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

[TheRedEyeJedi]

Personally I am not even comparing the two efforts now.   Amanda is doing it the best it can be done and its amazing.   TG is doing it way more traditional than it needs to be done which is also amazing.   

I think Godwins original record should still be Steves target and that would for me etch him into the great amateur cycling conversation for all time.

What Coker is up to is going to be hard for anyone to beat, no matter what they do - the mental strength she is showing is bordering on Zen master.

[mattc]

Personally I am not even comparing the two efforts now.   Amanda is doing it the best it can be done and its amazing.   TG is doing it way more traditional than it needs to be done which is also amazing.   

I think Godwins original record should still be Steves target and that would for me etch him into the great amateur cycling conversation for all time.

What Coker is up to is going to be hard for anyone to beat, no matter what they do - the mental strength she is showing is bordering on Zen master.

Agree with most of that!

[LittleWheelsandBig]

I think TG could break Godwin's and Searvogel's records but probably not Coker's, though I'd be happy to be proved wrong.

[clarion]

Amanda has just clocked her seventh day in a row above 250 miles, so looks like she is capable of sustaining an unbelievable average of 250mph ...

You're right: I don't believe it

[Wowbagger]

2/26/2017   288   250.6   66453.7   230.74   20.57   12.18   +43097   +6434
2/27/2017   289   246.6   66700.3   230.80   20.36   12.11   +43262   +6473
2/28/2017   290   255.3   66955.6   230.88   20.59   12.40   +43437   +6520
3/1/2017   291   249.8   67205.4   230.95   20.52   12.17   +43605   +6561
3/2/2017   292   252.3   67457.7   231.02   20.25   12.46   +43776   +6605
3/3/2017   293   250.4   67708.1   231.09   20.41   12.27   +43946   +6647
3/4/2017   294   253.3   67961.4   231.16   20.48   12.37   +44118   +6692
3/5/2017   295   252.2   68213.6   231.23   20.61   12.24   +44289   +6736
3/6/2017   296   255.1   68468.7   231.31   20.17   12.65   +44463   +6782
3/7/2017   297   250.5   68719.2   231.38   20.25   12.37   +44632   +6824
3/8/2017   298   254.2   68973.4   231.45   20.37   12.48   +44806   +6870


Amanda's last 11 days, yielding more than 2750 miles. She is now a month away from breaking Kurt's record, at those speeds. She is now knocking out 1000 miles every 4 days. 67 days left at that speed is another 16750 miles. We are looking at a new record in the region of 86000 miles. We haven't yet seen if she can increase her daily distance significantly beyond 250 for several consecutive days, but I certainly wouldn't bet against it.

[The French Tandem]

What do all these numbers mean, Mr Wowbagger? For the first few columns, I guess it's date, day number, daily mileage, total mileage. For the rest, I have no idea!

[hatler]

I reckon the subsequent figures are Average daily mileage, average speed whilst moving, average speed over 24 hours, distance beyond the Billy Dovey record at the same day number and distance beyond the Searvogel record at the same day number.

[wilkyboy]

I reckon the subsequent figures are Average daily mileage, average speed whilst moving, average speed over 24 hours, distance beyond the Billy Dovey record at the same day number and distance beyond the Searvogel record at the same day number.

The columns of 12.x's is, I think, moving time (hours, decimal) — Amanda's riding only half the day, but at over 32kph, so her distances are mega!

[The French Tandem]

I think Mr Wilkyboy is right, since 12.48hours x 20.37mph =  254.2 miles. Thanks for the explanation!

[andrew_s]

The numbers are from Cmiller's spreadsheet (link on about 3rd post of page 4 of this topic)
date,
day no,
mileage for day,
total mileage for year so far,
average miles per day for year so far,
average speed for day,
riding time for day,
miles ahead of Billie Fleming's record pace,
miles ahead of Kurt Searvogel's record pace

[hatler]

I reckon the subsequent figures are Average daily mileage, average speed whilst moving, average speed over 24 hours, distance beyond the Billy Dovey record at the same day number and distance beyond the Searvogel record at the same day number.

The columns of 12.x's is, I think, moving time (hours, decimal) — Amanda's riding only half the day, but at over 32kph, so her distances are mega!

Doh !  Of course.

[Wowbagger]

Sorry. Should have linked.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J7Vgt7u4KC9bY1Lr4xOyd4VLkzQxi0c8ErqyFqBvnHk/edit#gid=2022488017

[Martin]

I think TG could break Godwin's and Searvogel's records but probably not Coker's, though I'd be happy to be proved wrong.

but one is no longer a record (unless there is one for riding in the UK only) and the other won't be in a few weeks; I think Steve's intention is to beat Amanda

[LittleWheelsandBig]

It is possible to beat a historical record without beating the current record.

TG is already riding too slow and for too long each day to be likely to beat Coker, assuming she goes the full year.

[andyoxon]

AC is able to do 400km so quickly, she could probably even manage 485km (300mls)/day, until the end... and still get sufficient down time.

[CrazyEnglishTriathlete]

Any doubts about whether she could ramp up the mileage - day 300 was 263 miles. I just get the feeling that 86076 (10000 more than the current record) might be the target.

[Wowbagger]

I hope she and her family/support team publish a load of stuff about this attempt. Steve's and Kurt's year were such great fun because we were all on here following them, and Steve's massive international fan club was one of the funniest things I've seen since having internet access. All we see is another set of mind-boggling data every day. That's precisely the right way to set an absolutely huge total, and I admire her enormously for her dedication and single-mindedness, but not knowing her state of mind, physical health and how many bicycles she has broken in the effort is a lot less fun.

[yossarian22]

To be fair, the ride isn't about providing entertainment! There may be a dearth of information here, but plenty of interesting stuff on her facebook page. Certainly interesting how many alligators have cross her path so far in the year.

[La Tortue]

There may be a dearth of information here, but plenty of interesting stuff on her facebook page.

Speaking about a dearth of information, I keep dropping in here to see how Steve is doing and wondering if I've logged into the proper place.  Where can I find coverage?

[Wowbagger]

To be fair, the ride isn't about providing entertainment! There may be a dearth of information here, but plenty of interesting stuff on her facebook page. Certainly interesting how many alligators have cross her path so far in the year.

The facebook page I have looked at has had nothing much posted since she started.

[phantasmagoriana]

To be fair, the ride isn't about providing entertainment! There may be a dearth of information here, but plenty of interesting stuff on her facebook page. Certainly interesting how many alligators have cross her path so far in the year.

The facebook page I have looked at has had nothing much posted since she started.

The one I follow is https://www.facebook.com/goamandacoker/, which seems to be updated daily.

[Wowbagger]

Thanks.

[Bianchi Boy]

I hope she and her family/support team publish a load of stuff about this attempt. Steve's and Kurt's year were such great fun because we were all on here following them, and Steve's massive international fan club was one of the funniest things I've seen since having internet access. All we see is another set of mind-boggling data every day. That's precisely the right way to set an absolutely huge total, and I admire her enormously for her dedication and single-mindedness, but not knowing her state of mind, physical health and how many bicycles she has broken in the effort is a lot less fun.

I quite agree and for this reason I hope Steve is going for the "Opposite Sex" record and is going to beat Kurt. That will make it achievable and risky that should make good reading. If Steve goes for 230 miles a day I feel that it is bound to fail (I hope I am proved very wrong, but I have a logical side).

So come on Steve - I am already addicted!

BB

[mrcharly-YHT]

To be fair, the ride isn't about providing entertainment! There may be a dearth of information here, but plenty of interesting stuff on her facebook page. Certainly interesting how many alligators have cross her path so far in the year.

The facebook page I have looked at has had nothing much posted since she started.

The one I follow is https://www.facebook.com/goamandacoker/, which seems to be updated daily.

And today posted the news that she has passed 70 000miles

Still over 6k to go to pass the record, but 70 000 must feel like one heck of a milestone.

She's ridden over 260 miles in a day several times now.

[toontra]

70,000 miles reached yesterday.  Another 260+ day and still at an average speed of over 20mph.  Quite staggering - and there's still scope to increase the daily milage even further without running into sleep deprivation.

This is an amazing achievement, both in terms of the planning and the execution.  It seems as though there's barely been a hiccough all year (although no doubt there have been dramas behind scenes).