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Phil Etheridge
5  year  Mo Bro

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Target: $1,000
raised $693 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: I’m aiming to ride at least 500km this month... Please contribute 2c/km or $10 (or whatever you like!). I raised nearly $250 over the summer when I biked Te Ika o Maui (the North Island), so we have a head start!

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 such as prostate and testicular cancel require funding and research, so let’s support this!

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Previous year's posts
80 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Gill Etheridge
$10

Going great Phil

Previous year's donations
80 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Gill Etheridge
$10

Going great Phil

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 17.2 km

Colonial Know Mt Biking, 2 loops. https://www.strava.com/activities/13005945671

Previous year's activities
80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 17.2 km

Colonial Know Mt Biking, 2 loops. https://www.strava.com/activities/13005945671

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

80 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 11.8 km

Commuting

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 11.8 km

Commuting

80 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Last day tomorrow, thanks to all who donated, including my Te Ika o Maui (North Island) tour, I did 499 km in the end, but did a fair bit of walking last weekend, so I'll take that!

80 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Last day tomorrow, thanks to all who donated, including my Te Ika o Maui (North Island) tour, I did 499 km in the end, but did a fair bit of walking last weekend, so I'll take that!

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Commute and errand

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Commute and errand

80 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Last few days, I’ll post a mo
Shot of the winning style tomorrow. Now up to 450km, so will probably finish just short of the 500.

80 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Last few days, I’ll post a mo
Shot of the winning style tomorrow. Now up to 450km, so will probably finish just short of the 500.

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 37 km

Group ride, hard mt biking, some grade 4+ trail

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 37 km

Group ride, hard mt biking, some grade 4+ trail

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Morning errands

80 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Morning errands

81 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Commute + errands

81 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 20 km

Commute + errands

82 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Ok it’s getting to the end and I haven’t posted prolifically. Mo is growing and I’m up to 362 fit November so may yet bake it. (site includes the distance I did for the TA.) still not many fresh donations, check my upcoming post in the next couple of days, hopefully you’ll be inspired to donate. Photo is from today’s activity.

82 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

Ok it’s getting to the end and I haven’t posted prolifically. Mo is growing and I’m up to 362 fit November so may yet bake it. (site includes the distance I did for the TA.) still not many fresh donations, check my upcoming post in the next couple of days, hopefully you’ll be inspired to donate. Photo is from today’s activity.

82 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 52 km

Did a bit of training for an upcoming social ride by having pie and coffee for lunch and beer & fries for afternoon tea

82 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 52 km

Did a bit of training for an upcoming social ride by having pie and coffee for lunch and beer & fries for afternoon tea

82 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 50 km

Lunchtime errand plus evening mt bike ride.

82 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 50 km

Lunchtime errand plus evening mt bike ride.

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 15 km

Errands around Paraparaumu

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 15 km

Errands around Paraparaumu

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 13 km

A couple of laps at That Place MtB park, Wanganui

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 13 km

A couple of laps at That Place MtB park, Wanganui

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 43 km

Bike to work , then home frim railway station

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 43 km

Bike to work , then home frim railway station

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 43 km

Biked to work one way, back in the train, then pedalled home in the rain

83 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 43 km

Biked to work one way, back in the train, then pedalled home in the rain

84 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 45 km02:15:00

Rode to work (38km) and came back on train, a bit of shopping thrown in on the way home

84 Week(s) Ago
I cycled 45 km02:15:00

Rode to work (38km) and came back on train, a bit of shopping thrown in on the way home

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

Quick ride at work to assist a client with a breakdown. Cheating a bit - took an e-bike and rode at full power.

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

Quick ride at work to assist a client with a breakdown. Cheating a bit - took an e-bike and rode at full power.

84 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Brendan Morton
$20

Good man Phil. Lot of people struggling out there!. Hope you get to your target.

84 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Brendan Morton
$20

Good man Phil. Lot of people struggling out there!. Hope you get to your target.

108 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$60

A worthy cause

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

Upper Hutt-Wellington

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

Masterton-Upper Hutt via Rimutaka Incline cycle trail

122 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

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

Rangiwahia to Palmerston North

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

Wanganui to Rangiwahia

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

Whakamaru to Camp Epic, timber trail

123 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
J9 J9
$15
124 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Richard Hampton
$20

Ride On, enjoy your adventrue

124 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.

125 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

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

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

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

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

Awesome Phil, this is such a positive inspiration

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

Morts

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

Good on you mate, good luck

133 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.

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

Go bro

136 Week(s) Ago
Phil Etheridge

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

136 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

136 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Leone Ward
$100
338 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
$5
342 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
The Circle
$40

Blessings from The Circle

345 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!

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

Love your work

393 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Kingsley Etheridge
$5
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