The winner of the Pikes Peak Marathon not only crushed the race itself, but also the four days of travel leading up to it: He biked 250 miles to get to there.

Dakota Jones, 27, of Durango, Colorado, departed Silverton, Colorado for Colorado Springs with the intention of raising money for Protect Our Winters, a non-profit environmental group that has brought together athletes against climate change.

“I’m really aware of climate issues and environmental problems,” Jones told the Durango Herald. “Those things can be super sort of paralyzing. It’s such a big problem, what can I do? Honestly, me not driving and me biking doesn’t make that big of a difference, but if you think of it like that, then nobody will do anything. We have to do something, no matter how small it is, and so this is a good opportunity for me to put this into practice.”

Once at the race, things did not go as planned during the ascent for Jones, placing between fifth and seventh until he reached the treeline. After that, he was second to the 14,112-foot summit in 2:17:22, and his blistering 1:13:53 descent gave him the five-minute victory. His descent time was a course record, and his official time was 3:32:20.

In the women’s race, 38-year-old Megan Kimmel broke the 37-tear-old women’s record with a blazing 4:15:04 and good for 14th overall. The previous record was set by Lynn Bjorklund in 1981.

With the race in the books, Jones continues his bike ride as he returns home to Durango, roughly 250 miles away. His fundraising page is still live, and has a goal of raising $5,000 for Protect Our Winters. Every $10 donated will earn contributors a raffle ticket for prizes he plans to give out.