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

[Pale Rider]

I wonder if Amanda is a demotivating influence on Kajsa.

Cut it however you like in terms of difficulty, but 227 miles a day, at 20mph, day after day, rather overshadows other challengers.

 

[ianrauk]

I wonder if Amanda is a demotivating influence on Kajsa.

Cut it however you like in terms of difficulty, but 227 miles a day, at 20mph, day after day, rather overshadows other challengers.

Have to agree.
You go into a (fairly hefty) long challenge only for someone to come along at a later date and absolutely destroy all your hard earned work.

 

[srw]

I disagree. They're completely different things. One is a community minded, real world affair, the other is an artificially simplified relentless and slightly soulless pursuit of a goal.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Leaving camp this morning ....

Beers later :-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Another 100 completed

 

[Dogtrousers]

With a bit of planning @Fab Foodie I could have joined you, I have friends up near there, it's a regular ride destination of mine. As it is I went to see my sadistic Polish gym trainer - a bit daft as I have a long ride planned tomorrow and now I hurt all over.

 

[Pale Rider]

I disagree. They're completely different things. One is a community minded, real world affair, the other is an artificially simplified relentless and slightly soulless pursuit of a goal.

It looks a bit that way while the attempts are in progress.

But records are about nothing other than numbers.

When both attempts are complete, the only cyclist to be remembered is the one who went the furthest distance.

Anyone else is just an also ran.

 

[Mugshot]

It looks a bit that way while the attempts are in progress.

But records are about nothing other than numbers.

When both attempts are complete, the only cyclist to be remembered is the one who went the furthest distance.

Anyone else is just an also ran.

That depends who's doing the remembering.

 

[Pale Rider]

That depends who's doing the remembering.

It does, but does anyone realistically remember how Billie got the record?

All that's remembered is she is the record holder.

More pertinently, does anyone at all remember who she beat to get it?

Nothing is forever, at the moment Amanda looks like getting the record and holding it for some time.

But inevitably someone will beat her, and when that happens, Amanda will also be largely forgotten.

 

[Aravis]

I wonder if Amanda is a demotivating influence on Kajsa.

Cut it however you like in terms of difficulty, but 227 miles a day, at 20mph, day after day, rather overshadows other challengers.

Chatting on the road for a few hours the other day doesn't of course mean I know her mind.

Naturally the subject of other challenges did come up; I think she's dealing with that one just fine. We spent a lot more time talking about Steve than Amanda.

Overall the impression I had is that she's stronger mentally at this stage than physically. But for her astonishing will to succeed I might be concerned. As it is I will be very surprised if she doesn't see this through.

I disagree. They're completely different things. One is a community minded, real world affair, the other is an artificially simplified relentless and slightly soulless pursuit of a goal.

I feel this characterisation is rather unfair. If I imagine her campaign unfolding within reach of my home, I think I'd want to "partake". To begin it might be a case of how many yards can I maintain the pace, but if I aimed at eventually being able to maintain a whole lap, that would benefit my cycling enormously - whether or not I managed it.

There seems to be plenty of inspiration going on over there as well.

 

[Pale Rider]

Chatting on the road for a few hours the other day doesn't of course mean I know her mind.

Naturally the subject of other challenges did come up; I think she's dealing with that one just fine. We spent a lot more time talking about Steve than Amanda.

Overall the impression I had is that she's stronger mentally at this stage than physically. But for her astonishing will to succeed I might be concerned. As it is I will be very surprised if she doesn't see this through.



I feel this characterisation is rather unfair. If I imagine her campaign unfolding within reach of my home, I think I'd want to "partake". To begin it might be a case of how many yards can I maintain the pace, but if I aimed at eventually being able to maintain a whole lap, that would benefit my cycling enormously - whether or not I managed it.

There seems to be plenty of inspiration going on over there as well.

A lot more time talking about Steve?

That, of course, is the bigger and more interesting question.

Is there lurv in the air?

 

[swansonj]

It looks a bit that way while the attempts are in progress.

But records are about nothing other than numbers.

When both attempts are complete, the only cyclist to be remembered is the one who went the furthest distance.

Anyone else is just an also ran.

Yebbut.... We're British. When you think of the race to the South Pole, whose name springs to mind first: the guy who won or the guy who came second?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yebbut.... We're British. When you think of the race to the South Pole, whose name springs to mind first: the guy who won or the guy who came second?

Shackleton

 

[Pale Rider]

Yebbut.... We're British. When you think of the race to the South Pole, whose name springs to mind first: the guy who won or the guy who came second?

Your grasp of history is firmer than mine, but I suspect you have a point there.

 

[Aravis]

Is there lurv in the air?

I had intended to tease Kajsa ever so mildly on that one, but that's one on several things I forgot. Maybe just as well.

So I have absolutely no insight, nor would I say anything if I did.