Around Christmas last year Noah Solomon-Wortley was driving back home from Newcastle to Tamworth when he and his mates said "imagine running this road".
Last weekend the 20-year-old Gamilaroi man did exactly that, covering 100 kilometres a day, over three days, raising thousands for breast cancer patients in his local community.
At midnight, just ticking over to the morning of Thursday October 2, Solomon-Wortley set off from Tamworth on the gruelling trek for a cause.
"I put my hand up, and said 'I'll give it a crack," he said of that drive back from the coast.
"I set myself a goal… that got set, and then I said if it's going to be such a big thing, why not put a charity behind it?"
Solomon-Wortley's carer, who is also his friend's mum, had gone through breast cancer 18 months early, he told National Indigenous Times.
She chose Serendipity Tamworth, a charity supporting local breast cancer patients as the place he could donate funds raised for the run.
It was a worthy cause on a couple of fronts for Solomon-Wortley, who wanted it going back into his community and with an organisation where every dollar goes towards the work being done.
As of Friday he's raised over $6,300 for his efforts, with hopes the number continues to grow.
"Cancer has deeply affected someone close to me, and I've seen firsthand how it changes daily life not just for them, but for everyone in our home," Solomon-Wortley wrote on online platform GoFundMe.
"This run is bigger than me. It's about showing people that we can push our limits for something greater. If my running can inspire one more person, help one more family, or bring hope to someone fighting their hardest battle, then every step of those 300km will be worth it."
Over each 24 block along the trek he split the distance over two halves to change his shoes and clothes, eat a proper meal, and "forget about the last 50" before setting off again.
All that separated things were a couple of hours sleep in pub accommodation each night.
It was the cold mornings that really tested him.
"It was rough, honestly," Solomon-Wortley said.
"The main theme was get to the next kilometre. There's so many people holding me up to this standard now. I have to go through with it until it's done.
"There was no backing down…just get it done. No matter what."
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For what's a major achievement for most, back-to-back 40 and 50 kilometre runs were weekend training blocks for the larger days ahead.
A 70 and single 100 kilometre day were also part of preparations.
"It was pretty full on," Solomon-Wortley said.
"I needed to condition my legs by doing big weeks, but I also needed to get the experience in."
It's not just miles in the legs, it's training your body to be able to handle the food consumption requirements of the task, he said.
A crowd was waiting at Bar Beach carpark in Newcastle for him to complete the feat.
Despite the exhaustive weekend, Solomon-Wortley's already looking at taking on "something bigger in the future".
