Kirrily Dear's White Ribbon Ultramarathon may be over, but she says her journey to raise awareness for men's violence against women has only just begun.
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Ms Dear completed the 860-kilometre, 12-day, multistage ultra-marathon through regional NSW at Forbes on Tuesday - White Ribbon Day.
She began running on November 14 at Walgett and passed through Dubbo on November 22 and 23.
Mr Dear said despite experiencing the hottest November in history, her body held up well and she broke down the mental barriers to complete the journey.
Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson met Ms Dear for the final eight kilometres of her leg into Dubbo and the ultra-marathon runner said she was impressed.
"He kept up quite well for a cyclist," she said.
The streets were lined with white ribbons and the crew attended the police station and a function that allowed conversations about domestic violence prevention.
During her journey Ms Dear heard stories from domestic violence survivors as well as what was currently being done in the various areas.
She said she was overwhelmed with the community involvement.
"The response I had was far in excess of what I thought would ever be possible," Ms Dear said.
"It's just grown, which shows the passion within the communities."
The crew learnt a lot about the dynamic of domestic violence and started a lot of conversation about an uncomfortable topic, Ms Dear said.
She added a lot of the towns had great services, but often kept them to themselves.
"If people are talking they can think of solutions," Ms Dear said.
"A lot of towns didn't know what was going on in the next town."
Mr Dear said she still could not find the words to explain her amazing experience, but was "proud and happy to get something started."
She said she planned to follow up and suggest support systems for men.
"There are quite a lot of men who want to change, but have nowhere to go," she said.
"In some instances they were victims themselves and need support. It's the missing piece of the puzzle."
Fundraising now begins to create a documentary of the amazing journey, Ms Dear said.
"I thought it was a good idea before, but now it's absolutely compulsory," she said.
"I would like people to discover the dynamic of domestic violence and hear the stories of all of the amazing people I met."
Donations can be made at www.pozible.com/runagainstviolence or www.whiteribbonultra.com.