Lael Wilcox: around the World faster ..

[chriswoody]

Someone asked a similar question on instagram and this was her reply:

"I was on the same time line two years ago & it was perfect— didn’t realize El Niño would be so strong."

Certainly the weather for later this week is getting extreme, I would expect high twenties or low thirties at this time of year, but their now saying high thirties, peaking at 40°c for Saturday.

Planning for a trip like this must be incredibly complex and I certainly don't mean any criticism, just curiosity behind what informed her decision. What she has achieved and continues to achieve in the field of ultra endurance is really impressive and I would love to see her come back and have another go at cracking the record.

 

[matticus]

Someone asked a similar question on instagram and this was her reply:

"I was on the same time line two years ago & it was perfect— didn’t realize El Niño would be so strong."

Yeah, that seems a fair answer:
when you consider they had to plan for the climates of Anchorage, Chicago, Lisbon, Germany, Khaskstan, Thailand AND Australia ... well it's no easy task.

(The SteLa tandem crew had debilitating heat in India, and finished in snow in Berlin).

 

[rualexander]

Lael is now planning on tackling Alaska to Tierra del Fuego record next year.

 

[Sea of vapours]

That's interesting. It's a route which will probably play more to her strengths than the around the World record, at least on the face of it. Does whatever the source of your information is say what the current record is? It seems to be 75 days, but I'm not entirely certain that the source I found is reliable.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That's interesting. It's a route which will probably play more to her strengths than the around the World record, at least on the face of it. Does whatever the source of your information is say what the current record is? It seems to be 75 days, but I'm not entirely certain that the source I found is reliable.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-cycle-journey-of-the-pan-american-highway

 

[Sea of vapours]

There's also:
https://gearjunkie.com/biking/road-bike/20-year-old-cyclist-shatters-pan-american-highway-record (mentioned in multiple places).
That's more recent and quicker, so perhaps it depends on whether Guinness is seen as the arbiter of such things.

 

[JonBuoy]

More info here:
View: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1587240902813844

 

[matticus]

Lael is now planning on tackling Alaska to Tierra del Fuego record next year.

Meanwhile:

https://www.huntbikewheels.com/blogs/news/introducing-wings-of-survival
"This past January, we teamed up with migratory bird scientists on Chiloé Island, southern Chile, where we equipped five whimbrels - a threatened long-distance migrant - with tiny GPS backpacks. Two of these birds are currently in North America; we expect they will soon return to the tidal mudflats of Chiloé Island. The Wings of Survival expedition kicks off in early August in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Our vision is to reunite with ‘our’ birds in southern Chile in mid-March. To achieve this goal, we need to cross diverse biomes and the Darién Gap, cycling 125km/day on average, covering over 300,000m elevation gain. The expedition ends in Ushuaia, Patagonia, the southern tip of South America. "

n.b. just posted for interest and fun. There is a place for all sorts of long-distance riding, with many purposes!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

More info here:
View: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1587240902813844

Sadly Facebook wants to track you, and if you say no, it stops the video.

 

[JonBuoy]

Sadly Facebook wants to track you, and if you say no, it stops the video.

What happens if you just press the 'play' button in the middle of the image of Lael?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What happens if you just press the 'play' button in the middle of the image of Lael?

It asks to track you , which is what I was trying

 

[JonBuoy]

It asks to track you , which is what I was trying

Zuck has obviously got it in for you.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Zuck has obviously got it in for you.

Well he does the same for everyone else as well. I just refuse to let him track me