It seemed to go well from my point of view - but then that's one of the skills of journalists to put the interviewee at ease. We mostly talked about the culture embodied by Steve's undertaking and more generally the Audax spirit in contrast to the more roadie / ultracycling way of things represented by Tarzan's approach. She politely remarked that such distinctions may be opaque from the distance of non-cycling folk, but fascinating nevertheless. She's good at conveying these things though, so I have some hope for the article.
She asked about the 'crowd-sourced' nature of Steve's support and we talked about how the Audax, YACF and wider community of cyclists and friends have been captivated by this whole thing and have been offering help.
We also chatted about how extreme 'normal' Audaxing distances seem to others, and then how Steve's effort is an order of magnitude greater than that. I mentioned that Audaxing and Steve characterise a no-nonsense stoic "just get on with it" approach and she wondered whether Steve's own modest phlegmatic attitude might make it even harder for people to appreciate just how big a challenge this really is.
BTW: The only reason I had the interview in the first place was because I emailed her pointing her to this forum, my visualization and a couple of lines on why I thought Steve's challenge had an interesting cultural resonance. She then got back in touch wanting to talk further. Worth bearing in mind if anyone else thinks there might be some friendly journos out there (e.g. Ned Boulting?)
