‘My legs are coming back!'

On a mission to climb Box Hill in under six minutes, former rugby pro Gareth Mason is delighted with his recent progress

- Gareth Mason

Something is definitely happening, but I’m not sure what! Over the last three weeks, my legs have started coming back — not just to where they were two months ago but to their absolute peak. I’m feeling fitter and stronger all the time; my numbers and performance have gone through the roof.

At the start of this project, in April, my main aim was to lose weight, and I got down from 105 to 100kg relatively quickly but soon began to struggle with a drop-off in performance. So just lately I have been eating a bit more, and it seems to be making a difference. Perhaps I’d been under fuelling slightly. Right now I’m at 101kg but I’m feeling so good on the bike that I’m going to ride this wave as long as I possibly can.

Box Hill PB