My Challenge is to...
500 Reps of Bodyweight Exercises | Sleeping Outside | No Car, Walk or Bike Only
for Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge
My challenge is uncomfortable for me because...
I'm fortunate. I don't worry about where I'll sleep tonight or whether I'll eat. That security, something so many of us take for granted, is exactly why I'm doing Nedd's Uncomfortable Challenge this year.
For 10 days, I'm doing three things that seriously push my limits: 500 bodyweight reps every day, sleeping outside in my swag, and no car. Here's why that's hard for me specifically: I'm a runner. I've spent years building my legs and completely neglecting my upper body. 500 reps a day is going to wreck me. I'm also terrible with the cold (as anyone that followed my challenge last year would know) and my warm bed is my favourite place to end the day sleeping outside is going to make everything harder. And the car? I drive to work every shift, even though it’s only 2kms away. I rely on it for everything, and that's a habit I need to break.
This challenge is about two things for me. First, it's about helping prove that homelessness is solvable in Australia. Every dollar I raise goes to We Are Mobilise, who work with charity partners across the country to provide what actually breaks the cycle: stable housing and employment pathways. $3,000 helps one person move from homelessness into secure housing with the support they need to stay there. That's not temporary relief, that's real change.
Second, it's about my own growth. I want to break my car dependency. I want to build back the upper body strength I've ignored as a runner. I want to prove to myself I can show up when it's hard, when I'm sore, when it's cold and I just want to quit.
Your support helps me do both. It funds housing and employment for someone who needs it, and it keeps me accountable on the days I'm feeling destroyed and want to skip the reps or sleep inside or drive to the shops.
$36 gives someone one night of safe housing. $250 gives them a week. $1,000 gives them a month. Or any amount, it all adds up to real pathways out of homelessness.
Let's prove homelessness is solvable, and let's see if this runner can actually handle 500 reps a day.
My Updates
Day 0 Completed
Sunday 19th Oct
Thank you to my Sponsors!
Lets Actually ASCEND!
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Poppa George
$200
John Borg
Well done mate,,,, you’re a bloody legend……. You walk the walk brother 🙏🏼
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Jp
Keep it up💪🤝
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Bursty
Keep up the great work, legend!
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Young Sook Lee
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Melissa Borg
Proud of you for sticking with your challenge. Riding & sleeping in the rain.
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Running Is A Gift
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Brett And Bailey Minchington
Great to follow your journey Jamison. It's inspiring, energising and you look like you're having alot of fun despite the uncomfortable challenges 💫
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Jamison Borg
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Julia Patten
You’re a legend!!
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Jack Castine-price
Bring it home ant man! Done an incredible job so far for an amazing cause
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Anonymous
Incredible work you've done here! Truly making a wonderful impact in the world.
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Carmen
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Jack
PROUD
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Angus Juers
Love it mate! Keep it up!
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Anonymous
$50
Shannon
Keep it up 🤙🤙🤙
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Ben Powell
You’re killing it brother! Well done!
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Maisie Bird
You are so incredible! I believe in you, keep going Jamo! Such an inspiration x
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Gus
Fucken oath Jamo respect it brother
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Andy Georgeson
Doing an unreal job mate, keep it up!
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Nikki Haines
YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND🔥🔥
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Trish R
Great work Jamo!!
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Miffy Young
You’re killing it! Keep it up
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Janelle & Tehani
Woohoo! Smashing it Jamo!
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Kien Nguyen
COME AWNNNNNNN
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Lucy Angus
Proud of you for smashing the challenge for such an incredible cause!
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Max Kelly
Love what you’re doing Jamo 🤝🏻
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Milla Zupanic
Go Jamo!
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Rochelle Fartch
Good on you and good luck
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Phil Wooding
Great stuff, well done for taking it on.
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Raymond Kamleh
Well done bro.. so proud of you my man!!
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Lana
Let’s goooooo!
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Brayden Moralee
Keep smashing it!!
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Elise O’malley
Love to see the daily updates! Keep going
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Jacob B
Keep it up legend, wish I knew about NUC before it started. I’ll join you next year!
ALL DONATIONS GO TO MOBILISE TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
Mobilise is committed to doing impact differently, channeling funds directly to those who need it most. Their vision is bold: to transform the lives of 10,000 people experiencing homelessness by 2030 through their innovative programs. With five groundbreaking initiatives launched since 2023, they're just getting started. Every dollar you give brings Mobilise closer to this vision, helping to build a future where no one has to sleep on the streets.
Join us in making this vision a reality. Lesssgo!
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