It’s been 3 (or more) weeks since the last update and we’ve left Australia behind, for the green and pleasant lands of New Zealand. We are closing in on Johnny E’s hometown, finding ourselves in Minden, just 11 miles behind target.

| Completed in 2025 | Completed in 2026 | Total Complete | Challenge Goal | Remaining |
| 7560 | 4961 | 12521 | 16679 | 4158 |
I’m traveling again for a week, so I’ve included the graphs in this update. See below. Incredibly, Johnny E is coming up on completing his annual goal, with 95% complete! Matt Brock is also crushing it, at 68%, with just over half the year gone.
| Name | Run | Ride | Walk | Total |
| Thomas Adams | 184 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| Carlin Bowers | 1 | 108 | 30 | 139 |
| David Bowers | 30 | 496 | 39 | 566 |
| Jonathan Brock | 0 | 10 | 90 | 100 |
| Matt Brock | 421 | 58 | 64 | 544 |
| Kevin Hook | 437 | 0 | 603 | 1050 |
| Chris Hardy | 709 | 0 | 0 | 733 |
| Jay Evans | 97 | 126 | 1422 | 1645 |
| Grand total | 1880 | 799 | 2248 | 4961 |
| Name | 2026 Goal | Completed | 2026 Remaining | 2026 % Complete | 2026 miles per day required |
| Thomas Adams | 662 | 184 | 478 | 27.8% | 2.84 |
| Carlin Bowers | 550 | 139 | 411 | 25.3% | 2.45 |
| David Bowers | 1450 | 566 | 884 | 39.0% | 5.26 |
| Jonathan Brock | 400 | 100 | 300 | 25.1% | 1.78 |
| Matt Brock | 800 | 544 | 256 | 68.0% | 1.53 |
| Kevin Hook | 1900 | 1050 | 850 | 55.2% | 5.06 |
| Chris Hardy | 1400 | 733 | 667 | 52.4% | 3.97 |
| Jay Evans | 1730 | 1645 | 85 | 95.1% | 0.51 |
| Grand total | 8892 | 4961 | 3931 | 55.8% | 23.40 |
Here’s a map.

Some graphs.




And some Streetviews of some beautiful scenery.





Keep it up everyone!
