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aidan.f

[HAMR] January 16th
« on: 16 January, 2015, 05:32:29 am »
He's off!
Breakfast home made bread, black pudding toms and mushrooms,
Wiggly route to March in Cambs.
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Basil

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #1 on: 16 January, 2015, 07:18:11 am »
I looked at Steve's progress at 6:40 this morning.  He'd already done more miles than I will today.
At some point on Sunday he will pass my annual target for this year.
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Wobbly

Re: January 16th
« Reply #2 on: 16 January, 2015, 07:29:15 am »
At least it's not blowing a gale out there so far this morning.
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jamesld8

Re: January 16th
« Reply #3 on: 16 January, 2015, 07:32:20 am »
Yes winds are much down but there`s an ice risk now as it clears---and next few days will be very cold. Take care out there Steve  :thumbsup:
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #4 on: 16 January, 2015, 09:40:32 am »
Another foray into East Anglia!
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #5 on: 16 January, 2015, 09:54:47 am »
                               this  week                  latest ride     av speed       climb
Kurt Searvogel         1,218.7 km   4   309.4 km     29.6 km/h   2,354 m
Steven Abraham    1,145.4 km   4   306.0 km   22.5 km/h   6,454 m

very interesting - it is hare and tortoise - but the hare is stopping after just a few  kms more than the tortoise each day.

Mind you he does have it much easier -- warmer and very much flatter.

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #6 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:10:29 am »
That's what Steve said would happen on his Channel 4 interview on NYE. It will be very interesting once Steve has got through the winter and the playing-field is levelled rather.
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #7 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:15:08 am »
Kurt is using Steve as a pacemaker at this stage.
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drgannet

Re: January 16th
« Reply #8 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:21:43 am »
Today will be very interesting as Kurt's first 'recovery' day. Will he stick to his planned 85 miles...
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red marley

Re: January 16th
« Reply #9 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:46:21 am »
Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 16 January, 2015, 10:15:08 am
Kurt is using Steve as a pacemaker at this stage.

... which may be his biggest advantage in the short term. Although it is worth remembering that both have used Godwin's record as a pacemaker. I wonder what is was like in 1939 when Godwin and Bennett, who set off on the same date, were presumably using weekly mileage publications in Cycling magazine to assess each others' progress.
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trumpet

Re: January 16th
« Reply #10 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:47:25 am »
Quote from: jamesld8 on 16 January, 2015, 07:32:20 am
Yes winds are much down but there`s an ice risk now as it clears---and next few days will be very cold. Take care out there Steve  :thumbsup:

Has Steve not a got a set of wheels with studded tyres for the ice, such as Marathon Winters?
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red marley

Re: January 16th
« Reply #11 on: 16 January, 2015, 10:49:34 am »
You definitely do not want to attempt 300km on studded tyres. Gritted A-roads are a much more achievable approach.
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #12 on: 16 January, 2015, 11:49:42 am »
Steve is just about to go through Manea the village of my birth. People from Manea and known as Maneacks. So watch out the next time we meet on the road. :demon:
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Canardly

Re: January 16th
« Reply #13 on: 16 January, 2015, 12:16:41 pm »
Currently doing evens across the fens.
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #14 on: 16 January, 2015, 12:35:37 pm »
Quote from: Bianchi Boy on 16 January, 2015, 11:49:42 am
Steve is just about to go through Manea the village of my birth. People from Manea and known as Maneacks. So watch out the next time we meet on the road. :demon:

He could have it worse: his north-eastern route stops just a few km short of the village where I spent my formative months.  I'll let y'all guess which one it is: it's the one where the locals look decidedly funny  ;)
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madcow

Re: January 16th
« Reply #15 on: 16 January, 2015, 12:57:53 pm »
As you are a god bit younger than me our life paths may have crossed earlier.
We lived in Wimblington from 1984 to 1989.
I can recall doing a short ride towards Benwick when the wind was so strong that even in my lowest gear, I was struggling to make headway. I hope TG has got the wind in his favour.
I have also skated on the fen ice at Welney, which to me should be everyones bucket list.
I found the majority of the fen folk good company ,even if one or two were a bit strange.
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hillbilly

Re: January 16th
« Reply #16 on: 16 January, 2015, 05:57:09 pm »
I thought people were joking when they were suggesting a CDC.  There is definite ball sacks and shaft rising proudly into the North East.  Filthy boy.
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duncan

Re: January 16th
« Reply #17 on: 16 January, 2015, 06:24:06 pm »
Quote from: Hillbilly on 16 January, 2015, 05:57:09 pm
I thought people were joking when they were suggesting a CDC.  There is definite ball sacks and shaft rising proudly into the North East.  Filthy boy.

All that going round and round in circles near MK has even given it pubes...
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Basil

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #18 on: 16 January, 2015, 06:26:34 pm »
Sometimes when I check Steve's progress it gives a current speed of 1 mph or less.  That's fine, it means he's stopped and eating.  However he is currently showing 2½ mph.  That's more worrying.  That's pushing the bike speed.  :-\

Eta, OK down to 0 now, so probably a food stop.  (Previously pushing the bike to park it?)
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #19 on: 16 January, 2015, 06:42:51 pm »
I had assumed that the speed shown was the average between the last two points. In fact, I can't see how it can be anything else. If Steve spent 1 minute approaching a food stop at 15 mph and then 4 minutes at the food stop, and at either end of that 5 minutes spell there was a track-point, I would imagine that would show a speed of 3 mph (0.25 of a mile in 5 minutes).
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Basil

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #20 on: 16 January, 2015, 07:01:58 pm »
That makes sense.  I should have realised that's how it worked.
So no need to worry unless he gives 3 walking speeds in a row.
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Canardly

Re: January 16th
« Reply #21 on: 16 January, 2015, 07:15:55 pm »
All the signs are that it is going to be a heavy frost tonight probably with black ice. Gritters were out early. I have just been out in the car for the first time today and it was iced up internally.
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Chris S

Re: January 16th
« Reply #22 on: 16 January, 2015, 08:36:13 pm »
Yes, hurry home Steve - it's very sparkly out there tonight.
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Re: January 16th
« Reply #23 on: 16 January, 2015, 08:56:39 pm »
Quote from: aidan.f on 16 January, 2015, 05:32:29 am
He's off!
Breakfast home made bread, black pudding toms and mushrooms,
Wiggly route to March in Cambs.

Worth noting the dietary requirements  :thumbsup:

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Re: January 16th
« Reply #24 on: 16 January, 2015, 09:09:26 pm »
Wow!  Another 190 miles in the bag!  Great stuff!
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