Kajsa Tylen: The Billie Dovey 81 miles a day progress thread

[Dogtrousers]

In one of her videos she said her aim is to build up a buffer against the possibility of getting ill/injured. She's ahead of the Dovey average, and it does look like she is dropping in regular shorter days which may be for recovery as well as the weather.

 

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Kajsa tries to stay out of the wind by going round in circles for 60 miles.

 

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Day 29 vlog, Kajsa is starting to feel the effects of the challenge in the current weather.

View: https://youtu.be/dIR81Wx7awI

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

^^Someone's been shopping at Aldi! They're a delightful pair, aren't they?

 

[themosquitoking]

They clearly have very keyed in senses of humour. I'm loving these vlogs.

 

[Dogtrousers]

147km today. And another amusing vlog which would have @ianrauk Ker-chinging away and a continuation of identity confusion

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCGWekSAp0

 

[T4tomo]

Day 29 vlog, Kajsa is starting to feel the effects of the challenge in the current weather.

View: https://youtu.be/dIR81Wx7awI

Funny as, I admire Steve Abraham's tenacity ability and sheer bloody mindedness etc but this type of thing he could only dream of.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Mighty pleased to see her wading into the cyclists who don't wave or say hello debate. Absolute nobbers!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Congrats to Kajsa on finishing her first month. She's averaging 90.6 miles per day, and has ridden through a very windy January. She's topped the 100 mile mark on 16 of the days in January. And she's had three short 50-odd mile days.

 

[mcshroom]

Day 31

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olCy8nPmBtA


The 'completey bonkers' Lindsay is a forumite over on YACF

 

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A Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR Attempt shared Jonny Gutteridge's photo.
11 hrs ·
Cool!!


‎Jonny Gutteridge‎toA Year in the Saddle - Kajsa Tylen's 2016 Cycling WR Attempt
11 hrs · Nottingham ·
Imagine setting off on New Years Day and being in Timbuktu by the end of the month (pic shows what's within 2800 miles of Nottingham). Well done Kajsa.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Given that she's not, by her own admission, an experienced "mile eater" (well, I suppose she is now, but she wasn't a month ago) January will have been a massive learning experience.

It will be really interesting to see how things develop, and what her strategy is.

I think I may try to get out and ride with her some time during the year.

 

[steveindenmark]

I love her blogs. Its always a double act with her mum and is always a laugh.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Short day for Kajsa today. 86.4km/53.7 miles as she loops around her windy weather circuit.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Short day for Kajsa today. 86.4km/53.7 miles as she loops around her windy weather circuit.

I don't blame her if the wind is as bad there as it is over in Salop. 37 gusting to 69mph recorded at Shawbury this afternoon and still getting into the 50s at the moment. Fair play getting that mileage in.