Author Topic: [HAMR] Tarzan (Kurt Searvogel)  (Read 450485 times)

Tim Hall

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #75 on: 11 January, 2015, 09:35:32 pm »
Looking at Tarzan's tracker page, I think he's going to win the "most miles on a dead straight road" trophy. 
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Wowbagger

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #76 on: 11 January, 2015, 09:40:24 pm »
It's a bit of a shame he didn't complete a Floridian coast-to-coast today. Very nearly, but not quite. He seems to me to be a bit slower today as well.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #77 on: 11 January, 2015, 10:21:51 pm »
age is only a number. how you live your life and how you take care of your body matters so much more.

As does good old-fashioned luck.

and genetic heritage....
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Jaded

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #78 on: 11 January, 2015, 10:43:50 pm »
age is only a number. how you live your life and how you take care of your body matters so much more.

As does good old-fashioned luck.

and genetic heritage....


and living in an exceptionally privileged country...
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mcshroom

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #79 on: 11 January, 2015, 10:49:21 pm »
age is only a number. how you live your life and how you take care of your body matters so much more.

As does good old-fashioned luck.

and genetic heritage....


and living in an exceptionally privileged country...

Filed under luck
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #80 on: 12 January, 2015, 08:46:05 am »
Andy Wilkinson has set new 12 and 24 hour records at around 50. These aren't sprints, managing effort to meet schedules is an important factor.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #81 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:13:15 am »
Today's estimate for Tarzan according to the tracker is 436.61 mi. Is it counting a camper van trip again? Or has it got confused about what is today?

IanDG

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #82 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:57:46 am »
My assumptionis that it's because he's stopped it's showing his total tracker distance (slightly more than his total strava distance) covered, not sure if that's the case tho'.

Fidgetbuzz

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #83 on: 12 January, 2015, 11:37:41 am »
Strava distance for Kurt is very odd - if you take all his 2015 rides - I think you get 736.5 kms 460 miles. If you take since start on 10th jan - you get 675.2 kms 422 miles - no idea where the 436miles 697 kms comes from on the tracker - and no idea how Strava have a year to date figure of 811 kms.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #84 on: 12 January, 2015, 12:23:23 pm »
And he won't want to be in Florida in the height of summer, or the hurricane season.

When Spring comes, he'll make his way to San Fran 'Bay area' and Silicon Valley where he can ride a 'pan flat' route up and down El Camino Real and round onto the east side of the bay in superb weather every day until Christmas.

LMT

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #85 on: 12 January, 2015, 12:37:40 pm »
The Tarzan express is on the road - 18 degrees Celsius where he's at ,at the moment.

LMT

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #86 on: 12 January, 2015, 12:40:41 pm »
And he won't want to be in Florida in the height of summer, or the hurricane season.

When Spring comes, he'll make his way to San Fran 'Bay area' and Silicon Valley where he can ride a 'pan flat' route up and down El Camino Real and round onto the east side of the bay in superb weather every day until Christmas.

I think he maybe planning on doing some endurance events instead throughout the year. Would make sense as it would act as a break to the monotony of riding on your won every day.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #87 on: 12 January, 2015, 06:22:11 pm »
Phew. For a moment earlier, I thought he was going to Kissimmee.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #88 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:32:25 pm »
Looks like Tarzan's lost in the woods.

LMT

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #89 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:40:10 pm »
As well as starting to flag a wee bit.

Wowbagger

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #90 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:44:28 pm »
That's curious. He's very near a place called Wesley Chapel. Further north is Wesley Chapel South.

This could be confusing him.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #91 on: 12 January, 2015, 09:49:38 pm »
Perhaps he's resting his legs by holding his GPS in his mouth and leaping from tree to tree.

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #92 on: 12 January, 2015, 10:36:32 pm »
Judging by his last ten tracker speeds, he could be. He's cycling at my pace!

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#207 on 10:28:59 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (1 minutes ago) 1.65 mi traveled at 9.9 mph
#206 on 10:18:59 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (11 minutes ago) 1.50 mi traveled at 8.1 mph
#205 on 10:07:50 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (22 minutes ago) 2.04 mi traveled at 12.3 mph
#204 on 09:57:54 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (32 minutes ago) 2.51 mi traveled at 15.2 mph
#203 on 09:47:58 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (42 minutes ago) 2.04 mi traveled at 12.3 mph
#202 on 09:38:01 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (52 minutes ago) 1.65 mi traveled at 10.0 mph
#201 on 09:28:04 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (1 hours, 2 minutes ago) 1.32 mi traveled at 9.9 mph
#200 on 09:20:05 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (1 hours, 9 minutes ago) 2.36 mi traveled at 11.9 mph
#199 on 09:08:12 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (1 hours, 21 minutes ago) 1.43 mi traveled at 8.6 mph
#198 on 08:58:16 PM (GMT) 01/12/15 (1 hours, 31 minutes ago) 1.15 mi traveled at 3.5 mph
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #93 on: 12 January, 2015, 10:41:39 pm »
I think he's in the hilly part of Florida that's why.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #94 on: 12 January, 2015, 10:47:06 pm »
Judging by his last ten tracker speeds, he could be. He's cycling at my pace!

I suspect he's actually doing fast circles in the woods and confusing the tracker. Strava will tell all later.

thing1

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #95 on: 13 January, 2015, 01:33:37 am »
When Spring comes, he'll make his way to San Fran 'Bay area' and Silicon Valley where he can ride a 'pan flat' route up and down El Camino Real and round onto the east side of the bay in superb weather every day until Christmas.

That would be the end of his attempt. Traffic lights every 100 yards from SF to south of San Jose and east bay normally seems even more crowded. Not to mention dozy denizens of the valley constantly turning right across you.
(I once tried to ride all that road. Once. Back in 2009. Got so damn bored stopping at all the lights I eventually decided to take a random turn. Ended up in Santa Cruz mountains. Discovered mountain climbs are fun. Entered La Marmotte a few weeks later, and Mille Cymru a few weeks after that. Yep, El Camino Real has a lot to answer for!)

99% of USA must be less densely populated than the Silicon Valley.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #96 on: 13 January, 2015, 07:31:58 am »
Is there another forum in another place where Tarzan's HAM'R attempt is being discussed like Steve's attempt is being discussed here?

(keeps fingers crossed the answer isn't Facebook...)
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IanDG

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #97 on: 13 January, 2015, 07:53:59 am »
He doesn't seem to have mustered the same level of interest as Steve. Look at his kudos on Strava compared to Steve's.

Wowbagger

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #98 on: 13 January, 2015, 07:58:47 am »
That's only because his childhood friends haven't got the technology yet.
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MarkA

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #99 on: 13 January, 2015, 08:12:08 am »
183 miles for yesterday.  Now seems to be doing very similar miles to Steve, although his shorter 7th day will decrease the average by about 10 miles a day.  It doesn't look to me that he is going to be getting ahead of Steve early on which was what Steve seemed to be expecting.