205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Progress thread
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I can read American
and Americans can read CycleChat 'cos it was still stuck on the 1st March when I posted. The power of the internet ...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ah, ok!I can read American
Looking at that spreadsheet really brought home the magnitude of the task ... Seeing a list of Godwin's double-centuries-plus and knowing that the challengers will have to continue beating them - hmm!
I still think the enterprise is barking mad, and I fear for the mental and physical health*** of all who undertake it, but it is undeniably amazing and the best of luck to them!
*** At the very least, they should get bone density scans done and take whatever steps necessary to avoid osteoporosis.
I agree. I think it a mistake to get fixated on the current daily mileages being above or below 200. Both Steve and Kurt are currently well positioned to beat Tommy's record - if they can only keep going. Remember Tommy's companions faded away. One injury, illness or crash could end it at any time for either of them. The psychological challenge is probably even bigger than the physical one. Frankly if I was either Kurt or Steve I would be ignoring the other and be totally focussed on Tommy's target. It would be a surprise if both can make it all the way. If they start competing against each other then it is just going to up the strain and push one or both too far and out of the record books.
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T4tomo
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must be damn boring for the lass (his wife?) following him around. Surely being a tiny campervan for a year prepping food and washing dirty cycling gear and looking forward to seeing captain grumpy of an evening is a bigger mental challenge than riding 200 miles a day.
velovoice
Veteran
- Location
- Between the City and the Sea
This is her take on it: http://www.arkansasoutside.com/the-hardest-working-lazy-person-you-know/
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Interviewer's introduction:
''He’s well on his way to owning this world record.''
and then:
''The long-standing record was set 75 years ago by Tommy Godwin of the UK and has been untouched since.''
Absolutely no mention of Steve Abrahams!
MisterStan
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- Out there somewhere
Kurt's diet is awful IMO. No mention of fruit or vegetables.
Steve is very fortunate with his home cooked meals.
Steve is very fortunate with his home cooked meals.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
I'm sure SA won't care at all but it's a curiously short-range view of the world. Better to mention the bloke in Blighty in terms of generating active interest rather than presenting it as a fait accompli.
MisterStan
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In moderation maybe, but coupled with McDonalds for breakfast and lunch....
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
Yeah I know, I'm in a bad mood today for some reason. Mind they are American so the journalist may not have heard of the UK.
MisterStan
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Is that near London?
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Cracking a solo.
And pizza for tea. Maybe Alicia is a rotten cook.
