How can this be true?

[al78]

I`ve just made the mistake of looking up GCN as a club on Strava, to see that number 1 position on the leaderboard has done nearly 1500 miles this week, and every week back into the dark ages of time

Is this for real? How the hell is that sustainable, or possible? It`s all I can do to clock up 200 miles each week in amongst all the other demands of life. Am I missing something???

It is possible if you have excellent stamina, excellent overnight recovery ability, eat well, and have nothing else to do in your life.

 

[cyberknight]

It is possible if you have excellent stamina, excellent overnight recovery ability, eat well, and have nothing else to do in your life.

I think the last bit , and the means to do it are the overiding factor.
There is a thursday evening club ride not 5 miles from me but by the time i have cycle commuted an done a full days work i have had enough.Sunday is about the only time i have the motivation to do more.

 

[jefmcg]

It is possible if you have excellent stamina, excellent overnight recovery ability, eat well, and have nothing else to do in your life.

That's a TMN to me.

 

[ColinJ]

That's a TMN to me.

Well, if you insist on the TMN thing - I linked to the thread detailing the exploits of Steve Abraham et al in post #2!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I love cycling but personally I can't think of anything worse than trying for the year record. It must be just miserable.

Yeah, must be miserable getting out on the bike everyday rather than working.

 

[iateyoubutler]

You mean Steve Abraham???

That`s him. I just don`t get it. It takes me 6 hours to ride a century, on a hot and sunny Sunday, never mind riding two, every day for a fecking year. I`d sooner give up and take up basket weaving than do that...............

 

[Welsh wheels]

Yeah, must be miserable getting out on the bike everyday rather than working.

Think I'd rather work tbh, imagine doing 200 miles every day for a year. You'd never be able to go anything else for a year either!

 

[jefmcg]

That`s him. I just don`t get it. It takes me 6 hours to ride a century, on a hot and sunny Sunday, never mind riding two, every day for a fecking year. I`d sooner give up and take up basket weaving than do that...............

Think I'd rather work tbh, imagine doing 200 miles every day for a year. You'd never be able to go anything else for a year either!

Hold the front page! Shocking revelation: in a planet of seven and a half billion people setting a world record is harder than just living your life.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I`ve just made the mistake of looking up GCN as a club on Strava, to see that number 1 position on the leaderboard has done nearly 1500 miles this week, and every week back into the dark ages of time

Is this for real? How the hell is that sustainable, or possible? It`s all I can do to clock up 200 miles each week in amongst all the other demands of life. Am I missing something???

Multiple devices, all linked to Strava, multiply by a number of ‘accomplices’ and voila, ridiculous weekly mileage.

 

[Tim Hall]

That`s him. I just don`t get it. It takes me 6 hours to ride a century, on a hot and sunny Sunday, never mind riding two, every day for a fecking year. I`d sooner give up and take up basket weaving than do that...............

I (vaguely) remember an interview he gave at the start of his first attempt (he's on his third(?) now).
Interviewer: Well Steve, what made you do this?
Steve Abraham: Well I wasn't doing anything for a year
Interviewer, who is well briefed: Yes, but you had just given up your job.