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Lars

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #50 on: 26 March, 2015, 06:05:49 pm »
Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 26 March, 2015, 06:04:02 pm
Now heading away.  So will it be a Crazy Ivan back to increase the tally or will I have had more success at predictions than in my recent visit to Cheltenham  :facepalm:?

What is a Crazy Ivan? A special type of Gibbon?
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bryn

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #51 on: 26 March, 2015, 06:15:25 pm »
Quote from: Lars on 26 March, 2015, 06:05:49 pm

What is a Crazy Ivan? A special type of Gibbon?

It is a reference to the film/book The Hunt for Red October, and refers to sudden changes in direction by soviet submarines, designed to reveal existence of close following tracking submarines.

Don't think we could keep up with Steve though  :)
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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #52 on: 26 March, 2015, 07:03:28 pm »
Quote from: bryn on 26 March, 2015, 06:15:25 pm
Quote from: Lars on 26 March, 2015, 06:05:49 pm

What is a Crazy Ivan? A special type of Gibbon?

It is a reference to the film/book The Hunt for Red October, and refers to sudden changes in direction by soviet submarines, designed to reveal existence of close following tracking submarines.

Don't think we could keep up with Steve though  :)

Credit to the Swedish forum happymtb.org for first using the phrase in describing Steve's route.
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et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur

Lars

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #53 on: 26 March, 2015, 07:25:08 pm »
Quote from: bryn on 26 March, 2015, 06:15:25 pm
Quote from: Lars on 26 March, 2015, 06:05:49 pm

What is a Crazy Ivan? A special type of Gibbon?

It is a reference to the film/book The Hunt for Red October, and refers to sudden changes in direction by soviet submarines, designed to reveal existence of close following tracking submarines.

Don't think we could keep up with Steve though  :)

Ah, ok. That is useful knowledge to gain!
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Oaky

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #54 on: 26 March, 2015, 07:41:14 pm »
D'oh!  :facepalm:

I hadn't picked up the Red October reference.  I had assumed it was a reference to some navigational quirk attributed to our very own Ivan.  (I had visions of it being accidentally adding bonus kms by taking a wrong (sharp) turn just short of a control or similar).  NB other than my assumption based on references to Steve's Crazy Ivans, I have never had reason to believe that Ivan OTP has ever done that!
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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #55 on: 26 March, 2015, 08:52:26 pm »
Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 26 March, 2015, 03:55:55 pm
Time for predictions.  It will be a Double Gibbon day

Barring a very late manoeuvre, yours in Glorious Gibbonaceous Gloating!!!
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Eddington Numbers 130 (imperial), 183 (metric) 574 (furlongs)  116 (nautical miles)

Wobbly John

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #56 on: 26 March, 2015, 08:55:17 pm »
Down a bit on miles today - 180 ish.  :-\
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Canardly

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #57 on: 26 March, 2015, 08:57:41 pm »
It has been a tad windy and wet.
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #58 on: 26 March, 2015, 09:56:42 pm »
Correction sir, a 'Crazy Ivan' is these days a reference to the classic SciFi movie (and series) 'Serenity'.
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Grandad

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #59 on: 26 March, 2015, 09:59:06 pm »
The final Google mileage displayed on the daily progress map is usually lower than the official  figure that then appears on Steve's main website.

 However today both show 182, is there anything different to account for this?
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #60 on: 26 March, 2015, 10:04:52 pm »
Steve, be careful of wasting too much effort on tackling hills when your daily task is already plenty tough.
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Wobbly John

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #61 on: 26 March, 2015, 10:14:06 pm »
Quote from: Grandad on 26 March, 2015, 09:59:06 pm
The final Google mileage displayed on the daily progress map is usually lower than the official  figure that then appears on Steve's main website.

 However today both show 182, is there anything different to account for this?

 ???

Strava say's 179.6
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Grandad

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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #62 on: 27 March, 2015, 12:43:03 am »
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Strava say's 179.6

Even stranger then, Strava has always been higher than Google.
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Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #63 on: 27 March, 2015, 04:54:58 am »
Quote from: LittleWheelsandBig on 26 March, 2015, 10:04:52 pm
Steve, be careful of wasting too much effort on tackling hills when your daily task is already plenty tough.

I am wondering if two massive portions of Lasgne was too much - what with the pissing rain and headwind in the morning.

I should have offered him a salad.

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bryn

Re: 26th March - Day 85
« Reply #64 on: 27 March, 2015, 05:55:21 pm »
Quote from: mrcharly on 26 March, 2015, 09:56:42 pm
Correction sir, a 'Crazy Ivan' is these days a reference to the classic SciFi movie (and series) 'Serenity'.

And where did they get it, Alpha Centauri?  Naah, by reading an old Tom Clancy book they found in the ship's holographic library  :)
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