I completely under estimated the festive 500. I thought it was in the bag before I even started. Turns out that cycling 500km is a long distance.

    37 laps of 13.7km on a loop around Kilkenny, Ireland. Seems easy in theory. The fitness side was fine but the mental side was something I wasn’t expecting.

    Bike: Specialized Ethos pro.
    Lights: Flux 250R tail light and Flux 1250 head light.
    Gear: Specialized.

    Hey how’s it going welcome back to the channel get the pop cart out cuz it’s going to be a good one plan is fist of 500 and one go so we’re just about heading down to the start where we’re going down to the glendine in that’s going to be the base

    Point we’ll do um 37 laps roughly it’s 13.5 a loop so the car is going to be used as the base everything in ready to go bike is ready to go special thanks to special Ireland for helping me out with the lights and everything look at that

    Sky so plan is start at 600 p.m. straight through tonight and hopefully finish tomorrow before 600 p.m. again we finishing the daily look at this Sky wow hopefully that’s a good sign so just getting ready to head down to the start the Glend Shane is actually going to I

    Think he’s actually doing the whole see how he goes out here and then as it goes on I showed a message on Instagram so I think there’s a few people meeting us along the way at different stages should be interesting be a bit of crack see you later right come on that

    Locked lock see when you come back yeah what time dinner time tomorrow See there go all SM have to start J couldn’t got a better night oh yeah mes 11° dry no excuses now for now anyway TW and TW on the White and I don’t know which is which we satured I forgot we food Shan forgot his

    Gloves we go back pick up a bit of food for me to get in the back pocket stopway Shane’s house now and grab his gloves for theight cuz there’s no doubt we’re going to be rattling we need that ourselves that run first new face on the channel howy and

    He brings the try boik try to kill me meant to be a new bike there for Shane would never still in the past still in the P 8:00 50k in the bik cruising as we should be really but all good so far perfect knifer absolutely perfect good

    That’s 81k that’s the farest I went on the bike this year we’re only do 500 and the last time I was on a bik was two weeks ago oh Jesus Oh Lord oh it’s going to be a s face the route is like split in half one half fast the other de slow

    Headwind but horrific conditions you like we we we absolutely looked out now it’s IR this could change in a hary but at a minute perfect oh my family I absolutely love them kids are M to see me before they went to bed every went off got me a power bank this

    One look at these 20 10 how cheering is up oh that’s I love it absolutely love it how many hours have been doing this three and 1 half hours ow I know yeah it’s three and a half the weather’s it’s not windy here it’s actually all Right r on a weake anyway see there he is boy Mr JD Flynn oh yeah wasn’t J out fresh face Bing in 100 C the first question when are we hit McDonald’s see last week’s video this is JD king of a circular Road the video is out tomorrow which

    Video I’m getting going for the circular Road okay yeah so uh you know I was saying we were going for a cycle and it’s was going to snare the [ __ ] over you cuz take it off you watch see get this St you only invited me on

    This cycle so now you could beat my K yday and then rub it in my face yeah you obiously didn’t get M ra said you lost your K it’s the number one Snack at McDonald’s everything how to P cheeseburger went into macky’s got me food went outside to eat and realized forgot coffee had to go back in she man just the floor and me shoes on I was tap dancing for about 10 seconds before F me everyone more I couldn’t get out there quick

    Enough Happy Hour full bellies you’re gone yeah love you Len thank for coming out thanks for the chcken tenders I mean WR is still broke from it sh easy thanks for that sound see you in the morning talk to you later see you later 200k in the

    Bag how are you feeling ah struggling still goone I don’t think either of us have gone over 200k so unch territory going to get interesting from here on doesn’t stop to be hereit 500 Peds keep on turning next way is so on halfway mark strugle is on now 250 in the

    Bag not going to lie starting to feel It ch’s had enough he broke up that’s the crack That’s all folks 250k done that’s me do this poor tray bik has going in the bin the back is broke got to see him go to be honest it was on the tray Baker broke up on that J

    How many he said he only did 80 km f as he’s been this year like uhuh he a going into what an effort 254k top man so just half six and hitting bang on 300 km just gone over 12h hour mark and that’s let me tell you feeling every B is I am

    Shattered legs are ground back is good just tired definitely underestimated this absolutely before I did this at time when I get 300 and golden it’s in the bag this is not in the bag I’m not taking this for granted won’t be we could come off any

    Minute next hour and a half sun should come up get a new leas of Life hopefully one or two the way come out jump on a back wheel for a bit get this thing done oh I’m over it fist the 500 not FES of about it 180 go IR man

    Distance come on Derek youve done it plenty of times Tak five minutes 333 Km 8:00 in the morning why am I doing this oh that’s took 10 minutes in the car like a new man oh new leas of Life all together we just get this done yeah oh come on I really didn’t want to wear this jacket pack with own jacket it it’s too Nice I just going to keep it for casual wearable it’s absolutely baled this morning had to put it on so glad I got I think I need another one out just for just For come on more back T I was touching go here for a while back to life [Applause] now that was the F of 500 how do he get 500 on quickly you get the fastest man inen to come with you speed train Back that’s lovely yeah difference a better company M Night and Day 371 on the clock hey you hey sh me man thanks for coming up welcome sorry I couldn’t do it l with you done 100 to go sound D appreciate up story yeah anyway 85k to go how cool was that with

    All the B coming out love it I is the best of the cycling Community even during the night put it up on Instagram pH was hopping on so grateful for all the mes cuz it was a slug of times times when it wasn’t looking so good the phone has

    Hoen I just briefly read some of them as I came up on the computer but thanks a million hatte for you to go anyway let smash this get home 450 50 done 5050 to go you’re looking at this thing in handy it’s not these 50k might as well be

    500 every kilometer feels like 10 are you sure is making this video be happy hour wife care permission go 100 no worries happy out cycle with the boys ah it’s been a struggle and that’s the God’s honest truth I didn’t think it would be easely underestimated this

    Thing well we’re on the home stay we get it done un like in egy I’ll probably do it again next year off the last few kilometers with the family oh you can’t beat him Lads oh they’ve been so good throughout all this every especially where is she the best support crew

    Ever last lap Victory lap come on just before the sun comes down here first bear I love winning 499 on the way to 500 The Longest Ride I’ve ever done I probably ever will it’s enough F 500 done in one I to see the family come wait done oh Jesus a

    Midal first for not giving up love It look the side daddy look hold on Daddy you did it oh my God a

    5 Comments

    1. Well what can we say as your mam and dad only that you always make us proud and the support you get from Debbie Aoife and Rian is simply the best keep on been you 🌟👏👏

    2. Brilliant Video Derek. Following you on insta for quite a while. Loving the videos and happy Christmas to you and your family . Keep up the videos 👍

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