[HAMR] A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker

[Wowbagger]

I am a bit surprised she didn't do something about those hurricanes...

[Bledlow]

I hope she and her family/support team publish a load of stuff about this attempt. Steve's and Kurt's year were such great fun because we were all on here following them, and Steve's massive international fan club was one of the funniest things I've seen since having internet access. All we see is another set of mind-boggling data every day. That's precisely the right way to set an absolutely huge total, and I admire her enormously for her dedication and single-mindedness, but not knowing her state of mind, physical health and how many bicycles she has broken in the effort is a lot less fun.

I quite agree and for this reason I hope Steve is going for the "Opposite Sex" record and is going to beat Kurt. That will make it achievable and risky that should make good reading. If Steve goes for 230 miles a day I feel that it is bound to fail (I hope I am proved very wrong, but I have a logical side).

So come on Steve - I am already addicted!

BB

When the absolute record holder is a woman, there should, of course, also be a men's record. 

That's what those tossers who pretended that the men who Beryl Burton had beaten held the real world records should have done.

[The French Tandem]

Only 245 miles yesterday. She's getting a bit lazy 

[T42]

She should certainly get a gong for not going crazy with boredom.  Is a total lap count available somewhere?

[NeilH]

Only 245 miles yesterday. She's getting a bit lazy 

Must have been a recovery day ... 

[Karla]

When the absolute record holder is a woman, there should, of course, also be a men's record. 

That's what those tossers who pretended that the men who Beryl Burton had beaten held the real world records should have done.

That only applied to one record, didn't it?  The tossers only had to wait two years anyway, as John Watson took the record back for the boys in 1969.

[Wowbagger]

Has Amanda officially started an attempt on the month record? She clocked up more than 4038 miles in the first 16 days in March. She stands a chance of beating Steve's month record by 1000 miles.

[Citizenfish]

Has Amanda officially started an attempt on the month record? She clocked up more than 4038 miles in the first 16 days in March. She stands a chance of beating Steve's month record by 1000 miles.

No ..but expect an announcement soon

[toontra]

She's had to ease off in the last couple of days due to the unseasonal sub-zero temperatures.

I expect the month challenge to be in her last 4 or 5 weeks (so very soon) so she can really empty the tank without it adversely affecting the remainder of her year challenge.  It will also be warmer - hopefully!

[wajcgac]

Has Amanda officially started an attempt on the month record? She clocked up more than 4038 miles in the first 16 days in March. She stands a chance of beating Steve's month record by 1000 miles.

No ..but expect an announcement soon

Amanda's current rolling 30 day average is the highest it has been since her year attempt began at 397.7 km per day (247.1 miles per day). Despite not hearing anything official the recent plethora of 400km+ rides had me thinking that she had already started.

It's going to be some show when she finally puts some effort in 

[toontra]

Amanda's current rolling 30 day average is the highest it has been since her year attempt began at 397.7 km per day (247.1 miles per day). Despite not hearing anything official the recent plethora of 400km+ rides had me thinking that she had already started.

According to the UMCA website there are no current attempts: https://www.ultracycling.com/highest-monthly-mileage-hmmr/

[Bondurant]

It says on that site that she is starting the first of three overlapping attempts on 25th March.

[Citizenfish]

Yes her attempts are:-

March 25, April 8, and April 11

[Phil W]

72,000 clocked up yesterday

[Phil W]

That is an awful lot for one day!

I didn't specify the units, he he

[Wowbagger]

That means that she should break Kurt's record on 8th April - unless she significantly increases her mileage when she starts her attempts at Steve's Month record.

[Wowbagger]

Amanda's last 4 days have yielded 1022.5 miles.

[Bobby]

Amanda's last 4 days have yielded 1022.5 miles.

 

[toontra]

260 miles in just over 12 hours yesterday.  There was a strong wind to contend with, apparently!

[andrew_s]

Maintaining the March average (253.2, currently) to the end of the year projects to 85945.7, and a month total of 7596.

[The French Tandem]

That's a quite substantial number of miles for a lifetime of cycling, let alone a year!

[Karla]

That would scarcely more than 100 short of putting 10,000 into Kurt's record.  I'm sure she'll manage to find the extra.

[andrew531]

Maintaining the March average (253.2, currently) to the end of the year projects to 85945.7, and a month total of 7596.

Well that puts my first 400 @ the end of next month into perspective!!

[yossarian22]

And that's 435 km for day 316. At 33.6 km/h moving ave for 13 hr in the saddle. 

[Wowbagger]

According to the spreadsheet I linked to above that makes it another 2506 miles to beat Kurt's record. We are now getting into the realms of "even I would stand a chance of doing that by day 365".