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Welcome to the Wit2S website, you’re probably wondering ...
What was it all about?
40,075 kms, all uphill, no gears …
I was a 50 year old married, father of 3 with a full-time job plus the typical husband, home owner & dad duties who thought it would be a challenge to cycle the circumference of the world in my free time
What Fundraising Helps Achieve …
The need for research funding
1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. In the 1970s 3 in 4 people diagnosed didn’t survive 10 years after their diagnosis. Today, thanks to CRUK’s efforts >50% of people survive more than 15 years and their goal is to get that to 75% in the next 20 years.
How the challenge was completed
4 Years & 4 Months ... then the pedalling stopped
In the end the challenge was completed virtually 20% ahead of target, the day before my 55th birthday. Over the duration of the challenge the patterns of what I would cycle & when I would do it changed a number of times as I worked to fit it around my home, work & family life. Throw in 3 operations, a bout of gout developed from eating too much fruit & drinking fruit cordial (thinking I was being healthy), the challenge took its toll on me physically.
As I understand it, the challenge is the longest single, exercise based, endurance fundraiser anyone has undertaken for Cancer Research UK.
Take a look at the Challenge Milestones to see how long it took me to pedal to each of the significant milestone cities, landmarks and countries over the 56 days of constant pedalling it took to get around the world virtually.
The journey in stages
See how long it took to reach each milestone destination; the kms travelled, the hours pedalling & the altitude climbed on my way to conquering a hill 802 kms high (equivalent to 91x Mt Everest stacked on top of each other).
Things you should know about my challenge
How Far is it to Travel The Circumference of the World?
Most round the world cycling challenges use land mass as the basis of distance covered meaning you can cycle it in as few as 29,000kms. I cycled the circumference in its entirety, including where oceans are & so my challenge was 40,075kms (24,301 miles).
Why Did I Do it on an Exercise Bike?
I work full time & am a married father of 3. I had to fit the challenge around my work & husband/father commitments and responsibilities.
How Often Did I Cycle & How Many kms Did I Cycle per Session?
I cycled between 3 & 4 nights per week (usually after 8pm) as well as on weekends, aiming to complete a minimum of 50kms (just under 2hrs) per time at every opportunity.
Did I use a Special Exercise Bike?
No - my wife bought me the bike around 10yrs before the challenge when I set out to lose weight. It has a belt resistance which I set at 75% equating to continuously pedalling uphill, meaning I had to pedal every metre, there were no 'free metres', no easy bouts to recover & no let up! There are also no gears, meaning there was no way to generate high speeds as you can with a road bike. This was purposefully done to reflect the uphill struggle cancer sufferers face, the arduous & testing situations the people who care for them have to endure & the battle the scientists are fighting in working to find cures, treatments & ways to prevent it occurring in the first place.
How Can You Continue to Support the Challenge?
Whilst the challenge has come to an end there is still a lot of work to be done in the fight against cancer. If you're able & would like to donations can still be made via my JustGiving page. Everything and anything is appreciated.
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