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

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place

Day 248 / 29: Big miles from Kurt as he's back on the Little Rock hamster wheel doing 231 miles of local road repeats. Steve does a 195 mile Ely loop to maintain his lead over his January riding. Miles is back to the big rides with several bay trips for a 233 mile total.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Looks like Kurt has got over his blues

 

[Simpleton]

Good to see Searvogel back on track. His strategy regarding this record attempt and its execution have near enough been spot on. Abraham needs to ramp up the miles over the next couple of months before the clocks go forward and it gets colder. Don't know if he should have postponed the new attempt until PBP was done and dusted. Time will tell.

 

[themosquitoking]

PBP has cost him miles and will be seen as an expensive folly if he fails at the end of the attempt.

 

[StuAff]

Large female isn't singing, not even in the opera house. And Steve's a winner, not a failure, regardless of the final result. Attempt #2 is barely started in any case.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place.

Day 249 / 30: Kurt settles in to a pattern of two local rides per day, one in early morning and the other in the afternoon/evening, avoiding the worst of the Arkansas heat. This gives him 208 miles, placing him within a day of the 50,000 milestone. Steve, in better weather than recent days, rides north and south to Boston for 215 miles. Miles does a there-and-back again ride along the bay for 131 miles.

 

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Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel updated their cover photo.
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[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place

Day 250 / 31: The Arkansas high temperatures push Kurt's riding to the early morning and late evening along local roads. He passes the 50,000 milestone with a ride of 201 miles and remains ahead of Tommy's September 7th 1939 pace. Steve rides up to the Wash and back for 210 miles. Miles takes the train north to Shepparton and rides back to Melbourne for 112 miles.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place

Day 251 / 32: Big miles from Kurt – 244 of them on Little Rock roads. This puts him 629 miles in front of Tommy's WR pace and 97 miles ahead of Tommy's actual riding at this stage of the challenge. Steve continues his climb away from his January riding, completing 212 miles through Cambridgeshire and Essex. Miles does another bay ride for 127 miles.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place

Day 252 / 33: Both Kurt and Steve ride 220 miles – Kurt doing 20 repeats on a 11 mile stretch of local roads in Little Rock, Steve doing another Cambridgeshire/Essex loop. Their rides keep Kurt 57 miles ahead of Tommy's 243rd day total and pushes Steve further ahead of his February progress. Miles does another bay there-and-back for 135 miles.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place

Day 253 / 34: Kurt rides a slightly wider selection of roads from Little Rock than recent days giving him another 233 miles. Steve heads east to Sudbury than takes a Cambridgeshire route home for 206 miles. Nothing posted from Miles today.

 

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Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
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While in Little Rock, I get to sleep in sometimes (a normal 8 hours). Kurt gets up at four in the morning and goes. You would think he would be beat? But no, he gets back in the saddle and keeps riding through the heat of the day, looking for anything or anyone to amuse him. My days are devoted to taking care of him and keeping him on the bike. There are days that aren't so easy and we have to push through, especially when one of us isn't feeling so well. Yet, we keep doing our job. Honestly though, I'm in awe of how he can keep cranking out the miles. Truly, it is amazing. ~ Alicia

 

[Beebo]

Kurt is constantly out performing Steve, i fear this is a lost cause unless Steve can up his mileage significantly over the winter months.
Kurt could smash the record as high as 210 - 215, and steve has a long 6 months ahead of morning and nights in which he needs to be smashing out conistent 210 plus mileage.

 

[Pale Rider]

Kurt is constantly out performing Steve, i fear this is a lost cause unless Steve can up his mileage significantly over the winter months.
Kurt could smash the record as high as 210 - 215, and steve has a long 6 months ahead of morning and nights in which he needs to be smashing out conistent 210 plus mileage.

It appears things may not be going too well off the bike as well - judging from some posts in the other place.

Roger the Moneyman has quit, as has another member of the team.

Neither has posted much about that, presumably out of loyalty to Steve, but what they have posted indicates to me an organisation which is disorganised, and possibly suffering from personal tensions.

The good news is Roger says Steve should have enough money to complete the second attempt.

But he appears to be rather on his own, no word from the crew chief or the guy who was supposed to be doing publicity, and the overnight hosting system appears to have come to a stop.

Donors are starting to complain about the apparent news blackout.

That may not matter directly, but it does add to the general aura of discontent.

 

[jo from the other place]

Ian is off cycling in foreign parts this week, so it's over to our YACF correspondent for an update...

Day 254 / 35: Kurt goes back to the hamster wheel – 20 repeats of a 10 mile stretch of road beside the Arkansas River giving him 208 miles for the day. Steve does another fenland loop for 209 miles bringing him a little closer to Kurt's February pace. Miles does the bay as a single there-and-back for 111 miles.