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This week's sponsors' newsletter includes insights into what Steve is eating to fuel this world record attempt:
Steve's News
23rd March 2015
Week Ending 22nd March 2015
It’s Monday, time for a summary of Steve’s past week out on the roads in his quest to beat Tommy Godwin’s 75 year old record.
Steve rode 1,399 miles during the week climbing 34,596 feet in total making his total mileage for the year 15,577.1 miles . His biggest day of the week was Monday with 218 and his shortest day was Wednesday with 142. Currently Steve is 2,522.1 miles ahead of Tommy Godwin’s 1939 total but there are still 284 days to go until the end of the year.
Last week saw Steve riding to Burton on Trent, Cambridge, Mildenhall and down to Dorset with three overnight stops kindly hosted by our volunteers. He’s currently riding well within his planned record schedule with his current daily rides typically running from 5.30am to 8.30pm.
As you can imagine Steve requires a LOT of calories to fuel him through a fifteen hour ride. For those interested here is a snapshot of a typical day’s intake:-
Breakfast 1 [5am]: Flapjacks (if home based), Granola or fry up if being hosted
Breakfast 2 [9-10am]: A much bigger meal often taken in an all-you-can eat buffet. Typically two fry ups, croissants, yoghurt and coffee.
Lunch: [after 150-200k]: Usually a hot lunch from a chain outlet such as McDonalds or KFC where food is ready quickly to save time. Other times this may be a sandwich from a garage.
Snacks on the road: Steve is typically eating 400g of chocolate a day whilst riding
Tea: [after 250k]: Either tea, snack and cake from a cafe if cold or flapjacks/energy bars/snacks from saddle bag if warmer
Dinner: [usually after 300k]: at home, anything quick, pasta, pesto and cheese then straight to bed. If at a hosts house this can be a full meal (sometimes with second helpings) or just some snacks depending upon how the day has gone and when Steve last ate.
Jo Wood has produced a very interesting video visualisation of Steve's year to date showing his progress in quick time from the first of January up until mid-March, you can watch it here
https://vimeo.com/122685784
Steve's News
23rd March 2015
Week Ending 22nd March 2015
It’s Monday, time for a summary of Steve’s past week out on the roads in his quest to beat Tommy Godwin’s 75 year old record.
Steve rode 1,399 miles during the week climbing 34,596 feet in total making his total mileage for the year 15,577.1 miles . His biggest day of the week was Monday with 218 and his shortest day was Wednesday with 142. Currently Steve is 2,522.1 miles ahead of Tommy Godwin’s 1939 total but there are still 284 days to go until the end of the year.
Last week saw Steve riding to Burton on Trent, Cambridge, Mildenhall and down to Dorset with three overnight stops kindly hosted by our volunteers. He’s currently riding well within his planned record schedule with his current daily rides typically running from 5.30am to 8.30pm.
As you can imagine Steve requires a LOT of calories to fuel him through a fifteen hour ride. For those interested here is a snapshot of a typical day’s intake:-
Breakfast 1 [5am]: Flapjacks (if home based), Granola or fry up if being hosted
Breakfast 2 [9-10am]: A much bigger meal often taken in an all-you-can eat buffet. Typically two fry ups, croissants, yoghurt and coffee.
Lunch: [after 150-200k]: Usually a hot lunch from a chain outlet such as McDonalds or KFC where food is ready quickly to save time. Other times this may be a sandwich from a garage.
Snacks on the road: Steve is typically eating 400g of chocolate a day whilst riding
Tea: [after 250k]: Either tea, snack and cake from a cafe if cold or flapjacks/energy bars/snacks from saddle bag if warmer
Dinner: [usually after 300k]: at home, anything quick, pasta, pesto and cheese then straight to bed. If at a hosts house this can be a full meal (sometimes with second helpings) or just some snacks depending upon how the day has gone and when Steve last ate.
Jo Wood has produced a very interesting video visualisation of Steve's year to date showing his progress in quick time from the first of January up until mid-March, you can watch it here
https://vimeo.com/122685784
