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RunAustralia

I'm going to Run Australia, Perth to Sydney, 2,450 miles and break 2 world records!

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RunAustralia

I'm going to Run Australia, Perth to Sydney, 2,450 miles and break 2 world records!

I'm going to Run Australia, Perth to Sydney, 2,450 miles and break 2 world records!

I'm going to Run Australia, Perth to Sydney, 2,450 miles and break 2 world records!

I'm going to Run Australia, Perth to Sydney, 2,450 miles and break 2 world records!

Nikki Love
Nikki Love
Nikki Love
Nikki Love
1 Campaign |
Nottingham, United Kingdom
$2,582 USD $2,582 USD 31 backers
16% of $15,467 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Hi, I’m Nikki Love, and starting 1st May 2023 I will finally start my Run Australia adventure!

The Trip

Starting at Cottesloe Beach, Perth and finishing at Bondi Beach, Sydney, I will undertake this 2,450 mile (4,000km) adventure on foot, covering 60km a day for 65 days (give or take depending on any route changes or issues!). I’ll be sleeping in a motorhome/campervan where I stop each day, living on the road until I can relax on Bondi Beach and maybe catch some waves!

The goal

I am aiming to set the official Guinness World Record for the Fastest female to cross Australia on foot, and to raise awareness of women - in sport and in menopause.

The Impact

I am a huge advocate of female empowerment and I want to battle perceptions about what is possible for a woman to achieve, by showing that impossible can become I'm Possible with space and time.

It hasn’t been easy over the last few years as I have been going through the perimenopause stage of my life. I’ve had to overcome injuries and understand what has been going on with my body and mind, and I want to raise awareness of the struggles that women go through at this age, and inspire others to never give up chasing their own extraordinary.

Throughout all of my previous adventures I have asked schools to follow along and get involved virtually. I have had the privilege of visiting over 50 schools and having more than 10,000 students join my past adventures.

This year I want to build on that and involve more schools and more children!  So far there are over 100 primary schools virtually running across Australia, which is a team of more than 50,000 students chasing their own extraordinary.  My goal is to include Australian schools in the #RunAustralia challenge and build the Chasing Extraordinary student team on both sides of the world.

How Did I Get Here

This adventure has been an idea in my head for many years - 10 years to be factual - and now, after a couple of delays (Covid and a fractured pelvis) it’s finally going to happen!

My long distance running journey got off to a rocky start. I failed my first attempt at a marathon in 2001 but then completed my second attempt 6-months later aged 34. Since that first marathon, I have completed some epic long distance running achievements including ultramarathons in the Peruvian jungle and Namibian desert, 1,000 miles in 42 days on a treadmill, 750 miles in 32 days around the coast of Ireland, and 63 marathons in 63 days throughout the UK. When I speak to school children, I tell them how I use my “super-powers” of determination, persistence, resilience and love to get me through my adventures, and I have certainly had to use them a lot over the last 20+ years!

I Sure Could Use Your Help

To make this happen I really could use your help.  I am not backed by any big brand sponsorship or corporate support - not through lack of trying, and I am still open for business on that front.

So, I am paying for everything I need to be on the road for at least 65 days, running 2450 miles. Costs include a support vehicle and camping equipment, food, water, sports drinks and supplements, running kit, trainers, tracker, video equipment. I am investing all that I have financially, emotionally, physically and would love some help if you can.  

We've put together a set of rewards that we hope are fun, thoughtful, useful, enticing for you to consider as an incentive to help me set a world record and inspire others to chase their extraordinary.

We've worked out that our target is the equivalent of £5 per mile of the run, so we are giving you the opportunity support by paying for a mile, all the way up to multiple days, with each tier having their own rewards! *

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss other support options, such as Nikki giving a talk at your workplace or organisation, or if you would like any more information on the Pay for a Day perk

**Please note that if you do not wish to pay the optional Indiegogo tip, please select "Other amount" in the dropdown option and enter 0**

Other Ways You Can Help

If you aren’t able to contribute directly to this campaign, but are able to spread the word about it, I would be so grateful. Part of the goal of the adventure is to have as many people know about it and see what is happening, so every share on social media, or conversation in the pub, or in the schoolyard would really help towards that :-)

Following my training and the adventure on my social media accounts, and spreading the word about it will help me accomplish one of my goals; to show people that you can achieve the things that you put your mind, body and spirit towards - conceive, believe, achieve. 

*Any rewards from the tiers will be sent out as soon as possible, but some will be sent out at certain points of the adventure, so please bear in mind that there may be a few delays depending on where we are on the route etc..  Please note that any rewards chosen after 17th April will more than likely be sent out after the challenge as we will mid-adventure!  Although we will do everything we can to get these sent out ASAP

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Chasing Extraordinary

Currency Conversion $32 USD
£25 GBP
Get one of our Chasing Extraordinary neck-warmer/wrist-wrag/sweat-absorbing-scarf thingys, and show your support for RunAustralia! You'll also get the RunAustralia logo sticker and a thank you in my stories. (Shipping to Australian backers will be done after April 2023. UK and rest of World will be sent ASAP)
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
  • RunAustralia logo sticker
  • CE neck/wrist/headband thingy
12 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Magic Mile

Currency Conversion $6 USD
£5 GBP
I will be running approximately 2,450 miles over 65 days. That's about 37 miles a day. That's £185 per day. Or £5 per mile! Ooh I do love some mental arithmetic to keep my mind occupied when I run.
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
1 claimed

Double Dash

Currency Conversion $13 USD
£10 GBP
Double up and help with 2 miles and receive one of our RunAustralia logo stickers as well as a thank you on my stories :-) (Shipping to Australian backers will be done after April 2023. UK and rest of World will be sent ASAP)
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
  • RunAustralia logo sticker
2 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Wish You Were Here

Currency Conversion $63 USD
£50 GBP
I really do wish you could be with me, but if you can't then how about a postcard sent from Australia! I'll write these while I'm on the Nullabor, in hopefully legible handwriting, and post from Port Augusta (at the end of the Nullabor). You'll also get a neck scarf, sticker and thank you - these will be sent out as soon as possible
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
  • RunAustralia logo sticker
  • CE neck/wrist/headband thingy
  • Postcard from Oz
4 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Extraordinary Reader

Currency Conversion $126 USD
£100 GBP
Not only will you get a signed copy of my children's book "The Girl That Loves To Run", but your name will appear on the "thanks" page of the book I'll write about RunAustralia! AND you'll get a copy of it so you can show your name off to your friends! You'll also receive neck scarf, sticker, and postcard. An absolute bundle of extraordinary fun!
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
  • RunAustralia logo sticker
  • CE neck/wrist/headband thingy
  • Postcard from Oz
  • Signed book
  • Name in book
3 out of 30 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Pay for a Day

Currency Conversion $234 USD
£185 GBP
1 day = 37 miles @ £5/mile = £185! Pay for a Day, or multiple days, and you can have a personalised video message posted online on a specific day before I start. Message a loved one, motivation for your team, or shoutout to a great employee, you choose! You'll also get your name or logo on the end of day shirt, start/finish flag, and in the book
Included Items
  • Big "thank you" in my stories
  • Name in book
  • Logo or name on Start flag
5 claimed

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