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

[ianrauk]

From Jo fromthe other place.. The OYTT Website HERE

Day 324 / 105: Kurt rides 216 miles back to the Green Swamp Wilderness (plus/minus 10 miles or so subject to GPS problems) and in the process passes Bernard Bennett's 1939 record. Only Tommy's distance to beat now. With a forecasted change in wind direction over the weekend, Steve heads north to Goole. He finds the going tough after a difficult week of windy, wet and cold weather, managing 185 miles before bedding down.

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo fromthe other place.. The OYTT Website HERE

Day 325 / 106: Kurt rides through the Witlacoochee Forest a couple of times ending the day with 213 miles. Steve makes the journey back from Goole via a detour north to the Humber and a late evening snooze stop, eventually covering 198 miles before getting home to MK.

 

[ianrauk]

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

Day 326 / 107: Kurt heads south towards Tampa for a rainy morning then spends the remains of the day doing loops of Flatwood park, all in for a total of 217 miles. This leaves him around 560 miles above the Godwin line. Steve does a 189 mile Cambridgeshire loop via Peterborough and Ely in colder but generally drier and less windy conditions. He finishes a little earlier than of late in order to regain some lost sleep. He is currently around 240 miles below the Godwin line.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Witlacoochee Forest rivals Marsh Gibbon on my cool-name-ometor.

 

[ianrauk]

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

Day 327 / 108: Kurt does loops of Flatwoods park, 27 of them, in colder and windier conditions than of late. He covers 210 miles for the day taking him up to 565 miles above the Godwin line. Steve has to deal with sub-zero temperatures as he does another Cambridgeshire loop. Following nutritional advice he is changing his feeding regime and so feels weak while his body adapts. A day's total of 157 miles leaves him around 290 below the Godwin line.

 

[Mugshot]

Steve Abraham
23 hrs ·
Here's a recent interview Steve did at the Long Distance Cycling Association Annual reunion, earlier this month. In this interview he gives wide-ranging insights into his mindset, ideas and experiences as he rides into the winter...

Steve Interview

 

[Scoosh]

Isn't he just brilliant ! So relaxed about it all and obviously very, very strong mentally.

GO STEVE !

 

[Mugshot]

Steve Abraham
1 hr ·
Steve's currently in the middle of a dietary transition to a more nutritionally balanced, fat burning, metabolic diet.

Normally this transition requires complete abstinence from exercise for 2 weeks, but Steve's had to compromise by riding fewer miles. It's mentally and physically tough for him - and he's lost 5kg in weight - in less than 2 weeks. But we believe it will be better for the long term.

Keep going Steve...



They do like to post flattering photos of him don't they

 

[Pale Rider]

Steve Abraham
1 hr ·
Steve's currently in the middle of a dietary transition to a more nutritionally balanced, fat burning, metabolic diet.

Normally this transition requires complete abstinence from exercise for 2 weeks, but Steve's had to compromise by riding fewer miles. It's mentally and physically tough for him - and he's lost 5kg in weight - in less than 2 weeks. But we believe it will be better for the long term.

Keep going Steve...



They do like to post flattering photos of him don't they

Please tell me it hasn't taken the team 11 months to work out Steve was on the wrong diet.

 

[Saluki]

Please tell me it hasn't taken the team 11 months to work out Steve was on the wrong diet.

I was thinking that myself.

 

[Scoosh]

I would think it more likely that Steve was basing his diet on what he knows about his own body, what has worked for him in the past on his endurance rides. What he is now discovering is that he has not done this level of endurance, for this length of time before and his body is beginning to complain.

It's really extreme, as we all know, so good nutrition is going to be key to his long-term health and staying-power. I'm sure there are plenty of folk over on yacf who can advise him - there are some pretty smart folk over there regarding nutrition and long distance cycling.

 

[velovoice]

From the discussion on Facebook, it appears he was strongly advised to make some dietary changes before he started in January but he was, shall we say, resistant. But what works for the audax life hasn't worked so well for the HAM'R, especially as he has to carry on into next August.

 

[velovoice]

I would think it more likely that Steve was basing his diet on what he knows about his own body, what has worked for him in the past on his endurance rides. What he is now discovering is that he has not done this level of endurance, for this length of time before and his body is beginning to complain.

It's really extreme, as we all know, so good nutrition is going to be key to his long-term health and staying-power. I'm sure there are plenty of folk over on yacf who can advise him - there are some pretty smart folk over there regarding nutrition and long distance cycling.

He now has nutritionists and physiologists advising him.

 

[ianrauk]

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

Day 328 /109: More loops through Flatwoods Park for Kurt as he rides in windy conditions on his recumbent for around 220 miles. Steve continues to adjust to a new diet which, although more sustainable in the long term, means he is struggling to keep up his speed and daily distance while his body adapts. He rides north for an overnight stop in Lincoln with 147 miles on the clock.

 

[ianrauk]

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

Day 329 /110: A long day for Kurt as he adds further 251 miles of riding round Flatwoods Park. He is now around 620 miles above Godwin's world record pace and with the possibility of taking the record within 2015. Steve makes the return from Lincoln to MK still adjusting to a new diet. His 159 mile ride leaves him around 400 miles, or two days, behind the Godwin pace.