Why DJ Edwards Is Backing Two Lads Running 100km

We've been part of the Brisbane community for over 25 years. We install solar, we fix switchboards, and we take pride in doing honest work for local homeowners. That's the backbone of everything we do at DJ Edwards Solar & Electrical.

But every now and then, something comes along that's bigger than a solar system.

Two young blokes from Kye and Joe, both 18 have signed themselves up to run 105 kilometres through Brisbane trails on July 18th, raising money for Beyond Blue. When we heard why they were doing it, we didn't hesitate.

We're backing them.

"We Haven't Lost Anyone. Let's Keep It That Way."

That's the whole reason behind this.

Most fundraisers start from grief. Someone close is lost, and the campaign becomes the response. Kye and Joe are doing the exact opposite. They've never lost a close friend to depression or suicide. And that's precisely why they signed up — they didn't want to wait until they had a reason to.

Both finished school last year. Joe is studying engineering. Kye is working toward starting his own business. Neither of them is a trained runner. Neither had any obvious reason to take on one of Queensland's hardest ultra marathons. Except that they see it happening around them every day. Anxiety and depression quietly pulling at people their age, and nobody really doing anything about it.

So they decided to do something about it.

What They've Actually Signed Up For

The Guzzler Brisbane Ultra is not a fun run.

105 kilometres of mountain trails. 4,600 metres of elevation gain — the equivalent of climbing halfway up Mount Everest, on foot, in a single day. The course winds through mt coot tha with no mercy for anyone who's underestimated it.

Their goal is to finish in under 15 hours. Last year, only three people aged 18 to 29 managed that.

They've been training every weekend without fail — waking up early, driving over an hour each way just to reach the right trails, running for four hours straight on Sundays and starting again the following week. Six to eight hours of running every week, building slowly toward a race that will demand everything they've got.

They're not pretending this is easy. They know what they've signed up for. They're doing it anyway.

Follow the Journey

Kye and Joe are documenting every step of training on TikTok and Instagram — the long runs, the early mornings, the moments it gets genuinely hard. Raw, honest, updated every single day until race day.

Find them on TikTok and Instagram

How You Can Help

Every dollar raised goes directly to Beyond Blue — one of Australia's most trusted mental health organisations, running support lines and counselling services for people who need them most.

If you've got someone in your life around Kye and Joe's age, you already understand why this matters. Mental health doesn't always announce itself. Sometimes it's just a quiet struggle that nobody's talking about. Beyond Blue is there before it becomes a crisis.

Even $10 makes a real difference. Donate via their Beyond Blue fundraising page — and make yourself the person who helped two young Brisbane blokes do something hard for a reason that matters.

👉 Support Kye and Joe — Donate Here

From the DJ Edwards Team

Dean founded DJ Edwards in 1999. Twenty-five years later we're still the same family business — same values, same people, still showing up for Brisbane homeowners the way we always have.

Backing Kye and Joe was an easy call. They're doing something difficult for the right reasons, with no guarantee of success. That's exactly the kind of thing worth getting behind.

If you'd like to support the fundraiser, the link is above. And for anything solar or electrical in Brisbane — we're always just a phone call away.

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