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

[Mugshot]

Day 47, Is Kurt responding to some of the posts on CC?

 

[Aperitif]

Can't be that he wastes time reading CC. By the way, Kurt, could you just keep still - the sun and shadows is disturbing,contrasty viewing for us greylanders. How are the tan lines coming along by the way?

 

[Saluki]

I did cross my mind that Kurt's kit could do with a good wash. It's looking really grubby. I think that Steve, getting clean kit daily, must feel better in his clothing.

 

[themosquitoking]

What does he do to his bikes for them to keep breaking?

 

[ianrauk]

A tad under 194 miles for the day....can imagine it was pretty windy out there and made for tough going. And no let up in climbing either. A heck of a lot of up and down all day. Hence the sub 14mph avg.

GO STEVE!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's by the by, but I was a little surprised to see that neither Kurt nor Steve are skinny. I would have thought that with such distances, those stringy muscles would be more in evidence. Mind, I did see something about Steve eating tons but still losing weight. Maybe 40,000 miles (!) into the ride with long summer evenings they'll change shape....

 

[StuAff]

Posted by Wowbagger on the other place....
"Tarzan has a page somewhere on his website along the lines of

"Non-cyclists think cyclists are crazy.
Cyclists think racing cyclists are crazy.
Racing cyclists thing ultra-marathon cyclists are crazy.
Ultramarathon cyclists think this guy is crazy."

I'm looking forward to Kurt adding the line "This guy thinks Steve Abraham is crazy."

"

 

[ColinJ]

It's by the by, but I was a little surprised to see that neither Kurt nor Steve are skinny. I would have thought that with such distances, those stringy muscles would be more in evidence. Mind, I did see something about Steve eating tons but still losing weight. Maybe 40,000 miles (!) into the ride with long summer evenings they'll change shape....

I think it was mentioned a couple of weeks ago how many cals/day they would be taking in. I have never done those kind of distances but I know I burn ~ 45 cals/mile so with normal basal metabolic energy requirement as well I would probably need to eat/drink at least 11,000 cals on a 200 mile ride day NOT to lose weight.

I'm sure that their bodies are more efficient than mine, but even so, they must be really stuffing themselves to keep their energy levels up!

 

[Mugshot]

The latest data for all three () contenders is HERE.

Daily averages are as follows;

Steve - 188.5 miles
Kurt - 201.7 miles
William - 35.6 miles

 

[dodgy]

Is Ironox still a contender? Or has he pulled out and nobody's noticed?

 

[Mugshot]

Is Ironox still a contender? Or has he pulled out and nobody's noticed?

CorioVelo
24 February at 09:57 ·
Two days no riding for the HAM'R event, Extreme Ice on the roads. DFW reported a Plane sliding off the Runway yesterday. Be Safe out there.

This from his Facebook, followed by;

CorioVelo shared Rick Mitchell NBC5's photo.
4 hrs ·
HAM'R update, plan to back on the road riding once temperatures warm and ICE patches melt. It only takes one ICE PATCH to ruin a season. As many of you know I already Cracked one helmet this year with a nice SPILL on a wet corner.


He's not ridden at all on 5 days now and his mileage for rest of it isn't really up to much, I think he should do the right thing and retire gracefully.

 

[ianrauk]

A funny looking route for Mr A today... A smidgen under 195 miles never the less.

GO STEVE!!!!

 

[Stephen C]

A funny looking route for Mr A today...

Funny? He passed through my home village (Linton), marvellous choice! I don't know why this fact makes me happy, just wish I had been working at home to cheer him on!

 

[Glow worm]

Just seen him ride past in Dullingham near Newmarket and wished him well. He looked fresh as a daisy!

 

[ianrauk]

A shorter day today, just like the end of January. A nice long nights rest hopefully which may mean a much longer day tomorrow.
So that's 2 months of the challenge done...

GO STEVE!!!