29/09/2026
WE DID IT. 350KM. 3 DAYS. ONE PURPOSE. ❤️
After three very long days, the challenge we talked about, trained for, worried about and dreamed about is finally completed.
And honestly… all three of us agree on one thing:
This was the hardest thing we have ever faced in our lives.
It pushed our bodies and our minds further than we ever thought possible.
175KM cycling around the Ring of Kerry.
175KM running.
Three days of moving forward. Day turned into night. Night turned into another day. And at some moments, it felt like our bodies were simply saying “enough.”
Our joints were hurting. Muscles were seizing up. Every step became a battle. There were moments when the only thing still moving forward was our heads, our hearts, and most importantly — our purpose.
The run was incredibly hard after everything our bodies had already been through on the bike.
And as we expected, the night running became one of the biggest tests of the entire challenge.
After Sneem, darkness surrounded us.
We reached Coomakista and entered the storm. 🌧️💨⚠️
A yellow weather warning for rain and strong winds.
At that point, our bodies were already in pain, and we were battling against the weather on top of everything else.
There were moments when running became impossible.
We ran.
We walked.
We stopped.
We started again.
And even walking became incredibly difficult.
But we pushed through it together.
Then, somewhere after Coomakista, on the road between Waterville and Cahersiveen, something happened that none of us had ever experienced before.
We started falling asleep while running.
Our bodies were still moving. Our legs were still taking steps. But at the same time, we could feel our bodies shutting down.
It is difficult to explain what that feels like.
You can literally be moving forward while your body is telling you that it has had enough.
We were so exhausted that we were fighting sleep while still trying to keep moving.
This was a completely new level of exhaustion for all of us.
But we pushed through it together.
And then came the last 50KM.
Something strange started happening.
Every kilometre began to feel longer.
And longer.
And longer.
A distance that normally wouldn’t seem so huge suddenly felt endless.
The last 50KM became a real mental battle for all three of us.
It wasn’t just about our legs anymore.
It was about our minds.
There were moments when we were laughing, joking and somehow still full of life.
Then, sometimes only minutes later, there would be complete silence.
No talking.
Just footsteps.
Pain.
Exhaustion.
And the road in front of us.
It was a complete emotional rollercoaster.
One moment we were laughing together.
The next, we were fighting our own battles inside our heads.
But we stayed together.
When one of us was struggling, the others were there.
When one of us slowed down, we stayed together.
When our bodies were screaming to stop, our minds reminded us WHY we were doing this.
And somehow, step by step, kilometre by kilometre, we kept going.
We never gave up.
And the most incredible thing is…
We never regretted doing it. Not for one second.
Because this challenge was never just about us.
It was about our WHY.
Life is exactly like this sometimes.
We face good moments and terrible moments. Sometimes everything feels easy, and sometimes every single step feels impossible.
But when you have a purpose strong enough, you find a way to keep moving.
We kept moving because there are people who are fighting battles much bigger than ours. People who don’t always have the strength, ability or choice to keep going.
We did this for our own reasons.
But we also did it for those people.
For everyone who needs support.
For everyone who needs someone to stand beside them.
And for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. ❤️
We said we would complete this challenge.
And we did.
But our journey doesn’t have to end here.
Our donation page is still open, and if you can donate even €1, we would be incredibly grateful.
Every euro matters. Every donation can help. And every bit of support makes what we went through mean even more.
🙏 Thank you.
Thank you to every single person who supported us.
To everyone who followed our journey, checked the live tracking, sent messages, encouraged us, donated, shared our posts, helped with logistics and simply believed in us.
And especially thank you to everyone who never doubted us, even for a second.
There were moments when we doubted ourselves.
But knowing that people were behind us gave us another reason to keep going.
Three guys.
350KM.
Three days.
One unforgettable battle.
Everything is possible when there is a strong enough purpose behind it.
❤️ WHERE PAIN MEETS PURPOSE.
Thank you for being part of our journey.
Thanks to support from:
O'Sullivan Bathroom Renovations
Hussey Tyres
Celtic School of English
And to all our support crew ❤️
Marek, James & Adam
