Cyclist pedals 300MILES around one McDonald’s drive-thru in non-stop 24-hour challenge – and admits it was ‘pointless’

A MOUNTAIN biker has spent 24 hours cycling round a McDonald’s drive-through in a test of endurance. Matthew Fairbrother, 21, managed to cycle more than 300 miles on Christmas Day in New Zealand. He described the gargantuan mileage - spread out over 2650 laps - as “deliberately absurd”. The adrenaline-junkie knew he only had 30 hours to come this “pointless challenge”. “I came up with the this idea about a year ago and started looking into it and workout out the only day I could do it was the 25th of December because that’s the only day Mcdonald’s shuts down,” he said. “It’s been on my mind the last 12 or so months and it’s just been burning a hole, so I had to go extinguish that fire and get it done. “There was never a distance goal it was just a time goal. I basically told myself I’d bike for 24 hours or up until I got kicked out. “I started at 5am and then I stopped at 5am and over the whole 24 hours I only spent just under two hours not moving.” The young man realised the whole challenge was dependant on whether or not he got kicked out. Deeming it to be relatively low risk, he decided to go ahead with the remarkable feat. Most read in The US Sun However, it all looked like it could be over at one point when relatively early on when an unknown individual pulled into the car park. Fortunately, after a few confused looks, they eventually drove off. By 3pm, he reached the 160 mile and halfway mark. At 5am the following morning - with 300 miles on his GPS tracker - the finish line hove into view. In the aftermath of this monumental effort, Fairbrother said he was exhausted but proud of his efforts. He said the ride was deliberately simple and repetitive. It was an exercise in mental discipline, rather than a showing of speed or spectacle. “I don’t usually do stupid things like this,” he said. “At my core I’m a mountain biker, mainly long distance so a lot of things and events I do are super physically tough, but also mentally tough, so I spend a lot of time by myself in the mountains and most of the time it’s mind over matter. “So I guess this was big test of what my mind and my mental capacity actually has. “Physically I knew I could bike for 24 hours non-stop but to do it in the way I did, mentally I’ve never done anything so tough.” He ensured to plan meticulously, making sure that he was eating enough and at the right times. Fairbrother said his love for biking comes from his family. “I started mountain biking when I was 12 but the more adventure side of it kicked in age 17, then at age 17 I went overseas to compete internationally and ever since I’ve been doing six months overseas competing year.”

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