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Walking into Rockhampton having clocked up just over 1,000kms by foot, Chris Walker is on the home stretch.
The former NRL player embarked on a journey to walk 1,757 kilometres from Cairns to the Gold Coast over 66 days.
The walk is raising awareness and funds for the Beyond Blue, RizeUp Australia and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation charities.
The walk has taken a toll on his body, having gone through seven pairs of shoes and suffering from sciatic pain in the past week.
To reach the 1,000km mark was a real milestone.
“Especially coming down the Marlborough stretch, there was some stretches there that went for 9.5kms straight which virtually took two hours to walk in a straight line,” he said.