内容摘要：Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast about 24 hours after he had crossed the finish line, Goodge said "it's the toughest thing I've ever done".Along the way Goodge ran through a dust storm, lost several toenails, and suffered from injuries, including rotting feet and bone pain, which sometimes caused him to hallucinate.

"It was full-on from start to finish," he told the BBC, adding the first nine days were particularly hard.The Nullabor Plain - a vast area of desert that crosses from Western Australia to South Australia - was also "unforgiving", he said.Surprisingly though, Goodge said he was "feeling very comfortable" now that the run was over.

Moments after crossing the finish line, Goodge placed a bunch of flowers on Bondi's famous shoreline in memory of his late mother."She was the most special person in my life," he told the Guardian Australia, adding, "she would be proud of everything I've done - she'd also be concerned".

Goodge said thinking about how his mother battled cancer was crucial during his journey, and helped him overlook his own suffering.

"In the moments where it's tough, I'll think back to those times, I think about the woman she was, and how she handled herself, and how she supported me," he told the Sydney Morning Herald.Mr Fusek Peters started concentrating on his own garden wildlife after a diagnosis of bowel cancer in 2018,

to "make time stop" to get shots of birds and butterflies taking off and in mid flight.Using his kitchen as a hide, he has also taken

- showing the effect of diffraction on their wings, giving a rainbow effect."This winter I got a woodpecker and a nuthatch" he said, adding the images were "extraordinary".