Daniel Hackwell says sitting around talking about issues is “all well and good”, but unless you are prepared to get up and do something about it, your words are likely to have little impact.
Instead, the Penola footy player and gym manager, along with wife Kirsty, decided to let his feet and fitness do the talking to make a difference for farming families in SA, by running 100 kilometres in a day to raise more than $10,000.
Running from Penola to Millicent and on to Mount Gambier, Mr Hackwell, 32, was flanked by his wife, 30, on a bike for the whole distance and joined for stints by up to 30 other runners.
“It was pretty amazing that for the whole 100km we would have been on our own for just 5km,” he said.
“People came out to run with us and also to support us along the way.”
While Mr Hackwell has previously run the Melbourne Marathon, he said the two-and-a-bit marathons done for his fundraising run was a big task.
“The next week was terrible for me … it was a very, very long week,” he said.
Bryan Littlely
Started with Fairfax (Rural Press) as a compositor in 1992 at the Victor Harbor Times and progressed to journalism as a cadet and then on to editor at The Barossa & Light Herald. After 8 years with Rural Press, joined News Corp as a journalist at The Advertiser. I held various senior positions at The Advertiser including Regional Editor, Motoring Editor, Chief Of Staff and Investigations Editor. My time with News Corp also included an 18 month secondment to the Northern Territory as Editor at the Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs. After a year working as assistant director of media with the Fair Work Ombudsman and a year at the helm of a public relations firm, I have returned to my farming background and home community on the Fleurieu Peninsula. I am co-founder of missing persons foundation, Leave A Light On Inc, and am also on the board of Indigenous foundation Around The Campfire. Local sport and community activities, horse racing and learning what I can about farming are my key interests outside of journalism.
Started with Fairfax (Rural Press) as a compositor in 1992 at the Victor Harbor Times and progressed to journalism as a cadet and then on to editor at The Barossa & Light Herald. After 8 years with Rural Press, joined News Corp as a journalist at The Advertiser. I held various senior positions at The Advertiser including Regional Editor, Motoring Editor, Chief Of Staff and Investigations Editor. My time with News Corp also included an 18 month secondment to the Northern Territory as Editor at the Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs. After a year working as assistant director of media with the Fair Work Ombudsman and a year at the helm of a public relations firm, I have returned to my farming background and home community on the Fleurieu Peninsula. I am co-founder of missing persons foundation, Leave A Light On Inc, and am also on the board of Indigenous foundation Around The Campfire. Local sport and community activities, horse racing and learning what I can about farming are my key interests outside of journalism.
