Author Topic: [HAMR] 23rd June - Teethgrinder Day 174 (Read 5077 times)

Climberruss · « **on:** 23 June, 2015, 07:49:03 am »

07:48 and nothing. Given the early bath yesterday, this is indeed worrying.

Oaky · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 June, 2015, 07:52:50 am »

Not sure what time it went up, but there is a ride (135 miles) for Monday on Strava: https://app.strava.com/activities/331068945 ETA: but still (@8:05) no tracker for today. Maybe the breakfast buffet is taking a hammering?

Vince · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 June, 2015, 08:08:42 am »

His tracker has woken up and sent a tweet.
https://twitter.com/yearrecord

Go Steve

SoreTween · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 June, 2015, 08:25:24 am »

Phew!

Go Steve!

Oaky · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 June, 2015, 08:28:44 am »

underway for ~20 minutes doing 18/19mph now

Climberruss · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 June, 2015, 08:58:46 am »

Mmm...52 mins in and he appears to have been stopped at Boston hospital for 15 mins...

TimC · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 June, 2015, 09:07:08 am »

The track point has him equidistant from the hospital and the Premier Inn. PI do a rather good all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Just sayin'!

Oaky · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 June, 2015, 10:06:09 am »

Back on the move again (as of about 30 minutes ago). A 50 minute stop has more of a feel of a Premier Inn Breakfast than a Hospital visit.

Climberruss · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 June, 2015, 12:12:18 pm »

Quote from: TimC on 23 June, 2015, 09:07:08 am

The track point has him equidistant from the hospital and the Premier Inn. PI do a rather good all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. Just sayin'!

Resolution is everything. If I had zoomed in, I would have realized!

danridesbikes · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 June, 2015, 12:40:20 pm »

50 minutes for breakfast, after an 8am start and within less than an hour sounds awfully leisurely

Wowbagger · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 June, 2015, 12:54:28 pm »

Without him telling us, there's no knowing why he had such a short day yesterday. Maybe he just felt crap? It happens, even to supermen like Steve, I would imagine.

Climberruss · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 June, 2015, 01:08:53 pm »

Well, he's heading north atm - further away from base. No overnight planned as far as I know - unless he is going to Hoppo's

Vince · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 June, 2015, 02:11:55 pm »

Heading South again now after visiting Kirton in ~~Fboab~~Lindsey

Justin(e) · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 June, 2015, 04:09:01 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 June, 2015, 12:54:28 pm

such a short day yesterday. ... even to supermen like Steve

That we judge a 200+ day as a short day shows how high the bar is.

Allez Steve

TimC · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 June, 2015, 05:25:03 pm »

Quote from: Justin(e) on 23 June, 2015, 04:09:01 pm

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 June, 2015, 12:54:28 pm
such a short day yesterday. ... even to supermen like Steve

That we judge a 200+ day as a short day shows how high the bar is.

Allez Steve

Yes indeed. And today's newsletter implies that the goals may have subtly changed. Steve says he wants to beat Tommy's total - which, IIRC, was 100,000 miles in around 16 months - yet feels he's not in competition with Godwin (or with Kurt or, by implication, Miles). I get the impression Steve's working within his capability in order to get the highest mileage he can in the year, which may be less than Tommy's record, while on the way to that 100,000 total. Interesting! (And, of course, quite likely wrong!).

Wowbagger · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 June, 2015, 05:55:25 pm »

Quote from: Justin(e) on 23 June, 2015, 04:09:01 pm

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 June, 2015, 12:54:28 pm
such a short day yesterday. ... even to supermen like Steve

That we judge a 200+ day as a short day shows how high the bar is.

Allez Steve

I thought yesterday was only 132 miles?

simonp · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 June, 2015, 06:19:19 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 June, 2015, 05:55:25 pm

Quote from: Justin(e) on 23 June, 2015, 04:09:01 pm
Quote from: Wowbagger on 23 June, 2015, 12:54:28 pm
such a short day yesterday. ... even to supermen like Steve

That we judge a 200+ day as a short day shows how high the bar is.

Allez Steve

I thought yesterday was only 132 miles?

Indeed. Although it's more than 200km, and most people find that a long day in the saddle.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 June, 2015, 06:20:41 pm »

Oh, I see. k instead of m.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 June, 2015, 06:24:21 pm »

Very few countries use that antiquated measurement system nowadays and J is in Oz, which hasn't used it for many decades.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 June, 2015, 08:20:23 pm »

Steve's website does.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #20 on:** 23 June, 2015, 09:48:20 pm »

And yet it is still an absurd method of measurement.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #21 on:** 23 June, 2015, 09:53:49 pm »

Not if you have been brought up with it and have to do calculations to understand the most common alternative.

LittleWheelsandBig · « **Reply #22 on:** 23 June, 2015, 10:02:50 pm »

How long ago did Britain decide to go metric? Using 'grandfather doesn't understand anything new' as a reason to stick with a stupid system is absurd.

Deano · « **Reply #23 on:** 23 June, 2015, 10:05:03 pm »

It all makes sense in furlongs.

Kim · « **Reply #24 on:** 23 June, 2015, 10:09:13 pm »

Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 23 June, 2015, 10:02:50 pm

How long ago did Britain decide to go metric? Using 'grandfather doesn't understand anything new' as a reason to stick with a stupid system is absurd.

Agreed. But Steve's website is a) talking about a record set in the olden days and b) using data aggregated by leftpondians so the use of miles makes a higher-than-usual degree of sense.

Anyway, you should all stop complaining. Whenever I see "km" out of the corner of my eye I think it's my name. It's very distracting.

Author Topic: [HAMR] 23rd June - Teethgrinder Day 174 (Read 5077 times)

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