[HAMR] 18 March - Day 77

[bryn]

Strava 228.6 km, average speed 21.3 km/h

[delthebike]

Strava 228.6 km, average speed 21.3 km/h

Shortest day so far.
Go Steve!

[PAC]

Blimey - he deserves a slower low mileage day & he can afford to, but that's very slow.  I hope all is OK.

[Climberruss]

Blimey - he deserves a slower low mileage day & he can afford to, but that's very slow.  I hope all is OK.

Ditto ^^+1

[Jaded]

OK, it was between 4:30 and 7:30, but it was foggy on the M5 M6 corridor, all the way. Plus 0 or 1 degree. Not nice in a car, probably not nice on a bike.

[Wowbagger]

Fog is really bad news, so jacking it in early was a good idea. I hope that's all it was.

[Ningishzidda]

Looking at the tracker, he went across an up-and-downy bit between Repton and Woodhouse Eaves.

BikeHike has that at 34 km and 500 m of climbing with 14 off >5% climbs.


Take some good R&R tonight Steve. Get a massage. 

[offcumden]

Looks as if it's been a tough day.
Hope you have a good night's rest, and that tomorrow is kinder to you, Steve.

[T42]

Lot of climbing & fog, 228 km @ 21.3 is more than respectable.

Good luck tomorrow, Steve.

[MikeFromLFE]

He's been over some of the bigger climbs in Leicestershire (not saying a lot I know), but it was a bit of an odd choice of route and may have caught him out a bit.
The weather just north of Leicester has been fine and clear, with just a hint of haze. So I don't think it was fog, unless the smog - which is forecast to be pretty bad around here tomorrow - has affected him.
Go Steve Go.

[Polar Bear]

It was very foggy in Rugby and north of here this morning.

Regardless, Steve has a shorter day.  So what?  He's so far ahead of the curve that it doesn't matter.   I would not be at all surprised if Steve doesn't have something up his sleeve.

Enjoy your sleep and roll on into history Steve. 

[Wowbagger]

Apparently there is a lot of air pollution over the UK at the moment.

[Climberruss]

The area Steve rode in this morning is lumpy rather than hilly and certainly nothing to bother him at this stage. But a day that is suddenly 60+ miles shorter than of late does make one ask questions. I don't see this as a rest day - at this stage , he is fit/conditioned enough not to need it. So why the sudden shorter day? 2 options come to mind. Injury or illness. I hope it is neither but fear the worst as I cannot understand why he should stick a short day in just as he is gaining ground on Kurt. Particularly as the weather was relatively good (albeit after a cold and foggy start).

[jamesld8]

Regardless, Steve has a shorter day.  So what?  He's so far ahead of the curve that it doesn't matter.   

exactly I`m sure Steve can manage without feeling forum pressure of why a shorter day  !!! In addition to the physical challenge there must also be a huge amount of mental pressure too to deal with so having queries, although well intended, about why a shorter day probably doesn`t help.

Go Steve and enjoy the riding

[hillbilly]

Noticeably below the recent great progress.  To the extent that it has made me wonder if it was a bad day at the office, or a rest day. 

One of the crap things about this time of year is the amount of cold and flu viruses in circulation - hopefully he continues to avoid them, and this was more a case of "I am ahead of schedule, so let's Bank some of that with some sleep catchup".  I'm anticipating it is the latter, given he has been putting in some long days recently and he's switched on about sleep dep.

[Ningishzidda]

How are his med' metrics?

HR, BP and temp.

[CrazyEnglishTriathlete]

Noticeably below the recent great progress.  To the extent that it has made me wonder if it was a bad day at the office, or a rest day. 

One of the crap things about this time of year is the amount of cold and flu viruses in circulation - hopefully he continues to avoid them, and this was more a case of "I am ahead of schedule, so let's Bank some of that with some sleep catchup".  I'm anticipating it is the latter, given he has been putting in some long days recently and he's switched on about sleep dep.

Most of the cold and flu viruses are enhanced by people being trapped in offices, trains, buses, classrooms etc.  Steve with his 12+ hours a day of being out in the fresh air should escape this curse (says he with no miles at the weekend due to lurgy - three family members at three different schools and commuting by train to London - there is no escape!!!)

[Canardly]

Any feed back from Steve?