Photo: Matthew FairbrotherA Christchurch mountain biker spent 24 hours cycling continuous laps around a McDonald's drive-through to test his endurance. Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother clocked up 500 kilometres on the ride on Christmas Day, which he described as a "deliberately absurd" endurance challenge. 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." 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."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2026 17:50 UTC