235 miles a day for a year (Amanda Coker Challenge)

[Dogtrousers]

It looks like Steve is on the mend as his speed is back up around 16 to 17mph, having been depressed down to about 15mph for a week or so before the 24h.

He's just passed Kajsa's total.


View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/891658893297889281


Steve's stats as at 30 Jul 17
Days: 149 (40.8% of year)
Dist: 52,591 km / 32,679 mi
Avg daily dist: 353.0 km / 219.3 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,442 m / 4,730 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.4
Projected total at current daily rate: 128,830 km / 80,052 mi

 

[Dogtrousers]

Steve had a rest day yesterday, to recover and keep out of the wind, sleep and catch up a bit on his social media:


View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/893231722694946816



View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/893232195086815241


He also posted general thoughts on his year in the Other Place here. Here are edited highlights.

I'm still going for Amanda's record, though it does look unlikely that I'll succeed.
[...]
I still have the men's record to go for. But if all else fails, I don't see the point in stopping. I may not get the record, but that doesn't mean I HAVE to stop. After all, I'd only find some other ride to do, so I might as well keep going just to finish the story.
Still 7 months to go

 

[tallliman]

Quite interesting but I did wonder if he was just going for Kurt' s record a few weeks back. He just doesn't seem to be able to do the extra.

 

[Dogtrousers]

"I don't see the point in stopping."

I think that's brilliant. Kind of turns "why does he do it? ... what's the point? ... which record? ... " questions on their head.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Steve's lowest week yet, at 188 miles per day. Includes the rest day discussed above and, to compensate, his third biggest single day. His speed has picked up over the past couple of weeks, with two weeks in the high 16mph's, after a month or so during which it dropped down to 15 point something.

Caveat: I'm a bit worried that a zero mileage day may have messed up some of my figures, but I don't have time to check.

Steve's stats as at 06 Aug 17
Days: 156 (42.7% of year)
Dist: 54,709 km / 33,995 mi
Avg daily dist: 350.7 km / 217.9 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,433 m / 4,700 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.3
Projected total at current daily rate: 128,006 km / 79,539 mi

 

[Dogtrousers]

Steve has just passed Marcel Planes' 1911 record of 34,366 miles.

 

[Dogtrousers]

View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/895855495365369856

 

[Dogtrousers]

Steve's stats as at 13 Aug 17
Days: 163 (44.7% of year)
Dist: 57,017 km / 35,429 mi
Avg daily dist: 349.8 km / 217.4 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,431 m / 4,696 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.3
Projected total at current daily rate: 127,676 km / 79,334 mi

 

[Dogtrousers]

View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/897138904272392192


Steve's stats as at 20 Aug 17
Days: 170 (46.6% of year)
Dist: 59,184 km / 36,775 mi
Avg daily dist: 348.1 km / 216.3 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,426 m / 4,678 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.3
Projected total at current daily rate: 127,072 km / 78,959 mi

 

[Dogtrousers]

Steve's been to Wales this week.


View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/900252809282674688


Steve's stats as at 27 Aug 17
Days: 177 (48.5% of year)
Dist: 61,558 km / 38,250 mi
Avg daily dist: 347.8 km / 216.1 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,430 m / 4,692 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.3
Projected total at current daily rate: 126,941 km / 78,878 mi

 

[Dogtrousers]

Hmmm. Looks like I may have posted last week's data a bit early. On Sunday he only has 42km posted, which was the end of Saturday's ride (finished after midnight). But according to freeroute he did 270km.

I'll post a correction when all the data's in. Still likely to be quite a short week though.

In the meantime I'll delete the post as I need to check further.

 

[Dogtrousers]

OK. Another attempt at Steve's stats as at the end of last week (Sunday).

Half way through the year. This week was Steve's lowest week yet with an average of "only" 183 miles per day.

Steve's stats as at 03 Sep 17
Days: 184 (50.4% of year)
Dist: 63,617 km / 39,530 mi
Avg daily dist: 345.7 km / 214.8 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,414 m / 4,640 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.4
Projected total at current daily rate: 126,198 km / 78,416 mi

 

[Mugshot]

OK. Another attempt at Steve's stats as at the end of last week (Sunday).

Half way through the year. This week was Steve's lowest week yet with an average of "only" 183 miles per day.

Steve's stats as at 03 Sep 17
Days: 184 (50.4% of year)
Dist: 63,617 km / 39,530 mi
Avg daily dist: 345.7 km / 214.8 mi
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,414 m / 4,640 ft
Moving speed (Strava): 25.8 km/h / 16.0 mi/h
Hours per day riding: 15.4
Projected total at current daily rate: 126,198 km / 78,416 mi
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<Sigh> It does look like a steady downward trend, across what should have been his best months too.

 

[Dogtrousers]

<Sigh> It does look like a steady downward trend, across what should have been his best months too.

My figures are a tad lower than those quoted by someone else on the web so I did a thorough reconciliation check with Strava and I'm pretty sure I'm right.
From Twitter and so on his spirits seem to be pretty good.
I was going to post graphs of speed and power output but the data is quite wonky and it's impossible to draw any conclusions really.

 

[tallliman]

Kajsa has posted a video with some thoughts having ridden with Steve late last month.