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My training progress

625 km

My target

609 km

My October progress

833 km

My target

609 km

Follow my journey from the Ocean to the Outback

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Why I'm riding

I'm riding this October to save lives and help more Australians access essential healthcare.

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Day 25

Day 25, rode to work this morning , no pics as I pushed hard and beat my PB by 2 mins, then the rains came and I opted for a lift home , but had to stop and make 5 lanes of traffic come to a standstill to help an echidna cross safely , was stubborn little fella too hahaha

Day 24

Day 24, 46km round trip to work , brings my total kms to 787for the month , was a great sunrise this morning , weather doesn’t look great here tomorrow, but I’ll still get a few kms in hopefully, might end up being the first day this month that I’ve had to go on a stationary bike, stay tuned for tomorrows adventures

Day 23

Day 23, rode to work bright and early, 5:15am start, 12hr shift , with 34000 steps around the hospital, rode home trying to beat the sunset, 46km added to my total, was a beautiful ride home , fell 20 seconds short of beating my PB , oh well , will try again

Day 22

Day 22, back to work my normal roster of 12hr shifts and 28000 steps around the hospital so took it easy tonight and cruised a nice 10km lap of the lake , nothing exciting happened , but temp and slight breeze made it perfect

Day 21

Day 21, early start again for a 3peat of lake laps, 24 km total, was very nice weather again, was gonna do some more km this arvo but decided the bike needed some maintenance after the hiding I’ve given it this month so far , 686km

Day 20

Day 20, started off bright and early with a 17km ride , 2 laps around the local lake, was amazing weather , water was so still , like glass, then just went for a 10 km ride up and around Mt Taylor, dirt trails, lots of kangaroos to dodge , was a great day for it

Day 19

Day 19, mid arvo lake lap and dirt trail lap along the Murrumbidgee again, another 14km added, no pics as I was too busy enjoying the mint weather here

Day 18, target achieved!!

Day 18, hit my goal of 609 kms!! Nice 34km ride today, mostly dirt trails along the Murrumbidgee river between kambah pool and point hut here in Canberra , had my first snake encounter of the season , lil 60cm brown snake that I didn’t see until I nearly ran over it, not sure who was more startled , me or him, now with 13 days left of the challenge month, I might see how far I can push it and how many kms I can actually achieve

Day 17

Day 17, up bright and early for a sunrise ride, 39km round trip mixed paths and dirt trails, with some jumps and a bit of fun , my total is now at 577km , stunning view of Canberra from the top of the arboretum , gonna be a mint day here today, anyone else in Canberra here? If there is , can someone tell the magpie at the top of the arboretum that it’s now mid October and he can just stop now, it’s getting boring hahaha

Day 16

Day 16, rode to work, was running early and only caught the start of the sunrise, woulda looked cool 10 mins later but oh well, then rode home , took a detour and did a bit of exploring some single trails around the arboretum and nearby pine forest, was a great day for it, 51kms added, total now at 538km for the month so far

Day 15

Day 15, 46.2 km done today, work and back with a slight detour on way home for some dirt tracks , nothing too exiting, but puts me up to 485km so far, contemplating raising my target kms or to back off and have a rest hahaha

Day 14

Day 14, very convenient that it’s national ride to work day today, so I rode to work and back , another 46km added , total so far is now 438km , great weather for it today too, nothing terribly exciting to take pics of today so here’s a bridge that I cross along the way

Day 13

Day 13, weather was very average overnight and this morning, so didn’t ride to work, but got home and it was much nicer, so jumped on and did a local dirt trail and lap of lake, 23.75km, lots of climbing, and downhill fun, few cool views along the way

Day 12 morning

Day 12 morning, rode to work again, 22.6km, usually don’t stop for anything on the way in but this was so nice I had to capture it

Day 11

Day 11, early start to a cracker of a day, 21.7 kms , mixed path and dirt trails ride, nice and casual pace today , only got a couple of pics as I was too busy just enjoying the scenery

Day 10

Day 10 , rainy start, but turned into a pearler of a day, had an easier day today after the intense week, 10km loop around a local lake , puts me almost at the halfway point of my km target

Day 9

Day 9 , 45km round trip to work, pushed as hard as I could on the way home and beat my PB , 22.7km in a smidge under 50mins , even slowed down enough to get my phone out of my pocket and snap a pic of one of the prettier parts of the route , 291km total in 9 days so far… loving this challenge !!

Day 8

Day 8, 45km round trip to work, no pic today though as it was still dark at 5:30am on way to work, and was trying to beat my PB time on the way home , missed my PB by 35 seconds 😢 Brings my total in 8 days to 246.5km

Day 7

Rode to and from work again today, with a detour for more kms on way home , found tried to avoid the speedy magpie from yesterday and found a much angrier one haha, but great weather today , perfect for riding

Day 6

Day 6, rode to work this morning, bright and early 5:30 am departure, 22.5km , then rode home , but took a detour for a bit more off road fun, extra 6 km bringing todays total to 50.5kms. Fun fact , magpies can fly faster than 45kmh, ask me how I know that 😆😆

Day 5 morning

Another explore around tathra, bit of fire trail and single trail as well as a bit of road and path , some good views and great riding

Day 4

Day 4 today, decided to take in some different views while riding today, lil 11.4 km loop around tathra area , beautiful arvo for it!!

Day 3

Day 3 , still rainy and miserable , but another 15km down , no angry wildlife today, must have been too early for them hahaha

Day 2

Day 2, rainy , miserable day here, but still got out for 10kms , few over protective ducks with their babies that weren’t a fan of me riding past

Day 1

Hey everyone , day 1 of the challenge today, decided to kickstart with riding to and from work, a smidge under 23km each way, took a different way home to normal, most of it was uphill (didn’t think about that when I took the turn) but had a great day riding, saw a couple of critters and they posed for some pics

20 days til go time

Hey everyone, with 20 days until go time , I’ve been riding heaps for training and logging my km ( which resets at the start of October) it’s going well, been a mixture of commuting to work , off road trails and stationary bike at the gym , been having fun doing it , and can’t wait to start !!!

1 month out from the start

Hey everyone, one month out from the start , going to do plenty of training this month in the lead up to it, started strongly today by riding to and from work , almost 48km round trip, a couple of magpies weren’t exactly happy with me , but I survived hahaha Thanks to everyone for the support so far !!

I'm fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

Australia is a big country, and for those living in remote, rural and regional areas, access to immediate care isn’t a guarantee. For some communities, the nearest hospital is eight hours drive away.

This October, I’m taking on a month-long fitness challenge to help more people access the care they need. By going further, I hope to raise as much as possible for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Every year, the RFDS reach more than 330,000 Australians with 24-hour emergency retrieval and primary healthcare services. That’s one person every two minutes!

Together, we can keep the Flying Doctor flying and continue their life-saving work. Please donate to my challenge today!

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Laryngoscopes – used to assist in intubating and ventilating a patient.

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Life-saving medical chests for a remote, rural or regional community.

Defibrillator Pads

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Defibrillator Pads – used with a machine to monitor a patient’s cardiac health.

 TOP DONATION 

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$277.49
Alan Alchin
Shoutout to Alan
– my biggest supporter so far with a $277.49
donation to help the Royal Flying Doctor Service
bring life-saving support to Australians in need.

Thank you to my supporters

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Alan Alchin

$277.49

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Emma Taylor

$163.43

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A & E Pest Control

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Sallyann King

$108.89

It saved John's life.

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Kathy Dack

$108.89

Good on you Richard, we know you can do it and its a great cause.

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Michael Halewicz

$106.75

Good Luck buddy

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Katerina Kanaridis

$106.75

You’re amazing Richard! Keep up the good work :)

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Anthony Golden

$72.06

You're doing a wheelie good job

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Micheal Mclaren

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Good luck mate

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$72.06

Go get it bro!

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Jane Allen

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Good on you Pumba! A very worthy cause

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$55.95

Awesome work!!

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Hook in mate

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Karen Tart

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Go Richard Such a good cause

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Good luck, it’s a great cause

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You got this!!!

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You got this mate, good luck..

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Sheree Liddle

$45.3

Ride hard Richardo

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Well done bro

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Good job big fella

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Good job work brother, proud of you

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Keep the wheels turning

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Awesome work buddy for such a great cause! Keep up your amazing work 🙌

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Great job mate 👏🏼

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Keep going!!! NCH represent ^_^

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Go you good thing!

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You can do it 💪

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Keep going ya legend

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Deb Storace

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Keep on Peddling Pumba 😊🎉👏

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Good luck with the ride mate, strap a pillow to the seat for comfort. 👍

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Good man.

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Good luck and Good work 🎉