Ultramarathon runner Nedd Brockmann buys into Newcastle property market
Ultramarathon runner and fundraiser powerhouse Nedd Brockmann has snapped up a slice of real estate in Newcastle, purchasing a cottage on the city's fringe.
The 26-year-old, based in Sydney, paid $1.195 million for the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home, which is set on 300 square metres and is a short walk to the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club.
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The single-level house features an open-plan living area that opens to a courtyard and and rear lane access with off-street parking.
Cotality records show that the property sold in August and is listed as a short-term lease at $680 per week.
The listing states that the owner plans to take possession of the property after six months.
It's the first property buy for Brockmann, a former electrician from Forbes in central NSW who rose to fame after running across Australia in 2022.
It took 47 days to complete the run from Perth's Cottlesloe Beach to Sydney's Bondi Beach, which raised $2.6 million for homelessness charity Mobilise.
After averaging 86 kilometres per day, Brockmann was greeted by a crowd of 10,000 people cheering him on as he finished the gruelling run.
In October 2024, Brockmann undertook another challenge, completing a 1,600-kilometre run over 12 days at Sydney Olympic Park that raised $3 million for charity.
In total, he has raised $7.5 million for homelessness charities.
Since 2023, Brockmann has released two books: Showing Up: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable and Fire Up: Live Large, Do Tough Stuff and Give Back.
He also works as a motivational speaker.
In October, Brockmann inspired others to join in the cause to raise money for charity as part of Nedd's Uncomfortable Challenges.
Now in its second year, the 10-day event, held from October 20 to 29, encouraged participants to undertake an uncomfortable challenge to raise funds for homelessness.
Among those who took up the challenge was Natalia Hogan, 24, from Newcastle, who ran 170 kilometres from Sydney to Newcastle.
Brockmann, who ran 5 kilometres with her, greeted Hogan as she crossed the finish line in Merewether on October 26.
"Without getting too deep, NUC [Ned's Uncomfortable Challenges] for me personally has been one of those moments in your life where nothing really makes sense while you're in it," Brockmann posted to Instagram
"People are uniting, Kids are telling me their challenges with grins as wide as the day is long, families are coming together to get uncomfortable, conversations happening at the dinner table, and funds are being raised and awareness around homelessness is front and centre of a few thousand peoples minds, even just for ten days.
"As I post this, we have just surpassed 1.5 million dollars raised, and that's all because of YOU."
Originally published as Ultramarathon runner Nedd Brockmann buys into Newcastle property market
