Maine to Key West: Jacksonville unicyclist completes 2,400-mile trip on East Coast Greenway

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Keep in mind the Jacksonville man who made it his mission to journey down from Wells, Maine, to Key West, Florida — all on one wheel? It took 5 months, however on Saturday, Avery Seuter completed his 2,400-mile journey to assist make the roads safer.

“It’s, it’s a good distance, yeah,” Seuter stated. “As soon as I received on the road [in Key West], and it was immediately all the way in which all the way down to the southernmost buoy, it was type of, you already know, it felt conclusive. I had my household there.”

The proper conclusion to an incredible journey.

However there have been challenges alongside the way in which.

“The difficulty is the place you get to roads which can be possibly not designed for cyclists or pedestrians it’s very troublesome to securely navigate them on a motorbike or, and even strolling. So, I feel the largest challenges had been these sections that had been possibly not as full,” he stated.

That’s actually what impressed Seuter to make this journey within the first place. In early September, he began unicycling from Maine to Florida, elevating cash and consciousness for the East Coast Greenway. A bicycle and pedestrian route connecting 15 states aiming to make journey safer for bikers and riders.

He logged 20 to 30 miles per day, and raised a mixed $4,000. He even turned 20 in the course of the journey.

“Round that point, I used to be staying with folks fairly ceaselessly, and as quickly as they’d discover out it was my birthday, they’d exit and get like, cupcakes or one thing. So, I celebrated, I feel, 5 completely different instances and I used to be so stuffed with sugar. I feel that’s what actually helped me recover from the end line,” he stated.

Seuter says when he will get again house to Maine, he plans to do much more to assist enhance infrastructure. He additionally hopes to encourage folks to get out and get energetic.

“I’d encourage folks to get out and bike or stroll or transfer round their communities nonetheless they will even when it’s not what you do on a regular basis. It’s actually, actually helpful in your well being and psychological well being,” he stated.

Seuter additionally advised News4JAX he began this journey from his home in Maine, which means he by no means accomplished the total part of the Greenway. He says within the spring, he’d prefer to go all the way in which as much as the Canadian border, and actually full the journey.