Author Topic: [HAMR] womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start  (Read 147880 times)

Hummers

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #525 on: 28 March, 2016, 06:46:51 pm »
Do you have any dates in mind Hummers?
She will be off to Europe about 20th May and coming back sometime in August.

What about Saturday 16th April? I am up in NW London on the 15th and can always swing by to pick you up at MK on the Friday night if you like?

H

clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #526 on: 01 April, 2016, 09:32:02 am »
I note from catching up with diary vids, that Kajsa has done a couple of days of low miles because of sore legs, chilblains, and a lot of weather.  And Teethgrinder has been riding the Morpheus (from the description, it was solo). 

I know she had a few miles 'in the bank', but I hope she can catch back to compensate for the short days.
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clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #527 on: 01 April, 2016, 09:32:35 am »
And she's still hilarious, even when 'miserable'. ;D
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #528 on: 01 April, 2016, 11:47:51 am »
And she's still hilarious, even when 'miserable'. ;D
Agreed, I look forward to the VBLOG's  :thumbsup:


I think Kajsa will make up any ground lost due to the weather etc. no problem.
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #529 on: 01 April, 2016, 09:55:41 pm »
Assuming it isn't un poisson d'Avril, her latest video says that she is now in France. This is a right PITA a I had hoped to take Teethgrinder up on his generous offer to stoke my tandem so that I could ride with her and we could keep up.

Of course, we could always go to la Belle France.
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orraloon

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #530 on: 02 April, 2016, 11:29:01 am »
The paper fish is on you, monsieur.

Her live tracker has her to the NW of Lincoln this morning.

Basil

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #531 on: 05 April, 2016, 01:54:26 pm »
Save me from going back over the whole thread.  Has Kajsa ever mentioned a target distance other than 'Beat the record'?
30,000 miles?
50,000 km?
Or simply Dovey+more
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clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #532 on: 05 April, 2016, 02:26:44 pm »
According to FB  (Kajsa Minion #2), it is Kajsa's birthday today. :)
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #533 on: 05 April, 2016, 03:28:45 pm »
Save me from going back over the whole thread.  Has Kajsa ever mentioned a target distance other than 'Beat the record'?
30,000 miles?
50,000 km?
Or simply Dovey+more

"Over 50,000km" - the pledge at the very bottom of the list at
http://www.ayearinthesaddle.com/#!pledge-some-sweat/cpmr

My recollection is that 100 miles a day has also been mentioned at some point, but I can't find a citation for that off hand. That would be around 58,900km.

Her current miles per day average is around 90, so she's between the two targets at the moment - but longer days should hopefully get easier as spring and summer roll around.

Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #534 on: 06 April, 2016, 09:45:40 am »
Oh dear, seems she's still struggling with "the legs" according to her latest vlog. Really hope she gets through this slump and recovers her mojo.  At least she enjoyed her birthday party  :thumbsup:
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #535 on: 07 April, 2016, 02:30:00 pm »
I am about to head off towards Nottingham with a tandem in order to rendez-vous with Mr. Abraham...  8)
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #536 on: 07 April, 2016, 02:31:34 pm »
I am about to head off towards Nottingham with a tandem in order to rendez-vous with Mr. Abraham...  8)

Pics Strava or it didn't happen!   :D

clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #537 on: 07 April, 2016, 04:29:58 pm »
You'll have a tandem each!
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #538 on: 07 April, 2016, 08:47:30 pm »
Redundancy!
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #539 on: 08 April, 2016, 01:21:30 pm »
When I hired a tandem the contract was very complicated. It came with a rider.
Carry on.

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #540 on: 08 April, 2016, 02:29:45 pm »
When I hired a tandem the contract was very complicated. It came with a rider.
Carry on.

You shouldn't be allowed, you shouldn't!  ;D

Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #541 on: 08 April, 2016, 06:48:01 pm »
When I hired a tandem the contract was very complicated. It came with a rider.
Carry on.
But did it come strings attached to the rider ....

....... for back seat driving.

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #542 on: 08 April, 2016, 10:57:32 pm »


Sometimes OSM doesn't give much idea of where we were. The large town to the north of our route is Derby. We started and finished in Nottingham. 60 miles with some very fresh, hot sausage rolls at the half-way point. A really good ride. It's amazing how much faster I can go with Steve on the back!
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #543 on: 08 April, 2016, 11:25:48 pm »
Did you get a good view of Swarkestone Bridge?
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #544 on: 09 April, 2016, 07:45:41 am »
I have to say that if I did, I utterly failed to notice it. Most of the time I was completely unaware of where I was - I just followed Kajsa' wheel, and Steve just followed me, given that we were on the same bike. I did note that most of the time we were travelling south and west, and, had I thought about it, ought to have realised that we were very close to Derby, but one of the drawbacks of OSM, as illustrated by my previous post, is that big labels for big towns are absent.
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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #545 on: 09 April, 2016, 01:12:27 pm »
Looks like another short day for Kajsa.

She's turned round just south of Loughborough and paused with only 44kms done.

Pleased to see Steve looks firmly on board, if anyone can help her through the bad patch, it's him.

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #546 on: 11 April, 2016, 11:16:38 am »
Latest vlog.  I rather like the idea of passing the camera from rider to rider in the ride.
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clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #547 on: 11 April, 2016, 11:58:04 am »
The large town to the north of our route is Derby.

Town? TOWN?!?!

It's been a City since 1977! :o

And, for those who are interested in such things, had a Cathedral since 1927.

Still a shitheap.

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #548 on: 13 April, 2016, 01:50:09 pm »
Great little sandwich shop on the Alfreton Rd, though.

clarion

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Re: womens record attempt - Kajsa Tylen Jan 1st start
« Reply #549 on: 14 April, 2016, 02:33:18 pm »
Not a bad bike shop thereabouts. ;)
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