Quote from: Dibdib on 21 August, 2015, 09:11:34 amQuote from: Ningishzidda on 21 August, 2015, 08:20:46 amIf you start off riding 25 milers. Complete 25 of them and you’ve got an Eddington of 25.To get to a 26 Eddington, you CAN’T use any of the 25 mile rides you’ve already done, so you’re committed to ride 26 more rides of 26 miles each.To get to 27, you’re in the same predicament as you were when you finished your 25th ride of 25 miles and decided you want an Eddington of 26.No kidding but does anyone really ride like that?Er ... I am that sad person. When a I discovered Eddington I made the decision: no more rides, ever, between 100k and 102miles, and I've more or less stuck to it
Quote from: Ningishzidda on 21 August, 2015, 08:20:46 amIf you start off riding 25 milers. Complete 25 of them and you’ve got an Eddington of 25.To get to a 26 Eddington, you CAN’T use any of the 25 mile rides you’ve already done, so you’re committed to ride 26 more rides of 26 miles each.To get to 27, you’re in the same predicament as you were when you finished your 25th ride of 25 miles and decided you want an Eddington of 26.No kidding but does anyone really ride like that?
If you start off riding 25 milers. Complete 25 of them and you’ve got an Eddington of 25.To get to a 26 Eddington, you CAN’T use any of the 25 mile rides you’ve already done, so you’re committed to ride 26 more rides of 26 miles each.To get to 27, you’re in the same predicament as you were when you finished your 25th ride of 25 miles and decided you want an Eddington of 26.
Quote from: Whitedown Man on 23 August, 2015, 05:16:19 amQuote from: Dibdib on 21 August, 2015, 09:11:34 amQuote from: Ningishzidda on 21 August, 2015, 08:20:46 amIf you start off riding 25 milers. Complete 25 of them and you’ve got an Eddington of 25.To get to a 26 Eddington, you CAN’T use any of the 25 mile rides you’ve already done, so you’re committed to ride 26 more rides of 26 miles each.To get to 27, you’re in the same predicament as you were when you finished your 25th ride of 25 miles and decided you want an Eddington of 26.No kidding but does anyone really ride like that?Er ... I am that sad person. When a I discovered Eddington I made the decision: no more rides, ever, between 100k and 102miles, and I've more or less stuck to itBut that's not what he's suggesting. To use your numbers as an example... When you get to 102 miles, do you stop and get a taxi home because you don't want to do a ride which might count for an Eddington number of 103 before you get your E up to 102?
A 300 DIY at the start of the month plus PBP pushed my imperial Eddington number up to 142. The metric version is at 205 now.
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
I would imagine that one Kurt Searvogel must be a prime candidate for a WREN.
My Eddington obsession just ramped up a further notch as I gave in to the temptation to calculate all my annual Es as well as my overall E (overall E=84 with 2015 E=57). Is there an Eddington Anon meeting I could go to to break this habit?
Quote from: Whitedown Man on 30 August, 2015, 05:52:16 pmMy Eddington obsession just ramped up a further notch as I gave in to the temptation to calculate all my annual Es as well as my overall E (overall E=84 with 2015 E=57). Is there an Eddington Anon meeting I could go to to break this habit?It's held on Eddington Hill on the number of minutes equal to your imperial Eddington number after a blue moon. But not in leap years.
One of the fiendish things about Eddington numbers is how hard it is to plan when they go up. No Eddington Hill special for reaching 113, a couple of permanents in North Carolina this weekend meant that the number crept up to 113 without aiming to do so. 4 more rides are required for 114 so that will be next year some time.
Not sure if this has already been mentioned.Is there a website that calculates your metric score?
Quote from: Divingrob on 08 September, 2015, 03:27:39 pmNot sure if this has already been mentioned.Is there a website that calculates your metric score?I'm getting my figures from VeloViewer but it sounds like their calculations are disputed.
Your cycling Eddington number is 40.According to your Strava data, you've cycled 40+ miles on 40 different days.To reach an Eddington number of 45, you need 14 more rides of 45+ miles.To reach an Eddington number of 50, you need 22 more rides of 50+ miles.To reach an Eddington number of 60, you need 38 more rides of 60+ miles.
Quote from: Katie on 13 September, 2015, 04:13:48 pmQuote from: Divingrob on 08 September, 2015, 03:27:39 pmNot sure if this has already been mentioned.Is there a website that calculates your metric score?I'm getting my figures from VeloViewer but it sounds like their calculations are disputed.Your personal spreadsheet might be a lot more accurate.
Quote from: Ivo on 13 September, 2015, 04:36:26 pmQuote from: Katie on 13 September, 2015, 04:13:48 pmQuote from: Divingrob on 08 September, 2015, 03:27:39 pmNot sure if this has already been mentioned.Is there a website that calculates your metric score?I'm getting my figures from VeloViewer but it sounds like their calculations are disputed.Your personal spreadsheet might be a lot more accurate.I don't have a personal spreadsheet (and wouldn't remember to update it if I did have one).
Quote from: Katie on 15 September, 2015, 05:02:45 pmQuote from: Ivo on 13 September, 2015, 04:36:26 pmQuote from: Katie on 13 September, 2015, 04:13:48 pmQuote from: Divingrob on 08 September, 2015, 03:27:39 pmNot sure if this has already been mentioned.Is there a website that calculates your metric score?I'm getting my figures from VeloViewer but it sounds like their calculations are disputed.Your personal spreadsheet might be a lot more accurate.I don't have a personal spreadsheet (and wouldn't remember to update it if I did have one).You only have to update it when you do a ride which is over your Eddington number .
For the first year ever I have an annual Eddington number in the 60s (OK, exactly 60). Only two more rides to get it to 62, but then I pay the price for too often climbing off as soon as I hit 100k and will need a further 11 to get to 63.