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

[TheRedEyeJedi]

8012.4 miles in April.  Not quite Godwin's July 1939, but heading well over 86,000 miles for the year.  Unbelievable.

Also shows you how good Godwins July was, even with the pacing and coaching it's still remarkable.

[andyoxon]

Anyone here think that Amanda could go for a 24hr record to finish off her year?  If one extrapolates ~430km in 13hrs, 24hrs gets her close to 500mls.  AFAIUI the 24hr record is Strasser's 556mls (896km).

[Exit Stage Left]

I don't know what the paced female 24 hour record is.

[mattc]

Anyone here think that Amanda could go for a 24hr record to finish off her year?  If one extrapolates ~430km in 13hrs, 24hrs gets her close to 500mls.  AFAIUI the 24hr record is Strasser's 556mls (896km).

Would you like to make a wager? (winnings to charidee of course!) We can assume 556miles for this purpose.

[andyoxon]

   No idea is she's even contemplated it - would be good though.  How about it Amanda?   

[andyoxon]

I don't know what the paced female 24 hour record is.

Looks like here?  https://www.ultracycling.com/timed/

24 Hour Road   Nancy Raposo                  US   Solo    Standard   Women 18-49    1992-09-22    439.65 mls    18.31mph  (29.5km/h)
24 Hour Road   Christoph Strasser   33    Austria   Solo    Standard   Men 18-49    2015-03-20    556.856         23.3    (37.5km/h)

[LittleWheelsandBig]

From http://cyclinguphill.com/time-trial-records/

24 Hour
Christine Robert 461.45 miles (1993)
Lynne Taylor) 459 miles (2007)

All of those distances are unpaced, of course.

[Cmiller]

I don't know what the paced female 24 hour record is.

Looks like here?  https://www.ultracycling.com/timed/

24 Hour Road   Nancy Raposo                  US   Solo    Standard   Women 18-49    1992-09-22    439.65 mls    18.31mph  (29.5km/h)
24 Hour Road   Christoph Strasser   33    Austria   Solo    Standard   Men 18-49    2015-03-20    556.856         23.3    (37.5km/h)

These aren't paced. The UMCA doesn't have a category for 24hr paced records.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

As I said, all of those records are unpaced.

[Cmiller]

From http://cyclinguphill.com/time-trial-records/

24 Hour
Christine Robert 461.45 miles (1993)
Lynne Taylor) 459 miles (2007)

All of those distances are unpaced, of course.

Sarah Cooper rode 494.5 miles at the non-drafting Sebring 24hr TT this past Feb.
http://www.racesmith.com/results/2017results/BikeSebring24Hours021117.html

[LittleWheelsandBig]

After nearly a quarter century, the women's 24hr distance was overdue for updating. I wonder when BB's 12hr will be bested. That one is coming up to a half century.

[rob]

After nearly a quarter century, the women's 24hr distance was overdue for updating. I wonder when BB's 12hr will be bested. That one is coming up to a half century.

Jill Wilkinson is getting steadily closer.   If she'd have had better conditions on the Breckland last year I think she would have got it.   

[Jaded]

After nearly a quarter century, the women's 24hr distance was overdue for updating. I wonder when BB's 12hr will be bested. That one is coming up to a half century.

Shouldn't they be expunged from the records...?

[LittleWheelsandBig]

 

[mattc]

Sounds like a rumour for Cycling Weekly to run on a slow news day!

[Phil W]

Looks like she's on target yo set the year record to around 86,500. So another 10,000 on the current record.

[The French Tandem]

An unusually short ride (by Amanda's standards) yesterday. I hope nothing bad happened to her!

[mrcharly-YHT]

I think there are lots of fires in the area.

[andyoxon]

Looks like she's on target yo set the year record to around 86,500. So another 10,000 on the current record.

or 86086..?   

[SoreTween]

Since Kurt added 1001 I did wonder if she'd target adding 10010. I haven't checked the official stats in a good while but according to mine she'd need to stop about a day and a half early to do that. Ossum!

[Wowbagger]

85756.5 miles with 3 days to go. She will probably add about 800 miles more. >86500. As someone commented on Strava, "Makes climbing Everest seem a bit ordinary!"

[hulver]

I wonder if she'll do a 300 miler on her last day?

[mrcharly-YHT]

I wonder if she'll do a 300 miler on her last day?

Not her last day, as she's going for the 100k record.

[Cmiller]

I wonder if she'll do a 300 miler on her last day?

She did 302 today.

[Wowbagger]

What an amazing performance! There have been only 8 days in which she has registered fewer than 200 miles.