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

[StuartG]

Hmmm shocking. What went wrong with crank alignment to the seat tube?

 

[MisterStan]

@Ian H has Steve commented on the bike? Having spent so long on them already, how does he rate them?

 

[Ian H]

His comments are mostly about how the wheels are the most important thing. As you might expect he's getting through components at a fair rate, but nothing's actually broken yet — touch wood.

 

[ianrauk]

And today's results are just in...214 miles for our Roving Red Randonneur.. staying close to home, incorporating more Marsh Gibbons then you could shake a Raleigh at...

GO STEVE!!!

 

[Aperitif]

Brrrr! Go Steve. "...feels like -4C..." 20 miles ground out so far...this calls for extra tea!

Kurt's tracker counter seems to have been 'normalised' now, too.

 

[Mugshot]

Not sure if this one has been posted,
Inteview with Steve

Edit: Posted before I read it, having read it...what an odd last question.

 

[Mugshot]

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[Aperitif]

Looks like Steve's heading toward the lumpiness of Marlborough...maybe he needs the exercise? I think the words 'skirting' and 'round' will be used again today.

So far, the symmetry of numbers: 442,455 - elevation.
And, the most interesting...282






...DAYS TO GO
Which means about 275 days shopping or thereabouts before Christmas. Steve will not have to do any, as he is going to make his 'presents' felt.


Edit: I meant to add a 'shocked' smiley tafter the '282' but, to Adrian's relief (I'm sure) I forgot.
Also noticed that Kurts 'y-axis' reached the dizzy heights of 40 metres, while Steve's was a piddling 140. What IS the matter with these riders?

 

[ianrauk]

From Jo over at the other place

Day 83: Kurt has a 211 mile "recovery ride" out of Florida into Mississippi, this time away from the coast to avoid traffic. Steve has fun visiting Marsh Gibbon 12 times during his 214 mile day.

 

[mcshroom]

Nice to see Steve back tracking along his (high) target line. You have to remember though that next month that line kicks up again, so he will need to ride even further each day!

 

[ianrauk]

With the clocks changing at the weekend meaning more evening light.. I reckon that's exactly what we are going to see.

 

[mcshroom]

He is starting before 6am every day though, so the extra hour in the evening is gained while losing an hour's light in the morning. I'm wondering if he'll stick to his current start time when the clocks change, or start an hour 'later' and stay on GMT.

I expect Steve will be able to up the distance as the temperatures and total day length increase though, despite how amazing his current efforts are

 

[ianrauk]

Reading the interview above he is saying he is up at the same time every single day. It's now his 9-5 job, it's now what he does. So can't really see getting up time changing.

 

[StuartG]

Reading the interview above he is saying he is up at the same time every single day. It's now his 5-9 job, it's now what he does. So can't really see getting up time changing.

FIFY

 

[Dayvo]

Will Kurt be migrating north for the summer months to avoid the scorching heat in the south?

Not exactly a level playing field, although I am NOT decrying his efforts, especially as he's an old man, too!