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red marley

[HAMR] Feb 19th
« on: 19 February, 2015, 05:50:06 am »
And he's off...
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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #1 on: 19 February, 2015, 06:19:58 am »
...and it looks like Marsh Gibbon could be on the cards.
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Ashaman42

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #2 on: 19 February, 2015, 06:20:13 am »
Go Steve Go!
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Lars

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #3 on: 19 February, 2015, 06:40:58 am »
Looks like the man didn't head out straight for an early Gibbon. But there is hope for today given his
current location!
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rafletcher

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #4 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:13:08 am »
He's on roads I know well at the moments. Thankfully resurfaced since last year!
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Plug1n

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #5 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:17:13 am »
He's heading my way ATM!
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Plug1n

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #6 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:44:23 am »
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Quote from: rafletcher on 19 February, 2015, 07:13:08 am
He's on roads I know well at the moments. Thankfully resurfaced since last year!

He's turned West in your direction now.  Not many flat roads around there.
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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #7 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:45:40 am »
Possibly heading through the Goring gap down to Pangbourne and the A4?  If he heads west then he would have a strengthening tailwind home.  (with a chance of a Gibbon or two)
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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #8 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:50:22 am »
As of yesterday Steve has passed 200km on all 49 days and 300km on 28 of those days, which, if he had registered DIY Perms would have given him 126 Audax points for the calendar year.

He's also done 10 back to back 300km rides. 

<sound of boggling mind>
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Eddington Numbers 130 (imperial), 182 (metric) 571 (furlongs)  114 (nautical miles)

rafletcher

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #9 on: 19 February, 2015, 07:58:29 am »
Quote from: Plug1n on 19 February, 2015, 07:17:13 am
He's heading my way ATM!

Nah, too hilly down your neck of the woods  :)  He once again went past the end of our lane, but once again I wasn't there!  A few more chances yet to see him pass though I reckon.
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Wowbagger

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #10 on: 19 February, 2015, 09:00:58 am »
Today is Day 50 of The Effort. It seems to be going amazingly quickly. I wonder if it seems that way for the two protagonists?
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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #11 on: 19 February, 2015, 09:31:01 am »
Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 19 February, 2015, 07:50:22 am
As of yesterday Steve has passed 200km on all 49 days and 300km on 28 of those days, which, if he had registered DIY Perms would have given him 126 Audax points for the calendar year.

He's also done 10 back to back 300km rides. 

<sound of boggling mind>

That puts it into context.

For the Lumpy End To End I rode 8 x concurrent 250-280km days and was fooked by the end of i. It felt like I had done enough cycling for a while and took me about a month or so to get my legs fully back online again. To be honest, I had slowed down by day 4 and switched to impulse power on the climbs.

Go Steve!

H


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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #12 on: 19 February, 2015, 10:53:58 am »
The joy of working from home!

I saw on the tracker that Steve was coming close to my house, so nipped out ten minutes ago and gave him some roadside encouragement as he went along the B4027 near Beckley.  Also took some pics which I'll upload soon.

 :)
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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #13 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:08:05 am »
Aha. He's turned right at Islip, so looks like he's going for a sneaky Marsh Gibbon cycle-by.
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rafletcher

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #14 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:14:47 am »
Yes, looks that way - a stay close to home day maybe, 'cos the forecast is crap for the rest of the day.
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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #15 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:39:34 am »
Steve this morning on the B4027 near Beckley...





And now he's in Marsh Gibbon!
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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #16 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:40:27 am »
<sings> we're going to have a Gibbon, we going to have a Gibbon
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Oaky

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #17 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:46:56 am »
... and he's Gibboned!  :thumbsup:
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Lars

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #18 on: 19 February, 2015, 11:51:59 am »
Yes! A mid-day Gibbon! Those seem more rare than on-the-way-home Gibbons!  :thumbsup:

Maybe we'll get one of those too this very day!
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Ningishzidda

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #19 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:36:49 pm »
Is this the first gibbon in daylight ?

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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #20 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:37:01 pm »
One man takes on a titanic challenge of riding more than 75000 miles in a year.   What keeps him going?  Of course.  Its playing mindgames with those invisible people who wonder if he will turn right to Marsh Gibbon or left to pastures new.
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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #21 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:38:19 pm »
... and now he's heading back for a cheeky second appearance at MG !
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Ningishzidda

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #22 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:44:04 pm »
Quote from: aoxomoxoa on 19 February, 2015, 12:38:19 pm
... and now he's heading back for a cheeky second appearance at MG !

He's gone back to see the size of the potholes he's been lucky enough to miss.

Having ridden up and down their mainstreet yesterday, Streetview doesn't do the craters justice, unless the recent frost and traffic has deteriorated the tarmac.
Maybe someone more local can report the pots to AVDC.
We definitely don't want a misshap.
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matthew

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #23 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:46:11 pm »
Judging by the BBC news for Berks, he was wise to turn back north as there has been a major incident on the A34 just north of Chieveley. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-31530474
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aoxomoxoa

Re: Feb 19th
« Reply #24 on: 19 February, 2015, 12:46:59 pm »
Yep, back in Marsh Gibbon. My guess is he'll head for KFC in Bicester for some food and a bit of shelter from the rain.
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