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

[Pale Rider]

To get a sense of progress, you have to go to Strava. His tracker page will tell you where he is at the moment, but precious little else.

He's still on track after 19 days He's done 4,456 miles, average 234 miles/day. Target average is 233 miles per day. So not much wiggle room, as you say.

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There's a risk of me making a balls of interpreting the Strava page, so if I do it, I won't post anything on here for fear of misleading members.

Your graph is the much better source.

Looking at that, there is one more ride above the target than below it.

In comparison to Amanda, the distances are rather all over the place, but if anyone knows what they are doing, Steve does.

My hope is Steve will do it, and my prediction is that he will, and that he will throw in some mega-rides to beat the record by an unarguable margin.

 

[Dogtrousers]

If we remove his first day, which took advantage of being able to start rested at midnight, his average is 230/day. His speed started off very consistently between 17 and 18 mph, but it's a bit more up and down now. (Note that days 8,9 & 10 were a bit different as they were when he went off to Essex to ride a 600k audax) His overall average speed is 16.98mph.

 

[Scoosh]

Over the last 4 days, he seems to have 1 big mileage, 1 lower, 1 big, 1 lower ... I wonder of he is doing a recovery day in between, while still keeping the average above the line.

 

[Ian H]

Wind, weather, traffic, and shopping are affecting Steve's distances. But he sounds pretty comfortable at the moment.

 

[Ian H]

Food, dear boy, food.
It has to be said that the record is not a shoe-in.

 

[srw]

It looks impeccably paced to just nip the record, barring major mechanicals or physical problems, and with far more sleep than I think he's used to getting - for instance yesterday's ride (a long 244 miles) got him home just before midnight, with over 8 hours before his usual 8:30-ish start. It also looks like very impressive preparation and information-gathering for another go at the main record.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Amanda Coker is 248km ahead of him, could she nick the record off him?

1Current Leader Amanda Coker Florida 20 7,420 -
2 - Steven Abraham Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 20 7,171 248.3

 

[Pale Rider]

Amanda Coker is 248km ahead of him, could she nick the record off him?

1Current Leader Amanda Coker Florida 20 7,420 -
2 - Steven Abraham Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 20 7,171 248.3

A post on the other place by C Miller - who I believe is part of Team Amanda - said she is not currently going for the month record.

He added the cyclist has to declare the start date of their attempt in advance.

So even if Amanda cycles more miles in September than Steve, she won't get the record.

Unless things have changed and she has declared herself in.

If so, her start date would be interesting to know.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Amanda Coker is 248km ahead of him, could she nick the record off him?

1Current Leader Amanda Coker Florida 20 7,420 -
2 - Steven Abraham Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 20 7,171 248.3

No, because she isn't riding a month record at the moment. You have to inform UMCA before your nominated month.

Also, are those figures calendar month totals for sep? Don't forget Steve started on the 2nd.

That's not to say she isn't capable of taking the record, she clearly is.

Edit. Cross post with @Pale Rider

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A post on the other place by C Miller - who I believe is part of Team Amanda - said she is not currently going for the month record.

He added the cyclist has to declare the start date of their attempt in advance.

So even if Amanda cycles more miles in September than Steve, she won't get the record.

Unless things have changed and she has declared herself in.

If so, her start date would be interesting to know.

No, because she isn't riding a month record at the moment. You have to inform UMCA before your nominated month.

Also, are those figures calendar month totals for sep? Don't forget Steve started on the 2nd.

That's not to say she isn't capable of taking the record, she clearly is.

Yes they are for the month of September. Whilst taking nothing away from Steve's amazing achievement, it will be a hollow record if someone has gone further but don't get it because they haven't declared they are doing it.

 

[srw]

Yes they are for the month of September. Whilst taking nothing away from Steve's amazing achievement, it will be a hollow record if someone has gone further but don't get it because they haven't declared they are doing it.

You might say that going round and round in circles also creates something hollow....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You might say that going round and round in circles also creates something hollow....

I wouldn't disagree, which is why I've tried avoiding commenting on her year attempt

 

[srw]

I wouldn't disagree, which is why I've tried avoiding commenting on her year attempt

ASJT.....

 

[Ian H]

Steve started on the 2nd, so has two days in hand.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

ASJT.....

Lost me there.