50 Challenges by Fifty over a wide Canberra mountain landscape

The mission

Fifty challenges before 29 July 2028.

I’m Anthony Murphy. Before I turn 50, I’m taking on fifty challenges that will push me physically, creatively and personally.

See Challenge 01 Why I’m doing this

The journey has started. One challenge is active. Forty-nine are still ahead.

0 Completed

1 In progress

49 Still to launch

— Days remaining

Now underway

Challenge 01 is live.

The first challenge begins with consistency rather than speed: get on the bike every day and keep building until 100 kilometres on the road becomes possible.

In progress

Challenge 01 Ride every day.

Cycling every day until I can ride 100 kilometres.

Day 1 began with a 30-minute indoor session on the Peloton. Right now, 100 kilometres feels like a massive target—which is exactly why it belongs here.

The main focus is consistency. I’ll gradually build the time, distance and confidence needed to turn those first 30 minutes indoors into a single 100-kilometre outdoor ride.

Starting point Day 1
30 minutes indoors

The rule Ride every day until the target is reached

The finish line Complete 100 km in one outdoor ride

Watch Day 1 Follow future updates

Why Fifty

Turning 50 is the deadline.
It isn’t the point.

The point is to stop postponing the things that feel difficult, unfamiliar or worth doing—and start moving towards them now.

Some challenges will test my endurance. Others will require me to learn, create, travel, connect or confront something I have avoided. They do not all need to be extreme, but they do need to demand real effort and leave a story worth telling.

This will not be a polished highlight reel. Failed attempts, slow progress, changed plans and bad days are part of the project. The aim is not to look fearless. It is to keep showing up.

Each challenge must require genuine effort.

It should involve preparation, persistence, courage, learning or meaningful growth.

Each challenge needs a clear finish line.

I will define completion before the attempt, so there is no moving the goalposts later.

The process gets documented honestly.

The preparation and setbacks matter as much as the result. Failed attempts still get shared.

The challenge list

Fifty different reasons to grow.

The final list will stretch across endurance, adventure, learning, creativity, contribution and the quieter challenges that happen internally.

Physical & Endurance

Build strength, stamina and resilience.

Adventure

Go further, explore and take calculated risks.

Learn & Master

Develop skills with a clear moment of proof.

Create & Build

Make something that did not exist before.

Connect & Contribute

Give time, help others and strengthen relationships.

Mind & Inner Life

Practise discipline, reflection and personal courage.

Meet Anthony

I’m not starting as an expert.

I’m Anthony Murphy, based in Canberra, and I created 50 by Fifty because I had accumulated too many “one day” ideas.

This project gives those ideas a deadline and makes the work public. Some challenges will build on things I already enjoy. Others will take me well outside my comfort zone. I expect progress to be uneven, and that is exactly why I want to document it.

Challenge 1 starts with something simple: get on the bike again tomorrow. Then do it the day after that. Keep going until those first 30 minutes become 100 kilometres on the road.

Come along for the journey

Follow the journey

See what happens next.

Every challenge will be shared as it unfolds—not just when it is completed. Follow the training, milestones, failures and finish lines.