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Maj
Matthew Kitchen, ADF HQ, in Canberra training for the NSW
RTA Big Ride.
Photo by Cpl Tracy Tillman, WAUR
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Highway
cycle adventure
By
Cpl Tracy Tillman
HEAD out on the highway looking for adventure in the name of a good
cause – that’s the aim of Maj Matthew Kitchin.
He
is about to embark on a 600km journey over nine days in the annual
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) Big Ride beginning on March
15.
Maj
Kitchin hopes to raise more than $5000 for the Multiple Schlerosis
(MS) Society.
“My
aunt has MS, so I have seen first-hand the effects of the disease
– by completing this event I feel that I can personally do
something for a very worthwhile charity,” he said.
Usually
behind a desk in Capability Systems Division in ADF HQ, Maj Kitchin
has had to commit himself to a rigorous fitness-training schedule,
cycling more than 60km a day.
“My
training is targeted not just at fitness and endurance but also
conditioning. Ultimately there is little difference between 30km
and 100km – I still need to finish a day’s riding, get
some sleep and get back on the bike the next day.”
This
annual cycle touring event has raised more than $2 million dollars
for charity since it began in 1991.
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