According to one author, cult hero Ned Brockman’s arduous 1600-kilometre charity run is part of a wider trend of men “reframing mental health as mental toughness”, suggesting that “the disintegration of mental fitness ” is “just rebranding toxic masculinity.”
The author and journalist acknowledged that his “unpopular opinions” were “upsetting to some people”. jill stark insisted Brockman has done a “commendable job” of raising funds to tackle homelessness and “is to be commended”.
But he clarified that “there has always been something that bothered me about the philosophy he espouses and the message he’s sending about what it means to be ‘mentally strong'”.
“This is a unique masculine perspective “The key to happiness is less self-care and more self-appreciation,” she wrote on Instagram.
“In this world view, the more severe the challenge, and the more demonstrative the suffering, the stronger you are psychologically. This is part of a growing trend in recent years for men to present mental health as mental toughness.
Extreme endurance running, ice baths, paleo diet, biohacking, Stark said and “Raw Dog” Long distance flights were “just some of the things humans are doing in the name of self-improvement”.
“Is this really an example of ‘mind over matter’? Or is the blurring of mental fitness just rebranded toxic masculinity?” she asked.
stark, author high restraint And when you are not wellshared her thoughts on why she was “disturbed by this modern brand of male wellness” his patreon Customer Newsletter.
Brockman, 25, began his “Ned’s Uncomfortable Challenge” at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Center on 3 October with the goal of running 1000 miles (1610 kilometres) to raise money for homelessness charity We Are Mobilized.
The Forbes electrician and ultra-marathon runner from NSW captured the hearts of the nation two years ago by running almost 4000 kilometers from Perth to Sydney in 46 days, raising $1.4 million in the process.
in his latest effortsBrockman was trying to break the 1000-mile world record of 10 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds set by Greek ultra-marathon runner Yiannis Kouros in 1988.
For this, he will have to do 403 rounds of 400 meter track every day for 10 days, which will be completed by 3 am on Monday morning.
While he missed the ambitious goal – Brockman had reached 1500 kilometers As of noon on Tuesday and expected to reach the finish line sometime overnight — he’s already raised more than $1.8 million.
