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

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place

Day 189: Kurt rides 232 miles north to central Wisconsin. Another fend land loop from Steve gives him a 231 mile total. Miles is back to the bay for 132 miles of riding.

 

[ianrauk]

Steve's Strava Heat Map HERE

 

[summerdays]

What is the area north of MK like, there seems to be a hole where he hasn't visited?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

What is the area north of MK like, there seems to be a hole where he hasn't visited?

The top part of it near Leicester is great for pootling, lots of quiet winding country lanes, they may be a bit slow for him though, I presume he will want faster straighter roads so he can maintain his pace better.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place

Day 190: Miles, Kurt and Steve all ride about 220 miles along familiar routes. Tommy's July 1939 distances continued to outpace them all.

 

[MisterStan]

Steve has obviously read my post from the other day and is now circling my house;

 

[Mugshot]

Ooooo, looks like I can post Facebook videos again, that'll be annoying for y'all. Anyway, here's Kurt riding a bike and doing a little Q&A.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place.

Day 191: Another 219 East Anglian miles from Steve. Kurt does 221 miles from Manitowoc. 85 bay miles from Miles. Tommy was making good progress with a 301 mile ride on the 10th July 1939.

 

[themosquitoking]

How on earth did someone manage 300 miles in a day on those bikes and roads back then ffs? Made of different stuff to us nowadays i reckon.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place.

Day 192: Kurt follows the west shore north for 243 miles taking his daily average for the first 6 months to over 208 miles per day. Steve does a MK-Spalding-King's Lynn-MK loop for 204 miles. Miles rides from north of Melbourne for 119 miles.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place
Day 193: Kurt sticks to roads in the Baileys Harbor region, has a couple of punctures and GPS problems but still manages 210 miles. Steve does a wide loop of Cambridge with 178 miles for the day. Miles heads east from Melbourne for 108 miles. He is now as far behind Tommy's WR pace as Steve was following his crash.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

How on earth did someone manage 300 miles in a day on those bikes and roads back then ffs? Made of different stuff to us nowadays i reckon.

Don't know, but I'm guessing the guys doing it today won't spend the rest of their lives walking in a weird crouch because of their efforts this year...

 

[Mugshot]

Miles heads east from Melbourne for 108 miles. He is now as far behind Tommy's WR pace as Steve was following his crash.

Is this for Miles' restarted attempt?

 

[themosquitoking]

Don't know, but I'm guessing the guys doing it today won't spend the rest of their lives walking in a weird crouch because of their efforts this year...

Now i just have a vision of a 1930s man running around doing a doctor zoidberg impression.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place

Day 194: Kurt manages 201 miles despite the day being top and tailed by heavy storms. Steve does a familiar loop via Spalding with a late end to the day giving him 209 miles and an annual total of 32,000. Miles puts in a long day of which 196 miles fall within the 24 hours of the 13th July.