[HAMR] Tarzan (Kurt Searvogel)

[Exit Stage Left]

Langdon Hills was the site of a plotland settlement, essentially the sort of shacks you might see in the American South, but full of cockneys.
http://www.laindonhistory.org.uk/page_id__259.aspx

[Wowbagger]

Many of the plotlanders' children would have been taught by my father. He spent 29 years (1947-1976) teaching at the Langdon Hills County Primary School. In his last couple of years the school opened on new premises and changed its name to "Lincewood" but, ironically, the new building was soon full and my dad returned for his final year to his old classroom in the old building with his class of 11-year-olds.

[Ningishzidda]

Blimey 460 ft!  Nosebleed territory for you flatlanders

That's the Elephant in the room.

[hillbilly]

Another 350km or thereabouts.  He's nailing this at the moment.

[Exit Stage Left]

Blimey 460 ft!  Nosebleed territory for you flatlanders

That's the Elephant in the room.

There's an Elephant in his room! It's no wonder he spends so much time on his bike.

[LittleWheelsandBig]

Kurt is doing well. Of course, current conditions are pretty much the best that he will get all year.

[Ningishzidda]

Blimey 460 ft!  Nosebleed territory for you flatlanders

That's the Elephant in the room.

There's an Elephant in his room! It's no wonder he spends so much time on his bike.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatlander_(short_story)

[duncan]

Kurt has set off, he's in Alabama, and he's heading Northwards away from Florida.

[Ningishzidda]

D'ya reckon both of them could be in Birmingham at the same moment?

[Nuncio]

He's heading towards Selma, having missed the 50th anniversary 'Bloody Sunday' commemorations by a couple of days.

[paul851]

Roads look to be a little more rolling on street view than Kurt's been used to the last couple of months .

[Jack_P]

Yesterday was day 59 for Kurt which is the equivalent to Steves final day in February.
So you could say after both riders have completed 2 months Kurt is 913 miles ahead.
Kurt has spent 40 hours less on the road.

Yes its not a race, but that fact would get me up earlier each day.

[Ningishzidda]

16 miles per day, considering the difference in climatic, topographical and bike aerodynamic conditions is NOT as much as I would have expected.

[MarkA]

I have a feeling that Kurt will shortly be finding out exactly what he is up against. 

[clarion]

It was apparent on Day 55 what he is up against.

[Wowbagger]

Those of us who know Steve and his exploits have always known what Kurt is up against. Just don't tell Kurt, OK?

[geraldc]

Climbing figures for today will be interesting, the map seems to show this is the hilliest day yet for Tarzan.

[hillbilly]

I await the Strava trolls noting that Kurt is taking unfair advantage because he has increased the amount of down hills on his recent rides.

[bobb]

Kurt is currenlty near York. I do hope they can both be in a place of the same name at the same time at some point in the year 

[hillbilly]

16 miles per day, considering the difference in climatic, topographical and bike aerodynamic conditions is NOT as much as I would have expected.

Too focussed on the distance difference. 

Equally, if not more, important is the time in hand Kurt has to play with because he is quicker than Steve.  That gives him a buffer to use up and ride out Steve's planned increased duration on the bike (and anticipated higher average speed, which at the moment is just jibber-jabber pending it being put down on the road).

[clarion]

Kurt has more time in hand for driving or repairing the plumbing in the van...

[Polar Bear]

Steve putting it down on the road enough now for you Hillbilly?

[Jaded]

I await the Strava trolls noting that Kurt is taking unfair advantage because he has increased the amount of down hills on his recent rides.

Then you'll post answers to them on here 

[Von Broad]

Kurt is currenlty near York. I do hope they can both be in a place of the same name at the same time at some point in the year 

Yes, for a second I got confused at what tracker page I was looking at.
You know, as he cruises up near that border line between Alabama and Mississippi, he's going through some pretty remote areas actually. There ain't much around where he is at the moment.
Bet the roads are quieter too.

Sorry I've got to say something that's irritating me a very little bit: I think Tarzan deserves this thread to be kept for discussions/observations about his attempt - and not so much hing else.
I think we were right to have a new thread each day for Steve [ would be a bit silly for Tarzan though].
It keeps the focus. 

[Basil]

Sorry I've got to say something that's irritating me a very little bit: I think Tarzan deserves this thread to be kept for discussions/observations about his attempt - and not so much hing else.
I think we were right to have a new thread each day for Steve [ would be a bit silly for Tarzan though].
It keeps the focus. 

Hear hear!
Poor old Kurt only has one thread.  Let's keep it on topic, folks.