I joined it for the free achievement badge to sew onto my cub scouts uniform (Shimano windproof jacket). I'll be doing a bit of extra training anyway to maintain my reputation as one of the best climbers in Tokyo (haha!) before the 180+ km Bonen-megalo-brevet-kai, so it shouldn't be much of a hassle.
For any cyclist (I would argue anyone at all, within reason), 500 kilometres in 8 days is emminently doable. Most on the forum would've done something more than that in a given 8 days during our time as cyclists.
The point is (to me and, as far as I am aware, the point behind it for Rapha in starting it):
- The conditions (not often very bad in Japan)
- The company
- The 'type' of KMs
- The story
Regardless of who has the biggest balls in the Japan foreigner cycling community, it was merely a question of who will do it (and me stating what my particular view on it is, i.e. it was helpful for the start of the year to get off to a good start, especially as 2015 was my first year of taking anything close to a 'serious' view on road cycling).
As for bragging, I'll save that for those who are best (or worst?) at it.
I average about 350 kilometres* every eight days. So this might be an interesting challenge... so long as no-one is going to associate me with Rapha** by virtue of my participation.
* One thousand metres. I'm not aware of any other 'type'.
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