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Phil Etheridge
5  year  Mo Bro
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$185

Target: $3,000
raised $603 since 2017
My motivation
Fundraising for cause areas including:
Men's health
Prostate cancer
Mental health and suicide prevention
Testicular cancer

I'll start by making a specific request: My planned ride is approximately 1500km... Please contribute 1c/km or $15 (or whatever you like!)

Globally, the rate of suicide is alarmingly high, particularly in men. Too many men are ‘toughing it out’, keeping their feelings to themselves and struggling in silence. The Movember Foundation is aiming to reduce the rate of male suicide by 25% by 2030, and I want to help them get there. Help me stop men dying too young.

Mental health issues feature largely in this picture across all ages and stigma still exist causing men reluctant to seek assistance. I want to support this important target of Movember.

Also, male specific health issues require funding and research, so let’s support this!

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How I'm
getting involved
1837 of 1700 kilometres
cycling
1837 kilometres
I’m planning to ride the length of Te Ika a Maui, the North Island of Aotearoa over 24 days. I'll be self sufficient, carrying a tent. No cooker or fuel due to space constraints. Will share on FB, IG
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10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 42 km02:00:00

Upper Hutt-Wellington

10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 42 km02:00:00

Upper Hutt-Wellington

10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 96 km05:30:00

Masterton-Upper Hutt via Rimutaka Incline cycle trail

10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 96 km05:30:00

Masterton-Upper Hutt via Rimutaka Incline cycle trail

10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 109 km06:30:00

Palmy - Masterton. Perfect day, sunny and a breeze just light enough to cool off but not impede the ride

10 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 109 km06:30:00

Palmy - Masterton. Perfect day, sunny and a breeze just light enough to cool off but not impede the ride

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 105 km06:00:00

Rangiwahia to Palmerston North

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 105 km06:00:00

Rangiwahia to Palmerston North

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 105 km07:00:00

Wanganui to Rangiwahia

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 105 km07:00:00

Wanganui to Rangiwahia

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km06:00:00

Whakamaru to Camp Epic, timber trail

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km06:00:00

Whakamaru to Camp Epic, timber trail

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 120 km07:00:00

Ruatiti to Wanganui via river road

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 120 km07:00:00

Ruatiti to Wanganui via river road

11 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
J9 J9
$15
11 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
J9 J9
$15
11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 90 km09:00:00

Owhango to Ruatiti via Mangapura track

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 90 km09:00:00

Owhango to Ruatiti via Mangapura track

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km07:00:00

Camp Epic to Owhango

11 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km07:00:00

Camp Epic to Owhango

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 75 km05:00:00

Te Aroha to Arapuni with a side trip (without bike) to Hobbiton

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 75 km05:00:00

Te Aroha to Arapuni with a side trip (without bike) to Hobbiton

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 75 km06:00:00

Miranda to Te Aroha holiday park (beer & chips at pub along the way)

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 75 km06:00:00

Miranda to Te Aroha holiday park (beer & chips at pub along the way)

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 70 km07:00:00

Auckland to Miranda incl a deviation for linch

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 70 km07:00:00

Auckland to Miranda incl a deviation for linch

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 5 km00:30:00

Road to summit of Mt Eden and return for breakfast at hosts’

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 5 km00:30:00

Road to summit of Mt Eden and return for breakfast at hosts’

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 50 km03:00:00

Helenville to Mt Eden. Met by and staying with in-laws. Great hosts

12 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 50 km03:00:00

Helenville to Mt Eden. Met by and staying with in-laws. Great hosts

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km

Te Hana (SH1) to Helensville

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km

Te Hana (SH1) to Helensville

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km07:00:00

Dargaville to Mangataroto pub via gravel backroads

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 80 km07:00:00

Dargaville to Mangataroto pub via gravel backroads

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 90 km07:00:00

Ahipara to Onapere via Ferry to Rawene

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 90 km07:00:00

Ahipara to Onapere via Ferry to Rawene

13 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Richard Hampton
$20

Ride On, enjoy your adventrue

13 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Richard Hampton
$20

Ride On, enjoy your adventrue

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 35 km01:30:00

Hukatere to Ahipara for an easy day

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 35 km01:30:00

Hukatere to Ahipara for an easy day

13 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

My motivation for raising funds for Movember is that I have been affected by some of the causes they support.

Our family still feels the effect of a young suicide several years ago and I have lost a few work colleagues to suicide during my career. All men.

I also have had friends and work colleagues have to deal with prostate cancer.

I have also experienced mental
Health issues. I’ve had my ups and downs throughout my life as we all do, and in retrospect have experienced Bipolar Disorder for many years but in my 50’s, possibly triggered by events, the extremes got bigger. I was diagnosed about 7 years ago at age 57 and was treated with a variety of meds. None ever really worked and the last, Lithium (aside form having negative side effects on kidneys, etc) just had me in a permanent fog. I functioned but life was losing its meaning and purpose for me. I chose to stop about 6 months ago, and either support from friends and family I haven’t looked back. I left a dysfunctional workplace, found employment on terms that suited me and am at present on the trip of my lifetime! I hope research can find answers as I’m well aware many do not fare as well as I have.

13 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

I haven’t updated my photos here yet but I might post a wild man one towards the end!

13 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Donna Adams
$100

Love why you are doing this amazing ride…Ride on bro, Donna and Jeremy

13 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Gill and Mike Wharfe
$50

Awesome Phil, this is such a positive inspiration

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 60 km04:00:00

Start of the Tour! Ride about ⅔ of 90 Mile Beach (it was hard, on top of 100km to get there the same day!) post ride beer was best ever!

13 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 340 km23:59:00

This covers all my km to get to the starting point. Check out my blog (it’s a FB page). https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ku7cHaoLfCs9y1ww/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Previous year's donations
21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$20

Morts

21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Chris Charters
$25
21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Eddie Westrupp
$20

Good on you mate, good luck

21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Phil Etheridge
$15

Thought I’d do the $15 (1c/km) option to show how easy it is. There will be another opportunity to support the cause for men’s health when I’m doing the TA starting mid Jan.

22 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Gill Wharfe
$20

Go bro

Previous year's posts
25 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Well thanks to a generous donation, I’ve donated $100 to Gumboot Friday. Mo update coming soon

25 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

To kick things off, I’ll anything anything donated today (up to a limit of $100) to Gumboot Friday. And yes I’m wearing Gumboots

25 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Leone Ward
$100
227 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$5
231 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
The Circle
$40

Blessings from The Circle

234 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Leonie Etheridge
$20

It's important to speak up about this important issue. Thanks Dad! You'll have a sweet as mo just in time for your birthday!

282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$3
282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Pam Etheridge
$10
282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Joe Mills
$10

Love your work

282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Kingsley Etheridge
$5
282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Russell Brebner
$20

Good one phil!

282 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
nick crocker
$20

shot mate

283 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$20
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