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

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place.. The OYTT Website HERE

Day 322 / 103: Kurt sticks to central Florida passing through the appealingly named Green Swamp Wilderness. Some minor GPS problems don't prevent him from accumulating another 222.3 miles. Poor weather continues for Steve, although he largely benefits from a wind assisted trip to the Norfolk coast also for exactly 222.3 miles.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo from the other place.. The OYTT Website HERE

Day 323 / 104: Another 220 mile day for Kurt as he rides north to the east Florida coast at St Augustine. He is now within a gnat's whisker of overtaking Bernard Bennet's 1939 record of 65,127 miles. Steve battles his way back from Great Yarmouth to Milton Keynes. For every tailwind there is an unequal and opposite headwind. He eventually makes it home at 1:40am with 185 miles leaving him around 180 miles below the Godwin line.

 

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Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
1 hr ·
Happening today!!!

 

[Neilsmith]

Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
1 hr ·
Happening today!!!

Fantastic what an achievement he has his eye firmly on the prize superb effort

 

[si_c]

Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
1 hr ·
Happening today!!!

What's ridding? How does it differ from cycling? Is it cycling with a goatee?

Edit: couldn't help myself

 

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Fantastic what an achievement he has his eye firmly on the prize superb effort

It's pretty awesome really, I know he's had some stick from some quarters regarding his lack of climbing and his search for the best weather conditions, but to get off your arse and ride that many miles is just incredible.

What's ridding? How does it differ from cycling? Is it cycling with a goatee?

Edit: couldn't help myself

I assume it's the American spelling.

 

[Neilsmith]

The stick is ridiculous, anybody doing this challenge should be applauded for the magnificent achievement it is

 

[ColinJ]

It's pretty awesome really, I know he's had some stick from some quarters regarding his lack of climbing and his search for the best weather conditions, but to get off your arse and ride that many miles is just incredible.

If you look at his past cycling achievements, he wasn't exactly sitting about on his arse/ass even before starting this challenge ...

Unless there was a saddle underneath it!

I assume it's the American spelling.

American spellings are generally more logical than ours, not arbitrarily odd - it's a typo!

 

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Steve Abraham
40 mins ·
Steve's lucky that his sponsor Milltag sent him some new layers of cycling kit and additional winter gloves earlier this week (because today he's going to be riding in temperatures below freezing - and he will probably be hit by snow showers this afternoon)...

 

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Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
7 hrs ·
As of today 65,245 total miles so far!!!
Kurt will be riding (not ridding) the Withlacoochee Trail in Inverness Saturday and Sunday morning if anyone would like to join him. Follow him on Spot tracker and you can find him.
We would like to thank everyone from all over for their support and cheers. Your comments go a long ways and we still have 50 days to go. ~ Kurt & Alicia

 

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Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
22 mins ·
THIS IS ALL ABOUT MILES.
This competition is not about elevation gain, level of suffering, heart rate, cadence, watts, heat, humidity, rain, wind, ice or depth of snowfall, tornados, equipment, clothing, sunglasses, color of hair, etc... - it's about miles cycled in one year! To compare anyone from the past or present, minimize their efforts in such an enduring grind is pointless. No one knows all the facts about what each competitor is dealing with moment by moment unless they are there. "If this were easy, more people would be doing it." Right now, there are only two on this entire planet! Remember, this goes way beyond anything most can comprehend attempting day after day after day after day... Uplifting, positive and helpful comments are received and go a long way. If there is anything you can do to assist either man in their world record attempt - DO IT!!! They are proving the impossible possible. No regrets. ~ Alicia

 

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Which I'm assuming is a reply to this little lot;

1. Vikas Kirola (Siddhant)
   This is not real.. inappropriate readings
   
   11 hours ago
2. 
   Edward Coad
   Looks like you were leaving on a jet plane! ✈️
   
   11 hours ago
3. Vikas Kirola (Siddhant)
   Pls delete the activity... this is very demoralising for the real hard working riders
   
   11 hours ago
4. 
   Edward Coad
   flagged on strava....sorry!
   
   10 hours ago
5. 
   Graham Easton
   Yes the last 14 miles very suspicious.
   
   8 hours ago
6. 
   Vijay Chandran
   This unrealistic elevation keeps people suspicious on your horizontal distance as well.... Correct it soon friend...
   
   7 hours ago
7. 
   Rich Stephens (Sotonia)
   A lot of this guys rides seem suspicious.Can't always be "garmin failure" can it?
   
   7 hours ago
8. 
   Nathaniel Pak
   And we can’t go on together with suspicious miles. Actually the lap totals (not the ride mileage) for today’s rides on strava match the 214.5 reported on the facebook page and shown on garmin connect. It looks like strava failed to distinguish the actual start of the rides from the point that the devices were turned on, adding the extra mileage. Should be pretty easy to straighten out so that the official totals are correct and the record unquestioned. In any case, technical glitches do not detract from what has been and will be achieved. And I, like most people, am inspired not “demoralised” by what Kurt is doing. Once again kudos to both Searvogels and GEEVUM!
   
   6 hours ago
9. 
   Vijay Chandran
   This particular ride after 50 km seems unrealistic, both in terms of the speed and the route. Seems there is no such road ( for the last lap).
   
   6 hours ago
10. 
    Edward Coad
    small technical glitch...ride flagged to strava...no harm done! Let's remember this gps malarkey is "free"!
    
    6 hours ago
11. 
    Vijay Chandran
    Cheers !
    
    6 hours ago
12. Vikas Kirola (Siddhant)
    Dear Nathaniel Pak, kudos to you
    
    4 hours ago
13. 
    Adam Day
    Abraham cycles in freezing temperatures and high winds. Kurt rolls on flats with tailwinds.
    
    3 hours ago
14. 
    Adam Day
    If Kurt and Abraham swapped locations, Abraham would excel and go MUCH quicker. Kurt would not even be able to contemplate the challenge as the constant up hill down hill, high winds and cold temperature would be too much for his delicate body.
    
    3 hours ago
15. 
    Graham Easton
    Agreed Steven has much tougher weather conditions
    
    3 hours ago
16. 
    Simon Baywatch
    I agree as well, kurt would be miles behind if he was based in the UK any hills he has ridden he haa slowed massively compared to Steve Abraham but I guess it's all about how you ride the year so chapeau Kurt. Not long to go !!!!
    
    2 hours ago
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    Jim shu 51 minutes ago

 

[Saluki]

Tarzan Rides the HAM'R Kurt Searvogel
7 hrs ·
As of today 65,245 total miles so far!!!
Kurt will be riding (not ridding) the Withlacoochee Trail in Inverness Saturday and Sunday morning if anyone would like to join him. Follow him on Spot tracker and you can find him.
We would like to thank everyone from all over for their support and cheers. Your comments go a long ways and we still have 50 days to go. ~ Kurt & Alicia

I lived in Inverness. I'm sure that I'd have remembered something called the Withlacoochee Trail

All our collective hats are off to Steve today. We've only walked the dogs and walked from the car to a client's home and back to the car again, and that was quite enough of outdoors, thank you very much. The thought of 20 miles in this weather is quite enough, let alone 10 times that. Steve is just an astonishing athlete.

 

[ianrauk]

That Adam Day chap is a well known troll that has been banned on Steve's strava.

 

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That Adam Day chap is a well known troll that has been banned on Steve's strava.

That's the fella, utter pillock.