More About the Malakoff Charity Ride

Over four years the Malakoff Charity Ride has grown in a number of ways
* more riders and support team members
* longer distances
* more raised for charities
which is good because we continue to test ourselves in how much we can do and how much we can give.

Here's what we've achieved in a simple chart.

Doesn't seem like much? When you're on a bike and riding that 130km to 160km each day for 2 to 3 days, it really hits you.

Riding a bike for longer distances is almost like meditation for me. You get to a place where you need to concentrate because you're cycling like 30km per hour and your senses are heightened because the bike is so responsive and if you're napping mentally the likelihood of falling or crashing into the person ahead of you is very high.

I get to a point where I can feel my muscles zinging in agony, and then you get past it to a very calm place where you put the pain behind you and just focus, focus, focus on getting to the finish.

This is probably what it is like to be underprivileged, struggling everyday.

If you haven't joined this year's Malakoff Charity Ride, now might be the time to think about next year's ride.