Not sure if it has been linked elsewhere, interview with Kurt and some British idiot here, text and audio format.
http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2016/01/09/hamr-year-record-godwin-searvogel
Great stuff.
A comment of minority interest:
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Kurt Searvogel did the undoable with five days to spare, which means he had most of this week to pad his record.
“A lot of my fans are like, ‘Ride, ride, ride! Make it really hard, make it impossible to break.” said Searvogel. “It’s like, ‘OK, whatever. When the weather’s nice, I’ll ride. When not, I’ll do something else. Like a sane person.'”
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And I liked this:
At the end of the day, the hardest thing of this record is getting on the bike and turning the pedals.
– Dave Barter