Author Topic: [HAMR] Feb 22nd (Read 6189 times)

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 February, 2015, 01:32:28 pm »

Not long got in from taking CET Junior out for a ride. It started raining in CET Towers (Basingstoke) exactly on forecast at 1pm, so suspect Steve will go back the way he came yesterday and call it a day just short of the 10,000.

10,000 miles by Feb23rd. Almost certainly the earliest in a year its ever been done.

3peaker · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 February, 2015, 02:53:12 pm »

Quote from: Clemo on 22 February, 2015, 01:28:36 pm

Just got in from the club ride its really nasty out, my thoughts were with Steve

I chose rabbit's 'day to ride' yesterday and had a great 200 over to Oxford and Shrivenham. I rode a Clock route; had I gone AC might have seen TG around Shrivenham. Nice to choose your weather - not Steve's option. THAT makes a big difference.

clarion · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 February, 2015, 03:20:57 pm »

Been out to the bike shop. Not far, but it's the first time I've been able to get on a bike for about a week. We had quite enough of the weather. All the more respect for Steve, banging the miles out day after day, whatever.

Jabba · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 February, 2015, 03:37:43 pm »

Steve is obviously getting faster as I didn't get to Wellow fast enough to see him go past and despite going up towards Romsey for a few miles I didn't manage to get a sighting of the Red-backed TeethGrinder, bum

Lars · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 February, 2015, 03:38:23 pm »

Looks like Steve might pass through a certain village later today!

LEE · « **Reply #30 on:** 22 February, 2015, 03:45:28 pm »

He rode along my local roads this afternoon...very cold, very rainy, very windy, very unpleasant.

It's days like these that demand the my ultimate respect , it's just ugly out there.

Go Steve (Sorry I missed you for lunch in Stockbridge, I'm sure you'll be back for lunch on me).

sg37409 · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 February, 2015, 04:35:01 pm »

Yeah, 2 hours of sleet and winds were enough for me. Almost chickened out, but this was one of those things Steve's inspired me to do.
I hope it wasnt as bad for him.

Wobbly · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 February, 2015, 04:47:37 pm »

Jeezus it's effin' unpleasant out there.

It'd be piss-easy if he was riding in warm, Florida sunshine, eh?

Go Steve, GO!

3peaker · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 February, 2015, 05:27:42 pm »

Quote from: Wobbly on 22 February, 2015, 04:47:37 pm

Jeezus it's effin' unpleasant out there.

It'd be piss-easy if he was riding in warm, Florida sunshine, eh?

For World Records (any Record?) folk tend to forget the circumstances. They just remember who and how long/far. Weather is selected in the Planning phase, just like all the other factors: team, finance, equipment, date (which year), location. Do it in UK - we know our climate? Do it in Florida it seems you buy traffic?

T42 · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 February, 2015, 05:48:48 pm »

Today I did 140 km and I'm bloody knackered. That's just 0.435 Standard Steves.

As Wobbly put it,

Go Steve, GO!

aoxomoxoa · « **Reply #35 on:** 22 February, 2015, 06:05:08 pm »

He's passing Le Manoir. Hope they hand him a Michelin starred sausage as he goes by. He deserves it on a shitty night like this.

Wobbly · « **Reply #36 on:** 22 February, 2015, 06:06:50 pm »

There has to be a publicity opportunity there. The next time anyway.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #37 on:** 22 February, 2015, 06:08:31 pm »

<listening to led zep and thinking about Steve tackling those roads south and east of Oxford in the rain.

Its a lonely lonely lonely ride....

Remarkable.

PAC · « **Reply #38 on:** 22 February, 2015, 06:24:32 pm »

Looks like he's got a pretty good tailwind, even if it is really grim out there.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #39 on:** 22 February, 2015, 06:50:09 pm »

Steve has a Gibbon in his sights.

Von Broad · « **Reply #40 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:10:25 pm »

Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 22 February, 2015, 06:08:31 pm

<listening to led zep and thinking about Steve tackling those roads south and east of Oxford in the rain.

Its a lonely lonely lonely ride....

Remarkable.

It was when Tommy Goodwin rode as well.
If people are so obsessed with futile comparisons between riders they might like to consider him too.
It makes his achievement back in 1939 even the more remarkable. He had the same kind of English conditions. How do we know the winter wasn't worse for him? Would I like to be out there? Nah. Never in a million. But as winter's go - this isn't that bad at all.

TGS · « **Reply #41 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:35:38 pm »

Isn't it generally accepted that the first couple of months of 1939 were worse than the first couple of months of 2015

Which in part accounts for why Steve is so far ahead of where Tommy was.

However, good point. We are currently seeing the prologue. The main event will be from April to August.

TGS · « **Reply #42 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:40:23 pm »

We're getting excited about the possibility of Steve reaching 10,000 miles on day 53, but the 31 days of July have 9000 miles on the 87129 target.

menthel · « **Reply #43 on:** 22 February, 2015, 07:56:47 pm »

Quote from: aoxomoxoa on 22 February, 2015, 06:05:08 pm

He's passing Le Manoir. Hope they hand him a Michelin starred sausage as he goes by. He deserves it on a shitty night like this.

Not sure what reception he would get- my wife and I cycled there last year for our 10 year anniversary celebration and they looked aghast that we had come all the way from London!

T42 · « **Reply #44 on:** 22 February, 2015, 09:28:40 pm »

Quote from: Von Broad on 22 February, 2015, 07:10:25 pm

Quote from: CrazyEnglishTriathlete on 22 February, 2015, 06:08:31 pm
<listening to led zep and thinking about Steve tackling those roads south and east of Oxford in the rain.

Its a lonely lonely lonely ride....

Remarkable.

It was when Tommy Goodwin rode as well.
If people are so obsessed with futile comparisons between riders they might like to consider him too.
It makes his achievement back in 1939 even the more remarkable. He had the same kind of English conditions. How do we know the winter wasn't worse for him? Would I like to be out there? Nah. Never in a million. But as winter's go - this isn't that bad at all.

You can bet that Steve's weatherproofing is a hell of a lot better, too.

Von Broad · « **Reply #45 on:** 22 February, 2015, 09:32:54 pm »

Strava up - 308km
Chapeau.
All miles are hard earned, but today, especially so.
Sleep well.

aoxomoxoa · « **Reply #46 on:** 22 February, 2015, 09:35:31 pm »

25 miles to go until Steve reaches the 10,000 milestone. Here's hoping he hits the magic number as he passes through Marsh Gibbon!

PAC · « **Reply #47 on:** 22 February, 2015, 09:39:32 pm »

Great stuff...I was thinking of how Steve must've been getting through today's weather...I suspect he was head down, in his own world, spinning his legs at a steady & consistent pace & thinking about his dinner tonight

ianrauk · « **Reply #48 on:** 22 February, 2015, 09:39:42 pm »

Quote from: aoxomoxoa on 22 February, 2015, 09:35:31 pm

25 miles to go until Steve reaches the 10,000 milestone.

Which is my annual mileage target

GO STEVE

Clemo · « **Reply #49 on:** 22 February, 2015, 10:09:29 pm »

Top cycling today in that rain, which was bloomin cold! this is simply amazing stuff