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

[mmmmartin]

Those that know Steve won't be put off.

Agreed. There's no point in trying to sound agreeable on arrival; he'll have ridden 200 miles that day, and all the ones before, and will be doing more than that in the summer. That sounds a very accurate summary of what will be needed. If he were to come down to Kent I'd be happy to have him stay at mine.

 

[Pale Rider]

Here's the tracker link again to save new readers trawling through the thread to find it:

http://trackleaders.com/oneyeartimetrial15i.php?name=Steve_Abraham

 

[mcshroom]

Quote from this morning: -

I can confirm that using #nuun tablets mean you get a refreshing drink at minus 5 c not an ice lolly #brrr #cold

 

[Hip Priest]

The stuff about being a host is as factual as it needs to be. Otherwise you'd get people picturing an evening at home with the rider drinking a bottle of wine and discussing cycling over dinner, and they'd only end up disappointed.

 

[ChrisV]

This thread is going to go on for over 12 months. It's going to be interesting following it - I wonder how big the media interest will get?

 

[ChrisV]

In the thread? Minimal I would guess.

Why isn't there a 'dislike' button?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Why isn't there a 'dislike' button?

You can get an unlike button....

 

[Drago]

Fair play to the guy.

He's gone last my neck of the woods several times. I'll give him a cheery wave if I see him.

 

[mcshroom]

He does do a pretty good line in cycling the weight off when he's not scoffing though.

 

[400bhp]

MK is the worse place I have ever cycled. And he is choosing to do bl00dy rings in it. He deserves a record for that alone.

 

[ChrisV]

Forget a year - does anyone think they could do 180 a day for a week?

 

[blazed]

Forget a year - does anyone think they could do 180 a day for a week?

Physically yes, I don't believe I would suffer exhaustion or my muscles would give out on me. Mentally, no. I could not handle having time to do anything other than cycle/eat/shower/sleep. I could not handle the boredom on the ride of steadily cycling so many miles. I couldn't handle the thoughts that my time would be better spent elsewhere whether doing other things I enjoy or things that are more productive.

Fair play to Steve, I think his main strength lies in his mental ability to deal with long miles. I know he's single, has no children and has a mundane warehouse job. Possibly his success on a bike comes from his lack of success elsewhere in life. He has nothing to lose by cycling all day, after all what else would he be doing. The amount of cycling he does in day to day life does not seem healthy and seems more like escapism.

 

[KneesUp]

Fair play to Steve, I think his main strength lies in his mental ability to deal with long miles. I know he's single, has no children and has a mundane warehouse job. Possibly his success on a bike comes from his lack of success elsewhere in life. He has nothing to lose by cycling all day, after all what else would he be doing. The amount of cycling he does in day to day life does not seem healthy and seems more like escapism.

That seems a very mean-spirited comment.

Why not say something like:

Fair play to Steve, I think his main strength lies in his mental ability to deal with long miles, which is something I can't do. I know he dedicates his life to the thing he loves. The amount of cycling he does in day to day life does not seem healthy to me, and if I was doing that much it would be a form of escapism - but as I know nothing about Steve I will assume that he does it simply because he loves it. And why not?

 

[vernon]

The amount of cycling he does in day to day life does not seem healthy and seems more like escapism.

It seems to me that he's found his perfect work/life balance.

 

[screenman]

If Steve is happier riding a bike than doing anything else in life, then I would say he is very successful.

I would like blaze to explain more in detail where he thinks he has been unsuccessful. Or what they consider a successful life. For me life is about being happy, contented, safe and healthy.