Kajsa Tylen: The Billie Dovey 81 miles a day progress thread

[Supersuperleeds]

Another 100 miler and today she went past 5,000 miles

https://www.strava.com/activities/503688966

 

[mcshroom]

Which puts things into perspective for me as that's my target for the whole year!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

And another 100 in the bag.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's been a good week for Kajsa. She's seen the Flying Scotsman, been felt up by a bear, passed 5,000 miles and 8,000km, and ridden 6 centuries on the trot. She's also brought the required rate for the Billie Dovey record to under 80 miles per day.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

And another 100, I think that might be 7 in a row now

https://www.strava.com/athletes/2276762

 

[Soltydog]

She's also brought the required rate for the Billie Dovey record to under 80 miles per day.

I think if the required rate keeps coming down that will be a massive mental boost for Kajsa, that along with the warmer, nicer weather 'just around the corner' She's had a great first 2 months of the year & hope she is successful with her challenge

 

[Dogtrousers]

And another 100, I think that might be 7 in a row now

https://www.strava.com/athletes/2276762

But she doesn't sound happy ...
Day 60 - windier than you think. Legs giving up (still), didn't enjoy it much! HRM may be working - seemed to settle down after a few hrs.

I wonder whether a recovery week, just maintaining the target mileage might be an idea. She needs 84.7 mpd for the 50,000 km target. A few 85 mile days would give her a few extra hours rest over a week, and would keep the Dovey target coming down. But that's just idle speculation.

 

[Mugshot]

A Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR Attempt
14 hrs ·
Nice little write up about my record attempt.


Kajsa Tylen Sets The Pace For The Women’s Year Record
Kajsa Tylen Sets The Pace For The Women’s Year Record
www.bikingtimes.com

 

[Mugshot]

View: https://youtu.be/FsEKPHFoIp0

 

[Mugshot]

A Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR Attempt shared their event.
12 mins ·
Sunday's ride - join me for 100 miles or 40 miles if you'd rather.

6MAR
Interested
Mother's Day ride
Sun 7:30 · Wollaton Hall and Deer Park

 

[Dogtrousers]

Has anyone else noticed how odd YouTube's follow up suggestions are after watching Kajsa's vlogs? If you liked this you may also like ...

The most disturbing was a man wandering around the snowy suburbs of Dubrovnik speaking (I think) Russian while gunfire was heard in the distance.

Today's was just odd. Day 61 for an Australian man who is eating nothing but potatoes all year. It featured a Father Ted-esque interview with him from Irish TV.

 

[Sea of vapours]

I'd thought exactly the same thing, yes. Not just recently either: from day one the suggestions have been random bordering on, or well into, strange practically every day.

 

[T4tomo]

I'm guessing anything that's into Day 61 etc is going to be a bit odd. Potato man is probably thinking why is that lass /Sheila cycling when she could be eating herself to death with root vegetables every day.

 

[Aravis]

Kajsa has done a number of motor transfers already, but today looks like the first time she's blatantly used a transfer to take advantage of a wind that is predicted to follow her all day.

I know there is uncertainty about whether the "start where you finished" rule actually exists, but to me what she's doing today doesn't fit too well with the overall philosophy of making this a pure individual challenge.

Have I misread this?

 

[T4tomo]

There is nothing in the guiness rules about start when you finish. So one way ride with a tailwind is fine. It's not like she won't be pedalling all day.