205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Discussion thread

[Col5632]

I think he's mental, I can see him doing it though

 

[Pale Rider]

I hope the only thing that exceeds his determination to get the record is his determination to preserve his long term health.

If that's true, all will be well and I will salute him whatever the outcome.

 

[Fab Foodie]

This guy is a few spokes short of a full wheel.

On the contrary, he's one of the sanest, pleasant and together people I've ever met.

 

[Crankarm]

On the contrary, he's one of the sanest, pleasant and together people I've ever met.

And that is high praise coming from sensible, grounded, sorted, interesting, amiable, humorous and all round good egg FF .

 

[Fab Foodie]

And that is high praise coming from sensible, grounded, sorted, interesting, amiable, humorous and all round good egg FF .

Ahhhh damned with faint praise

 

[Tim Hall]

Don't you think that cycling that distance would be up there or even surpass say climbing Mount Everest , reaching the north pole , any other cycling record out there .

For the record I don't think he will do it but if he did it would be some record ,I fear fatigue will get him at some point and under doctors orders he will stop .

Given his approach to dentistry (a screwdriver was involved) I don't think doctors' orders will have much effect.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Ahhhh damned with faint praise

Take it Fabbers, the rest of us think you're a nobber.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Take it Fabbers, the rest of us think you're a nobber.

Blimey .... more praise!

 

[Turbo Rider]

Good luck to him. Seem's like someone trying to fulfil a dream. Hope he succeeds. Much better idea than throwing dolphins over Everest from a canoe in the Amazon, or whatever else it was which was suggested and it may seem pointless to some, even unhealthy, but life is pretty pointless if you really think about it, so if you can do what you want to do, no matter what anyone says, then you are the king of the world. The man should be held up as an example to all.

 

[Crankarm]

He's mad, he's mad! He's madder than mad Jack McMad winner of last year's Mr Mad Man Competition.

 

[Saluki]

no, you can do any 365 day period https://ultracycling.com/sections/records/max-mileage.php

Not seen that. The bit I read definitely said that it was 1st Jan to 31st December but I can't find it now. The problem with going from link to link to link.

 

[Pale Rider]

it woudl be better if that site displayed distances travelled per day and rolling avergae per day (given hey didnt all strat at same tiime. a minute by minute guide to rolling speed is a tad pointless in a 365 day race / audax

It certainly would.

To be fair to the support team, I think it's a work in progress.

Would have been nice to have it all neat and tidy from day one, but that's unrealistic with volunteers and bare bones funding.

 

[Origamist]

He's mad, he's mad! He's madder than mad Jack McMad winner of last year's Mr Mad Man Competition.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

TR

 

[velovoice]

The two Americans haven't started their challenges yet. It looks like they are just testing their equipment.

Each rider had to specify their start date - recorded on each rider's Tracker profile. Steve's says 1/1, Kurt's 1/10 and William's 1/4. Given that Steve and Kurt had publicised their starts as the 1st and 10th January respectively, it seems reasonable to infer from the Tracker profile info that William had stated he was starting on the 4th. I am not entirely sure that he has in fact started. If he has, then his equipment is severely malfunctioning! (which is a real worry I had for Steve - fingers crossed so far so good).

 

[Crankarm]

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

TR

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