Author Topic: [HAMR] March 15 - Ides of March (Read 5336 times)

Justin(e) · « **on:** 15 March, 2015, 06:05:33 am »

Already done 13.5 miles.

Today I've done buggar all (and I am 8 hours ahead of you guys)

Allez Steve

ides /VIdz/ n.pl. Rarely in sing. ide. Also I-.LOE. [(O)Fr. f. L idus (pl.), of unkn. origin.] The eighth day after the nones in the ancient Roman calendar: the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th of the other months.

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 March, 2015, 07:04:24 am »

Go Steve!!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:03:30 am »

Good luck and tailwinds!

andyoxon · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:13:40 am »

With yesterday being day 73, by my reckoning Steve is now 1/5 or 20% through the year, and on miles is 18.4% (13971) towards 76066 miles...

Go Steve!

Colin. · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:24:50 am »

Go Steve, Stay Strong.

T42 · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:31:11 am »

Crank it up, Steve!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:33:42 am »

Quote from: andyoxon on 15 March, 2015, 08:13:40 am

With yesterday being day 73, by my reckoning Steve is now 1/5 or 20% through the year, and on miles is 18.4% (13971) towards 76066 miles...

Go Steve!

That's right, and his asking rate is now 209.23 miles per day. Steve is, despite increasing his speed and distance, still into marginal gains.

Although Kurt's line on the OYTT graph looks decidedly sad over the past three days, in reality it is only as though he has taken a block of those much-vaunted "rest" days. He still has a like-for-like lead over Tommy of 2703.6 miles, and he's 678.5 up on Steve at the same stage.

clarion · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 March, 2015, 09:45:01 am »

Go Steve!

bryn · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 March, 2015, 10:58:42 am »

Well, he's either been sitting in a field for more then half an hour, or they've built a McDonalds there since Google Earth took its pictures. Anyone with local knowledge who isn't out on a bike this fine day?

Wobbly John · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 March, 2015, 11:44:15 am »

I'm guessing you mean near the A1101/A10 roundabout?

They built a petrol station there which does coffee and warm food - they have just got planning permission to add an M&S food shop soon.
About 1/2 mile from Wobbly towers - is that local enough knowledge for you?

It looks like he may have come into Littleport as far as the Co-op, but found it busy (I know, I've just got back from buying ingredients for Sunday dinner).

Annoyingly I didn't look at the tracker until about 10 minutes after he, probably, went past the end of my road.

Wobbly · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 March, 2015, 11:47:39 am »

Quote from: Wobbly John on 15 March, 2015, 11:44:15 am

...they have just got planning permission to add an M&S food shop soon.
About 1/2 mile from Wobbly towers - is that local enough for you?

I'll see your M&S and raise you a brand new Waitrose like what they are building a few hundred yards from my Wobbly Towers.

Wobbly John · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 March, 2015, 11:59:48 am »

I think there are also toilets at the petrol station - its cold and bleak out in the Fens, today, and there is er... not much cover.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #12 on:** 15 March, 2015, 12:31:37 pm »

I'll let Steve do my miles for me today. It is cold and grey outside CET towers and I need to nurse a lurgy. We are along way from the fens but if the wind is north-east here, which it is, it will be blowing a lot stronger there. Although Steve needs 209 miles per day, he is now getting into that sort of rhythm and (don't forget) he is still ahead of his plans and about 12 days ahead of where Tommy Godwin was at the same time in his record breaking year.

Go Steve.

Von Broad · « **Reply #13 on:** 15 March, 2015, 12:43:35 pm »

Maybe he's up for a dip today. If he doesn't ease up a bit he'll have no choice in the matter!
King's Lynn err? My Grandmothers beloved 'home'....and weren't we told it was 'home' too.

[Mind you, it's her I inherited my love of tea from, no doubt].

Vince · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 March, 2015, 12:45:51 pm »

Go Steve

Nuncio · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 March, 2015, 02:09:40 pm »

Tailwind and straight roads since the turn?

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#17176 on 02:02:52 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (2 minutes ago) 0.85 mi traveled at 20.4 mph
#17175 on 02:00:23 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (4 minutes ago) 0.80 mi traveled at 18.9 mph
#17174 on 01:57:51 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (7 minutes ago) 0.84 mi traveled at 20.3 mph
#17173 on 01:55:22 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (9 minutes ago) 0.83 mi traveled at 20.3 mph
#17172 on 01:52:54 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (12 minutes ago) 0.83 mi traveled at 20.5 mph
#17171 on 01:50:28 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (14 minutes ago) 0.83 mi traveled at 19.9 mph
#17170 on 01:47:59 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (17 minutes ago) 0.87 mi traveled at 20.9 mph
#17169 on 01:45:29 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (19 minutes ago) 0.89 mi traveled at 21.0 mph
#17168 on 01:42:57 PM (GMT) 03/15/15 (22 minutes ago) 0.84 mi traveled at 20.6 mph

madcow · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 March, 2015, 05:11:03 pm »

Quote from: Von Broad on 15 March, 2015, 12:43:35 pm

Maybe he's up for a dip today. If he doesn't ease up a bit he'll have no choice in the matter!
King's Lynn err? My Grandmothers beloved 'home'....and weren't we told it was 'home' too. [Mind you, it's her I inherited my love of tea from, no doubt].

Was grandma one of the Norfolk Broads then?

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 March, 2015, 05:33:42 pm »

165 miles at 5.30pm on the tracker, having just had a pitstop in Potton. Looks like another 200+ mpd.

14,000 miles a year is about what I used to do in a car when I mostly travelled by car on business. Steve has done this in 2.5 months on a bicycle or three.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 March, 2015, 05:38:49 pm »

It seems Tarzan is having a pit stop at Cook's Landing Park. Sadly streetview has not been through the park, stopping at the gate.

I must say that Arkansas, from what little I have seen of it, looks vastly superior to Florida for what I consider to be my kind of cycling. Much easier on the eye, lots of trees. Are there pubs and tea rooms? Something makes me doubt it, at least, in the sort of quantity that one finds in North Essex.

Lars · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 March, 2015, 05:47:37 pm »

Interesting to see Steve using the A10 route between Cambridge and King's Lynn. That's a guilty pleasure DIY Audax
stretch of mine. Flat and fast if tail or crosswind. And outside of commuter rush hours traffic isn't bad at all. Cambridge
to King's Lynn up that way and then on to Hunstanton must be one of the fastest 100k stretches you can find in the UK!
That stretch must be extremely good for what Steve is doing.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 March, 2015, 05:50:03 pm »

Crossing the Arkansas state line from Missouri one is immediately struck by the massive billboards expressing opposition to:

abortion, and
evolution

Other areas of Arkansas are available.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 March, 2015, 07:34:31 pm »

194.4 on Steve's tracker and still about another 10 miles until he gets home. It was a pretty shitty day weather-wise as well, at least, it was down here in Darkest Essex.

A direct ride home will probably get him past his 210 target on the .gpx file, but will he add another small twist?

ianrauk · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 March, 2015, 07:38:47 pm »

If his weather was anything like what we have had in SE London/NW Kent, he's had a really dull, damp, cold day.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 March, 2015, 07:56:41 pm »

200 up on the tracker, about 6 miles to get home!

*pours a ~~wee dram~~ wysgi bach*

Oakhambike · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 March, 2015, 08:16:48 pm »

When last looked seemed he'd missed MK and was heading towards Leighton Buggered - ah he's swung right just before...
Pretty impressive - was bloody miserable out there today.

Actually forget the nice English undertstatement - another really f***ing impressive performance - well done Steve