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Day 4 - 2026 @live4lily Foundation Ride for Lily - Corryong to Wodonga . Another 6am freezing cold and foggy start out of Corryong to Walwa (thankfully Dezi had been dealt with by the time we passed through!). The fog didn’t lift until about 11:30am and the sun came out which was nice. . What was also nice was that today I was able to stick to the group 2 peloton and finally had some coverage after riding the past three days in a small group and solo some of the time which really takes a lot out of you. So today I unashamedly took advantage of the flatter route and the drafting that was offered by my fellow riders which made for a very fast day and enjoyable ride indeed. . We cruised most of the way along the Murray River and the scenery was beautiful, taking in Lake Hume. We crossed the river and went into Wodonga via the Hume Dam which was pretty cool. . $206k now raised for this ride with three days to go. My individual tally raised is close to $12k. Donate if you can - https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins or link in Bio

This one deserves its own post! . My first +3,000m climb 👊 . @live4lily #rideforlily

This one deserves its own post! My first +3,000m climb 👊 . @live4lily #rideforlily

Day 3 - 2026 Ride for Lily - Jindabyne (NSW) to Corryong (Vic) . 3,120m vertical 😮 ✅ . Back to Back to Back +2km climbing days 🤪 . Body is feeling it now. But that was a sensational ride. Lots of climbing but equally some stunning downhill and very fast descents (all safe of course!). All through the magnificent and very beautiful Kosciuszko National Park. . Started out in zero deg at around 6am and climbed to Thredbo about 37km away. Another 5km climb to Dead Horse Gap and then some very nice and quick descents into Geehi. Final section was around 60km with more hills and downhills, crossing the Murray River 15km out and getting into Corryong around 4pm. . Everyone is holding up well but starting to feel the fatigue setting in. Almost half way through but most importantly two thirds the way through our fundraising goal of $300k. . Donate if you can - https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins or link in Bio . @live4lily @childrenscancerinstitute @murdoch_childrens #rideforlily

Day 2 - 2026 Ride for Lily - Jindabyne - Perisher Valley return via Guthega Power Station . Back to back 2k+ vertical days! . Another huge day of climbing the hills of Mt. Kosciuszko National Park. It was bitterly cold down to around 1-2deg but the feel like temp was around -5deg. . Has anyone ever said I hate the cold!! . I had so many layers on it didn’t matter. My fingers and feet were numb and from around 1,600m elevation the sleet and snow set which we rode in for about 15km to Perisher. Unfortunately (or fortunately 🤔) the call was made that due to safety and the snow and ice on the road, that we were not able to get all the way to Charlottes Pass, another 10km on from Perisher. The descent would have been too dangerous. As it was, it was still hair raising! . And to just make sure we did enough elevation, we detoured on the way back down via the Guthega Power Station which powers the Snowy Mountain Hydro, and then climbed back out again. . A great effort by all the riders and support crew in really challenging conditions, who were amazing. That’s @bottles8 and Zana for helping me out today. Legends. . https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins or link in Bio to donate. . Over to Corryong tomorrow via Thredbo. More hills 😬

Day 1 2026 Ride for Lily - Canberra, ACT to Jindabyne, NSW - ✅ Done . I’ve done almost 50 Ride for Lily days and this one was up there as one of the hardest. 183km. 2,100m vertical. Crazy cross winds all the way from Canberra then the last 60km into a 25kmh Westerly headwind - uphill! . But the crew all got it done (some a little slower than others 😬). . But it’s not a race. The real race is finding a cure for kids cancer and at my lowest point today (of which there were many) I thought of all the kids on the Kookaburra Ward at the RCH who are in pain daily as they undergo chemo and other treatment to try and get themselves better, and the pain I went through today didn’t come close to what they have to go through. . We are close to $200k raised this year so keep the donations coming. https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins or link in Bio . Day 2 tomorrow and another belter with two massive climbs around Mt. Kosciuszko ⛰️ . @live4lily @murdoch_childrens @childrenscancerinstitute #cycling #endurancecycling #fundraising

T minus 7 days… • • @live4lily ACT to MCG. . #cycling #training @giantbikesaus . https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins

Ride on 🚲 . 3 weeks to go to @live4lily Ride for Lily ACT to MCG. . Thanks for everyone’s support, I have now passed $11k raised for this year’s ride. If you would like to donate you can do so here or see link in bio - https://live-for-lily-foundation.grassrootz.com/act-to-mcg/phil-martins . #cycling @giantbikesaus #curekidscancer

@edsheeran at the @rchmelbourne . #workday #edsheeran #freeconcert

Came across this spectacular Lace Monitor (Varanus various) today on the Arlie Creek Track walk. 🦎 . #lizardsofinstagram #lacemonitor #reptiles