(crowd cheering)
- You did it!
(funky music)
- [Christian] How on earth did I end up here?
Hobart, 17th of November, with two of my best mates
Emmy Lou and Trudy.
What were we doing?
Well, we're conquering that.
It's a summit.
It's Mount Wellington in Hobart.
Three months ago I got a text message from a mate of mine,
Carrie Bickmore that said would I do a charity walk for her?
I was like, "Absolutely!
"Let's do it!"
So I signed up and everything's going great.
Then I found it's actually a half marathon.
It's the world's hardest half marathon.
So, I'm doing a charity walk for Carrie
going 21 kilometers up a mountain.
I mean, over the last few months I have been killing myself
doing some training.
I can't.
That's a hill.
And this is a hill.
(grunting)
(sobbing)
I can't.
I can't do it.
I thought I could do it.
Ugh,
halfway
to the top.
Oh, bloody hell.
Okay, we are now doing 1,000 steps.
We've been doing it for like 10 minutes.
During the first two minutes
Carrie and Kaitlin just took off.
They're like, "we're just gonna go at our own pace."
And they ran.
I'm fucked.
(upbeat music)
- [woman] You're okay!
(woman laughing)
- I am actually really excited to be training
for the marathon.
Not only is it just to get me up from the couch
but it's for a really good cause.
I lost a friend of mine to brain cancer.
And it's just something you don't get over.
- But there is a reason,
you're not just doing this for me and my foundation.
- No, six years ago today
I lost a really good friend of mine to brain cancer.
Lynda.
I think,
this race has a deeper meaning.
Yes I wanna do it, and I know I'm really unfit
but all the training that I've been doing
it's nothing for what people have to go through
when they go through treatments
or when they're trying to get better.
Even for her family,
it's just something that's really hard to deal with.
Even six years later it's still
the same sort of pain of losing someone.
And so I thought, I really wanna do this for her.
This is hard!
This is actually,
I mean, it's good therapeutically.
It means I don't have to think
about all the shit going on but
I literally just ran 100 meters.
But I'm not running, I'm walking on the day.
Up a mountain, yes.
But walking.
(upbeat music)
As you can see here, it's the hub of physical activity.
Stroke!
Yup, keep it up!
So impressive.
You're doing a great job.
Go Australia.
(thudding)
And, of course, I've roped in my mate Lou.
- Huh?
- [Christian] Getting your stories?
- Yeah.
- Have you been doing any training?
- You know, look, I've been busy.
I have done some.
I've been walking along the pier.
(both laughing)
- Do you know what we're doing?
- So, we're doing a half hour walk.
What normally takes people half an hour, it may take us
an hour and a half.
(grunting heavily)
(laughing loudly)
- This is maybe, I think we've bitten off
more than we can chew.
- We're not prepared for it.
We should've just been prepared in being told
that it was a rock fucking face.
I feel like I am unprepared.
Not physically.
Physically, that's not actually too bad.
And this is all clay.
But I'm not wearing shoes
that can go up a fucking rock face.
- Okay.
- [Interviewer] This is where I'm gonna put my camera away.
- Yeah, that's fine, we're done.
Oh, well, this training session hasn't quite gone to plan.
I've had to leave Lou behind and push on forward
and scour this mountain myself.
Well, I fucking made it to the top.
Check out this view.
It is the most beautiful thing I think I've ever seen.
Was it worth it?
Um, I probably could've googled this.
But, you know, look at this.
Bruises.
Cuts.
I'm shaking.
There was a moment you literally just it's a cliff face
and a cave at the same time.
And you gotta go up it
and there's just nowhere to hold on to.
(light pop music)
We picked Lou up from the airport
with her weekend's worth of luggage.
I got to show her for the first time
the summit that we will be climbing.
This is the mountain we're climbing.
- What the fuck?
(laughing)
Are you fucking serious?
(laughing loudly)
Which one?
There's like fucking several.
- [Christian] See the big one with the tower on it.
- No!
- Yeah, that's it.
Isn't it horrifying?
So Trudy had this great idea where I get dressed up
in my race clothes.
We go to the top now and we film a fake ending.
(Lou laughing)
So that if I can't make it
I'm like, "Just cut to the fake ending."
- Oh, that's so funny.
Oh my God, I am so excited to be here.
Are you excited to be here?
- This is beautiful because seller markets
are very famous in Australia.
I've never been before.
I've heard so much about them.
(upbeat pop music)
This is what it's like when you're with Lou.
Losing the plot.
Thank you so much.
You look so lovely.
My adoring fans.
If you just pan to Lou there's nobody adoring her.
Oh my gosh and back to me.
Hello. - Hello.
- Hello, what's your name?
- Samantha.
- Samantha, thank you, Samantha.
- You're so funny.
- [Lou] This is what always happens.
Oh my God, you're missing the flames with the scallops.
Ben!
Oh, you missed it look!
Can you do it one more time, oh my God, I'm so excited!
- Death to the demon.
Death to the demon.
Who's the demon in this situation?
- Yeah I know you can hear him.
His pitch is heard by everybody
including dogs and kangaroos.
- Here's a good read.
(laughing)
- Can we get back to the food?
We're about to do a reveal on the food.
- Oh, right, film the food, Ben.
Go film the food.
Go, go, go, go, go.
- [Lou] We need this final shot.
Come here.
Thank you so much.
Oh my God.
- Do you want me to hold that?
- No, it's fine.
- Okay. - Let's eat.
- No, like, in front of the thing.
- No, it's hot, it's hot.
It's too hot for you.
You eat your one.
- Well, how come you get to eat it?
- Because you've got a whole sandwich in front of you.
And it's hot.
Oh, yuck!
You've got it everywhere.
All over your face.
(light rock music)
- Today's the day!
And it's a beautiful, sunny day.
Look!
Not a cloud in the sky.
Oh, no there is, actually there's several clouds in the sky.
There is one particular cloud over the top of the mountain.
Which I've just heard is dropping snow.
Because that's what happens in Australia in November.
(phone ringing)
- [Lou] Hello.
- Hi, have you gotten up yet?
Are you awake?
- [Lou] I'm here, yeah, I'm here looking for you.
- Oh, doll, you sound terrible.
Come on here.
Oh my God.
Oh, poor thing.
Hello.
- How are you?
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
- Okay, well just no talking.
- Huh?
No, I can, I sound great.
(laughing)
- Well, I do have some news for you.
- Yeah.
- It's not the best of news, but if you look up there.
Can you see at the top of the mountain?
- [Lou] It's a cloud.
- [Christian] But can you see what it's deposited
on the top of the mountain?
- [Lou] Is that snow?
- [Christian] Yeah.
- Oh my God.
- What did they say the temperature was on the top?
Minus 20!
- Minus fucking 20?
(laughing)
- I didn't know that.
- [Cameraman] So we have some other news for you.
- That's worse than minus 20?
- [Cameraman] I know you had your heart set on the top.
- Oh no!
Oh my God, Lou!
So we've just been told that the top of the mountain
has closed due to the snow.
So we're gonna go up, along, and down a bit.
- I'm so happy with that.
- Yeah, that's good.
- Because apparently the last seven Ks
is literally the worst, and we're not doing it anymore!
- [Christian] Well, as you can see
everyone is currently rejoicing
for the fact we don't have to climb the summit.
Nah, this is just us warming up.
We were a little disappointed, but slightly relieved.
We found our Carrie's Beanies for Brain Cancer Team
and we headed to the start line.
No, I don't wanna do it, six.
- [Crowd] Five.
Four.
Three.
- No I can't, I'm not doing it.
One.
Go.
(race horn blowing)
Oh my God.
This is a fast pace.
Wow.
This is about twice as fast as what I thought.
- [Lou] And we're already at the back.
And it's been 30 seconds.
- 30 seconds, we were at the front of the line.
Look at all the people that passed us!
(laughing)
Not off to a great start.
Yeah, anyway.
Ow, my legs hurt.
- [Lou] You're only.
(laughing loudly)
(light rock music)
(breathing heavily)
- Wait.
Lou.
She's done no training, and I've done all the training.
How are you doing this?
We're two kilometers in.
My feet are killing me.
My calves are in agony.
- It's not about the pain or the fitness.
It's actually about wanting to look good on camera.
- Oh, okay, so just push through the pain and go.
- Push through the pain
and think about the footage and the end game.
And let's go.
- Okay.
(upbeat jazz music)
So, I don't know where Trudy or Lou have gone.
We're about six kilometers in.
I'm feeling all right.
But this is still--
(engine rumbling)
That's a worrying sign.
This is still supposed to be the easy part.
So, I'm just waiting to turn that corner
and just see a cliff face.
But, I honestly don't know where Lou is.
I've sort of just powered through and put on some music.
(upbeat jazz music)
Oh, look, that's where we've come from.
Jesus.
(breathing heavily)
That's pretty impressive.
- [Runner] Hello.
- Hello, my darling.
- Well done.
- And you.
- No, good on you.
- I can't believe you're running.
Well done.
Oh, everyone here's been so lovely.
(crying)
(laughing)
What's so lovely is
seeing everyone with their charity shirts on.
Team George!
(crowd cheering)
And just everyone's doing this for such a wonderful cause.
Every time you see people come by you're like, "oh."
And it's really lovely.
It's such an incredible atmosphere.
Everyone is so supportive and just so beautiful.
(light jazz music)
A part of me is disappointed
that the snow meant that they've closed the summit road
which is the most horrific, that's the steep part.
And then we're on a downhill straight to home now.
And I'm actually relieved.
But I feel like I may have cheated everyone a little bit.
Like we'll do it next year.
- [Lou] Hey!
Christian!
- Hey!
Run, run, run, run.
- I haven't spent my energy.
Oh my God.
I knew I'd catch ya.
- Oh, wow.
Damnit.
It's downhill.
- How amazing is it!
It's so amazing the trees.
Are you happy with this?
- [Runner] Go Christian!
- Thank you! - And Lou.
(laughing)
- Doesn't count if you have to ask for it!
(laughing loudly)
I liked the "oh, yes, and Lou."
Classic Lou.
Begging for attention.
I keep getting recognized.
- I know I've been thinking, "no one's recognizing me."
(laughing loudly)
I would have made a big song and dance.
- Well done, Christian.
- Oh, thank you.
Good on you.
It's downhill.
- Oh, my God, it's Emmy Lou!
(laughing)
(funky music)
- I've been dancing a little bit.
Well, I've been trying not to because you've been behind me.
- So, my efforts to power ahead and do stuff on my own
have been foiled.
See this is why just I like to just put my headphones in
and chill out.
And I also have a feeling we're, like, we're the last
of the walkers.
- [Cameraman] This is why.
- Yeah, this is why I'm like, "power through."
Put my headphones in, get in the zone.
Oh, my God, can't.
All right.
Leaving you behind.
(funky music)
- Thanks for joining me.
- Oh, you're welcome.
Are you okay?
- Yes.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
- Oh, my God.
- Oh God, they can't be cheering on.
This is embarrassing.
(Lou laughing)
Oh my God, we're there.
We did it.
- Aw!
- Don't know how I feel.
- I know.
Well, at least I don't feel cold!
- Yeah, at least my legs are all right.
(crowd cheering)
I feel like I need to run now!
I can't run!
I don't know what to do!
(crowd cheering)
- You did it!
You did it.
Are you all right?
You did it.
- Well done, you.
- Well, I mean, it was mostly flat.
(crowd cheering)
Thank you.
- Oh my God, you get a medal!
Oh no, I get one too.
(laughing loudly)
- Aw that was a good way to end it, wasn't it?
Poor Lou.
Everyone forgets about Lou.
Here we go, I'll put yours on.
- Okay, okay, yes, yes.
- Congratulations.
- Oh my God, here.
- Hey!
- That's so beautiful.
I'm so proud.
(funky music)