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Doctor Isaac Chan to run NZ for $100,000

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC · How we work

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Doctor Isaac Chan will run from Bluff to Cape Reinga in January to raise $100,000 for Brain Injury New Zealand.
He aims to run a marathon each day, estimating about 60 days to cover New Zealand’s length.
He will share daily updates on his “Run it back NZ” social-media pages.
He underwent emergency neurosurgery for a brain bleed and spent weeks in slow recovery.

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Doctor Isaac Chan will run from Bluff to Cape Reinga in January to raise $100,000 for Brain Injury New Zealand.
He aims to run a marathon each day, estimating about 60 days to cover New Zealand’s length.
He will share daily updates on his “Run it back NZ” social-media pages.
He underwent emergency neurosurgery for a brain bleed and spent weeks in slow recovery.