, I will be running 7 marathons in 7 consecutive days to raise money and awareness for men’s mental health.
I have been running marathons for a couple of years now, and was looking for a bigger challenge. I couldn’t think of a better challenge than one that raises much needed funds and awareness for men’s mental health.
The more conversations I have with mates or family, or hear about what’s going on in the world, the more prevalent I realise this issue is. It is terrifying to think about the number of people struggling in silence, and feel that they have no one to go to, and that suicide is the only option. I hate the thought that this could happen, or be happening, to my friends, family, or anyone else out there. So, enough is enough.
Even if you can’t donate, I hope this challenge starts conversations, because it can take one conversation to save someone’s life.
Saturday 07th March 16:00 - Friday 13th March 19:00
Brisbane
My Achievements
Fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Reached Goal
Increased Target
My Updates
Day 3
Tuesday 10th Mar
Day 2
Monday 9th Mar
Day 1
Monday 9th MarThank you for your donations.
$6.54k
Anonymous
$5.04k
Anonymous
$2.04k
Pitcher Partners
What an amazing challenge to take on! Good luck and congratulations on supporting such a worthwhile cause. Your effort and determination are truly inspiring!
$2.04k
Pacific Lime And Cement Limited
$1.04k
Mum And Dad
$1.04k
Anonymous
$1.04k
Richard Pegum
$1.04k
Anonymous
$1.02k
K And T Parker
Very proud
$750
Pradella Developments Pty Ltd
$720
Musje Werror
$700
Alturos Accounting
Well done Ben. Awesome achievement. 7/7 ✅
$527.50
Adele Townsend
What an inspirational effort!
$500
Jake Farley
Legendary - 7 marathons 7 trays baby
$376.64
Matt Becker
Love yah work Benny keep it up !!
$336.55
Kieran Harduwar
$20,000!!!!
$304.52
Chris Mcnee
Great cause mate!
$263.75
Daley Martin
Can’t wait to run the last Ks with you and finish hard
$263.75
Wendy Jinks
Good luck Ben & well done on encouraging the conversations 👏
$263.75
Suzi Schatz
What a great thing to do
$263.75
Kylir Lamprecht
Cheering you on every step of the way for this great cause,
$263.75
Nigel Fischer
Inspiring effort Ben!
$263.75
Louis Rozman
Ben, good on you for doing this marathon task to raise money for such a good cause. Your Dad is proud of you, we are all proud of you.
$263.75
K And T Parker
$257.75
Amanda Walsh
Brilliant effort to raise awareness for men’s mental health.
$250
Bekk Beale
Go Ben
$250
Revive West End
Congrats Ben on your awesome effort - such a great cause and we are proud to support your body through this event ! @revive_physiotherapy_studio
$226.82
Pp - People And Performance Team
Well done, Ben! You are an inspiration! - People and Performance Team
$211
Kristen & Paul
All the best with running 295km in 7 days. A very worthy cause that you have chosen to support.
$211
Anonymous
Awesome work Ben and good luck!
$211
Nadia & Shaun
You’re amazing! Very important conversations x
$211
Cate And Kalvin
Good luck Ben
$211
Venerdi Finance
Well done Ben. You are an inspiration to all men.
$211
Jill Christensen
Good luck Ben. We are all proud of you. Love, Jill & Bruce.
$206.20
Hayden Padget
Awesome cause and awesome job
$200
Cameron
$200
Anonymous
$158.25
Stephens’ Family
All the best, Ben. Terrific thing to do.
$158.25
Charlie And Jess
$158.25
Paige Harton
$158.25
Lauren & Adam
Go smash it Ben! 💪
$130.82
Peter Plowman
$120
Jordan Harton
Awesome cause, you will crush it x
$106.12
Meg And Craig
I think you are mad but incredibly inspiring. Such an incredible challenge and a brilliant way to raise awareness for men’s mental health.
$106.12
Sarah Siganto
Cheering for you all the way!! Great effort on the commitment to your goals and making a huge contribution to mental health awareness!
$106.12
Tom
Great cause and enormous effort Ben!
$106.12
Annie Macnaughton
Too effortlessly Ben
$106.12
Bianca Bate
Amazing work mate!!!
$106.12
Ryan Daley
Thanks for having me for 3.5/294 km’s!!
$106.12
Crscotto Family
Ben this is a tough challenge. Hope your body stands up to your heart. Great cause! XX
$106.12
Wussi
Wets wo wenni
$106.12
Lisa Spencer
Ben, you are amazing doing this for a great cause. Good luck.
$106.12
Infinite Loans
All the best Ben
$106.12
Alex & Dan
proud of you, cuz! what a great cause.
$106.12
Murray Graham
You are an inspiration Ben! Well done mate.
$106.12
Adam Parkinson
$106.12
John And Nicole Anderson
Best wishes for your epic run - it is a wonderful cause
$106.12
Korrine Jones
$106.12
Tayla Behr
Get it !!
$106.12
Anonymous
Good man Ben for doing such as this.
$106.12
Fiona & Wally Harton
$106.12
Tegan Foley
$106.12
Ben Parker
$106.12
Terese And Andrew Cosgrave
Such an impressive feat. Well done.
$106.12
Angus & Lindsey
$106.12
Anthony
$106.12
Tayla Reid
Great work and message :)
$106.12
Liz Kelly
$106.12
Anonymous
$106.12
Ethan Cosgrave
i’ll ski 300km this week to honour you
$106.12
Dineeth Liyanagama
You’re a legend mate! All the best
$106.12
Adam Farley
Great job mate, go hard
$106.12
Danny Partridge
Mammoth effort mate. Well done.
$106.12
Deb Lawlor
Good luck Ben What a great thing to do Big task but you got this
$106.12
Ac
You’re a weapon mate, good luck on the last one!!!!
$106.12
Tom Peters
Lightwork - last day's the easiest.
$106.12
Tracey Jones
Amazing achievement Ben for an amazing cause. Well done!
$106.12
Peter
Saw you on TODAY Show. Well done Ben. Great cause. Thank you.
$106.12
Carl Greensill
$106.12
Samantha Madden
Extraordinary effort Ben. Well done mate on opening up conversations about men’s mental health whilst pushing your physical limits.
$106.12
Anonymous
$106.12
Abbi
$106.12
Stella & Hayden
$106.12
Kim Huynh
$106.12
Brett Stack
Go for it Brn
$106.12
Ed Fletcher
$106.12
Spencer
Proud of you bro
$106.12
Anonymous
$106.12
Kate Phillips
Congratulations Ben and Dan too. Inspirational effort and such an important cause
$106.12
Rebecca
Amazing work Ben!
$106.12
Fursman Family
Well done Ben, we are proud of you mate.
$106.12
Viv S
Way to go Ben!
$106.12
Bruce Perry
$106.12
Mitch And Mack
Unreal stuff Benny, can’t wait to watch you smash it!
$106.12
Cescotto Family
Go, Ben! Wonderful initiative! Cheers.
$106.12
S & T Board
Great effort
$106.12
Katie Wessling
Go Ben!!!
$106.12
Kevin Nguyen
Awesome work mate, you’ll kill it out there!
$106.12
Tracey Norris
$106.12
Christophe
Well done Ben!
$106.12
Rose Falconer
Fantastic effort and cause! Keep it up🏃
$106.12
Jack Mclean
All the best mate, great cause 👏🏻
$106.12
Marion Webb
Heard about you on 612. In awe. Thanks
$106.12
Christine Wong
Well done Ben on running for such a worthy cause.
$106.12
Simon Chun
Incredible effort mate
$103.72
Dv Ph Team <3
Cheering for you all the way from the PH!! Such an awesome effort and the heart behind what you’re doing for mental health awareness. Continue being awesome, Ben!!!
$103.72
James Griffith
Huge effort for a great cause!
$100
Dan Colwell
$100
Nicole
$100
Uncle Jed
Deadly weffort wenni!
$100
Hamish Macnaughton
$100
Sam Devlin
Awesome stuff Benny!
$100
Heidi West
$100
Said Uygur
$100
Jason And Erin Rutherford
Go well mate!
$100
Roderick Campbell
Good luck!
$100
Brendon Yuen
What an incredible challenge to take on! Go Ben!
$100
Elizabeth Di Trapani
Great cause Ben, good luck!
$100
Rob Hughes
Run hard Benny!
$100
Matt & Rebecca
An amazing cause Ben! Keep up the good work, we’re so proud of you! 👏
$100
Meagan Kachel
Incredible effort Ben! Enjoy a well earned rest this weekend. You should be so proud!
$100
Karen Levine
Seriously impressive Ben. Incredible effort for a great cause . Go well!
$85.48
David James
$80.25
Vicki Ambor
Well done Ben, amazing what you are doing!
$78.45
Dan Lee
Let it rip Bp, Amazing effort. Truly inspiring. Enjoy day 7, enjoy the pain.
$75.14
Will Peters
Good luck Ben
$64.67
Harton Family
$30,000
$57.30
Kieran Harduwar
DO THE MAHI!!!
$56
Graeme Mcfarlane
Impressive effort and awed at your achievement so far this will long be remembered..Good on you!!
$54.12
Georgia Hurwood
$54.12
Anonymous
$54.12
William O'mahoney
Well done, Ben! A worthy cause
$54.12
Alex Parker
It's an amazing thing you are doing Ben!
$54.12
Lesley & David Wakely
$54.12
Lisa Nicholson
Best of luck Ben
$54.12
Eloise O'donnell
$54.12
Michelle Crouch
Well done Ben! Awesome cause!
$54.12
Toby Hurwood
The GOPU is behind you
$54.12
Caitlin N
$54.12
Leanne Spooner
Good luck Ben. An amazing effort!
$54.12
Evans Fam
Good on you Ben!!! 🏃♀️ 👏 Evans fam x
$54.12
Tom L
Good luck Benny
$54.12
Greg And Helen Devlin
Great work Ben 👏🏻
$54.12
Alwx Strambio
Well done for supporting such a worthy cause ! Lucky you have long legs…. Well done!!
$54.12
Zeinab Khalil
Mammoth effort, well done.
$54.12
Toby Hurwood
UPPA
$54.12
Hannah Uygur
$54.12
Steph C
Awesome 👏
$54.12
Bec Nipperess
$54.12
Megan Rainbird
$54.12
Rob Nicholls
You are doing a wonderful thing Ben.
$54.12
Ole
Day 6 and still slaying! Go Ben
$54.12
Nikki Amie-fong
$54.12
Neil Harris
$54.12
Anonymous
Gone on you !
$54.12
Chan And Em Garnett-thomas
You are amazing Ben, keep going and can’t wait to see you at the finish line 🏁
$54.12
Annabelle P
Great job Ben! You’ll kill it! Amazing effort.
$54.12
Declan Harvey
$54.12
Soph Mac
What a mission & for an excellent cause! You are smashing it Ben!
$54.12
Lisa Bell
What a great cause, all the best Ben!
$54.12
Jeremy Pacheco
Keep putting one foot in front of the other!
$54.12
Kelli Seal
$54.12
Jess Kirkby
Let’s go Ben!!
$54.12
Stephanie Gutierrez
Well done Ben!! Such a great cause
$54.12
Anonymous
Amazing stuff Benny - built different
$54.12
Val Simpson
$54.12
Jenna Lawlor
Legend!
$54.12
Tom Lord
Good on you Ben, brilliant effort
$54.12
Leigh Nilsson
Almost at the end - good luck
$54.12
Dan Warner
Go you good thing!
$52.92
Kevin And Emma
Well done mate!
$52.92
Janet
An impressive feat Ben. Good luck!
$52.92
Anonymous
$50
Jordan Welsh
Legend.
$50
Anonymous
Best of luck
$50
Sarah Board
Great work Ben!
$50
Marty D
Well done Ben. Amazing work bringing awareness to a very important cause. Hope the 7 days goes well
$50
Alex Maier
Super inspiring, congratulations
$50
Anonymous
$50
Will Campbell
Great bloke Greater cause Go well Benny
$50
Samantha Scheid Scheid
$43.60
Derrick Pereira
Amazing achievement, Ben.
$42.20
Anonymous
$40
Emily & Nathan Cockerill
Good luck Ben Em & Nat
$27.81
Anonymous
Legend!
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Ben Merlin
Good luck Ben. You nutter !! It'll be a breeze... Take care of your feet and eat and drinks lots.
$27.81
Jacqui Dencic
$27.81
Ben Rodgers
yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
$27.81
Anthea Cockerill
What an amazing effort. Well done.
$27.81
Anonymous
Great cause Ben!
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Nikita Elkington-harris
This is incredible!! Go smash it 🏃👏
$27.81
Dan Di Girolamo
$27.81
Don Roberts
Great Work, Ben.
$27.81
Diana Renouf
Inspirational!
$27.81
David James
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Rachel Gartshore
Go Ben!! Fantastic what you’re doing
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Cash Devine
Good on you mate
$27.81
Alexandra Lythgoe
$27.81
Les Ambor
$27.81
Anonymous
$27.81
Kyle Zulian
go smash it man, doing it for a great cause ❤️
$27.81
Liz Kempton
$27.21
Anonymous
Good luck
$25
David Shaw
Run Forrest Run
$25
Bagatan Fam
$22.10
Hayley Breese
$20
Gabriella Storey
$15
Anonymous
$11.65
David James
$11.65
Anonymous
$11.65
Anonymous
You’re an inspiration Ben.
$1
Sam Devlin
BRAVE
We are a charity focused on supporting blokes mental health. We do this through running a series of community based events, including Walk for a Bloke and Challenge for a Bloke.
Funds raised via these events are being used to fund two core Spoke to a Bloke Projects;
M.I.N.D.S – The MEN IN NEED OF DIGITAL SUPPORT project is an initiative to bring together a wide range of mental health experts, knowledgeable individuals and everyday blokes to create 24/7 help content aimed at supporting adult and younger men.
121 – The 121 project will deliver direct professional help for blokes that need financial assistance and reach those that need it most.
In addition to our projects, our events also serve as medicine. We enable blokes to be active, to connect, to share, to listen, to learn and to share in events to help build resilience through action.
Well done Ben - what an outstanding achievement, and a great moral compass that you have.