Festive 500: Epilogue

UPDATE: I won 2nd place for Best Story! To say I'm absolutely blown away and so proud would be an understatement!

Although I've done my target I decided to have a quick 30km blast to loosen my legs up and also to enjoy the last day I'm going to get to cycle in Northumberland for a while.

After uploading my latest ride data, I worked out the stats.

  • Rode: 604km
  • Climbed: 6,366m
  • Time: 27h:14m
  • Average Speed: 22kph
  • Energy expended (estimate): 10,616kJ
  • Average per day: 75km
  • Overall rank: 585 / 12818
  • Other cyclists seen en-route: 2
  • Mentions on BBC 6Music: 2 ;)

The Festive 500 was an amazing experience but also one of the toughest experiences of my life. The rides themselves varied from around 30km to 143km, although riding every day and in winter conditions really takes its toll. There have been some amazing moments and some moments that I've been reduced to tears, slogging through wind and rain. I've worked hard for every km, doing the entire challenge on my own, and my poor bicycle needs a complete strip, clean and re-build. [Update: My 'Flood' photo also made the Rapha blog.] [Update 2: Very proud to be told I've been mentioned in the Rapha Best of Festive 500 on their blog. Thanks folks! :) ]

But I can say I've done it.

I've done it!

Distance: 32.6km
Overall: 604km
Strava Ride Data

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