Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
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235 miles a day for a year (Amanda Coker Challenge)
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Steve rode to Shrewsbury yesterday (about 160 miles) and seems to be planning a visit to Wales.
View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/948135257299136512
View: https://twitter.com/steve_abraham74/status/948135257299136512
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
Erm, he's now heading out into Fenland!!
I guessed wrong at every turn yesterday. For a while I thought he must be coming to Gloucester and I was getting my camera and waterproofs ready.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Steve's stats as at 07 Jan 18
Days: 310, 84.9% of year, 55 days remaining
Dist: 102,145 km / 63,470 mi
Avg daily dist: 329.5 km / 204.7 mi (Last 7 days: 296.7 km / 184.4 mi per day)
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,261 m / 4,136 ft (Last 7 days: 1263 m / 4144 ft per day)
Moving speed (Strava): 25.5 km/h / 15.9 mi/h (Last 7 days: 23.2 km/h / 14.4 mi/h)
Hours per day riding (Strava): 15.2 (Last 7 days: 18.0)
Projected total at overall daily rate: 120,267 km / 74,731 mi (329.5 km / 204.7 miles per day)
Projected total at 7 day rate : 118,464 km / 73,610 mi (324.6 km / 201.7 miles per day)
Required rates for various records
René Menzies (1937) 61,561 miles. Completed Dec 26.
Ossie Nicholson (1937) 62,657 miles. Completed Jan 02.
2.5 miles/day required for Steve Abraham (2015) 63,609 miles.
30.1 miles/day required for Bernard Bennett (1939) 65,127 miles.
210.8 miles/day required for Tommy Godwin (1939) 75,065 miles.
229.2 miles/day required for Kurt Searvogel (2015) 76,076 miles.
420.1 miles/day required for Amanda Coker (2016) 86,573 miles.
Last 7 days
2017-12-31 09:31 178.4 miles Thought I'd get over 200 miles but the hip got very painful. Ended up stopping for sleep then riding into the wind with a painful hip.
2018-01-01 00:00 164.8 miles Had to delete the previous ride to upload this one for the whole days miles because it was coming up as a duplicate and my other GPS isn't saving my rides.
2018-01-02 10:39 103.6 miles Late start after sorting out GPS Strava etc etc. Ride into the wind for a good tailwind. Had to stop to recharge GPS continued in description or comments, whatever I can get to work
2018-01-02 19:19 58.8 miles Evening Ride
2018-01-03 00:00 224.7 miles Lady Eleanor
2018-01-04 06:48 163.6 miles Managed to sleep on the bad leg for the 1st time since I hit the ice. Wind picked up at the worst time, when I was in the Fens and I had to get home to upload and recharge everything. Down to 8mph a lot of the time. Even 5mph going slightly uphill.
2018-01-05 10:38 99.5 miles Leg feeling a bit tired after yesterday's headwind but strangely a bit better walking. Last few miles were pretty grim feeling cold and wanting to sleep. Feeling much better having food and rest before I set off again. Looks like uploading too much in one
2018-01-05 18:28 72.7 miles Really nice ride but very slow going
2018-01-06 00:00 213.1 miles To Scunthorpe Travelodge, then back home, mostly with a tailwind after Skegness
2018-01-07 00:02 20.7 miles Night Crawler
2018-01-07 09:41 169.2 miles Very slow with the injuries and wind. Had to sleep for a bit in a church porch. Maybe my injuries will be OK again by the end of the week?
Days: 310, 84.9% of year, 55 days remaining
Dist: 102,145 km / 63,470 mi
Avg daily dist: 329.5 km / 204.7 mi (Last 7 days: 296.7 km / 184.4 mi per day)
Avg daily elevation (Strava): 1,261 m / 4,136 ft (Last 7 days: 1263 m / 4144 ft per day)
Moving speed (Strava): 25.5 km/h / 15.9 mi/h (Last 7 days: 23.2 km/h / 14.4 mi/h)
Hours per day riding (Strava): 15.2 (Last 7 days: 18.0)
Projected total at overall daily rate: 120,267 km / 74,731 mi (329.5 km / 204.7 miles per day)
Projected total at 7 day rate : 118,464 km / 73,610 mi (324.6 km / 201.7 miles per day)
Required rates for various records
René Menzies (1937) 61,561 miles. Completed Dec 26.
Ossie Nicholson (1937) 62,657 miles. Completed Jan 02.
2.5 miles/day required for Steve Abraham (2015) 63,609 miles.
30.1 miles/day required for Bernard Bennett (1939) 65,127 miles.
210.8 miles/day required for Tommy Godwin (1939) 75,065 miles.
229.2 miles/day required for Kurt Searvogel (2015) 76,076 miles.
420.1 miles/day required for Amanda Coker (2016) 86,573 miles.
Last 7 days
2017-12-31 09:31 178.4 miles Thought I'd get over 200 miles but the hip got very painful. Ended up stopping for sleep then riding into the wind with a painful hip.
2018-01-01 00:00 164.8 miles Had to delete the previous ride to upload this one for the whole days miles because it was coming up as a duplicate and my other GPS isn't saving my rides.
2018-01-02 10:39 103.6 miles Late start after sorting out GPS Strava etc etc. Ride into the wind for a good tailwind. Had to stop to recharge GPS continued in description or comments, whatever I can get to work
2018-01-02 19:19 58.8 miles Evening Ride
2018-01-03 00:00 224.7 miles Lady Eleanor
2018-01-04 06:48 163.6 miles Managed to sleep on the bad leg for the 1st time since I hit the ice. Wind picked up at the worst time, when I was in the Fens and I had to get home to upload and recharge everything. Down to 8mph a lot of the time. Even 5mph going slightly uphill.
2018-01-05 10:38 99.5 miles Leg feeling a bit tired after yesterday's headwind but strangely a bit better walking. Last few miles were pretty grim feeling cold and wanting to sleep. Feeling much better having food and rest before I set off again. Looks like uploading too much in one
2018-01-05 18:28 72.7 miles Really nice ride but very slow going
2018-01-06 00:00 213.1 miles To Scunthorpe Travelodge, then back home, mostly with a tailwind after Skegness
2018-01-07 00:02 20.7 miles Night Crawler
2018-01-07 09:41 169.2 miles Very slow with the injuries and wind. Had to sleep for a bit in a church porch. Maybe my injuries will be OK again by the end of the week?
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Here's the "last 2 weeks" graph with the Y axis adjusted a bit
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I just noticed that Steve has ticked off another record, Ossie Nicholson's 1937 record of 62,657 miles, which Steve passed on 2nd Jan. Next up is his own 63,609 record.
Not the primary targets but worth noting.
Not the primary targets but worth noting.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
About 130 miles needed today to beat himself in 2015.
I think he's done that, possibly in the last hour or two, which is good.
What's no so good is today is looking like another behind Tommy target day.
I think he's done that, possibly in the last hour or two, which is good.
What's no so good is today is looking like another behind Tommy target day.
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
I reckon the north of Spain somewhere would be the best place to do it in Europe, venturing further south in winter maybe.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
A rare trip west this week for our intrepid road warrior.
Looks like Steve spent Monday night in Leominster in Herefordshire, and yesterday headed north, passing through @Rickshaw Phil territory to stop last night in Shrewsbury.
If I read Strava correctly, that's 328 miles over two days.
Not so good when he needs about 420 miles to keep up with the Tommy target.
West in this country roughly equals hills, and Steve will wake up this morning to more climbing whichever way he goes.
Steve will know all this better than me, so I'm wondering if he's accepted Tommy is beyond him so he may as well finish the year doing more interesting rides.
Looks like Steve spent Monday night in Leominster in Herefordshire, and yesterday headed north, passing through @Rickshaw Phil territory to stop last night in Shrewsbury.
If I read Strava correctly, that's 328 miles over two days.
Not so good when he needs about 420 miles to keep up with the Tommy target.
West in this country roughly equals hills, and Steve will wake up this morning to more climbing whichever way he goes.
Steve will know all this better than me, so I'm wondering if he's accepted Tommy is beyond him so he may as well finish the year doing more interesting rides.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Worth noting a rare 'plus Tommy target' ride for Steve yesterday.
He did about 220 miles from Shrewsbury to the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Looks like he nipped up to York this morning, spun around at the city wall, and is now headed back to familiar territory in the East of England.
He did about 220 miles from Shrewsbury to the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Looks like he nipped up to York this morning, spun around at the city wall, and is now headed back to familiar territory in the East of England.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I think from recent Tweets: once I get over my injuries (hopefully making me a bit faster and giving me more ride time) I can do some proper miles. and ride titles Maybe my injuries will be OK again by the end of the week? and Can almost walk again and less painful on the bike he's not thrown in the towel quite yet, but is riding out a tough time.
