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Post by Muller on Jan 21, 2016 16:30:06 GMT
ANNUAL MILEAGE RECORD BROKEN Old record: 75,065 held by Tommy Godwin (since 1939) There were three serious attempts at the record last year, and as you might imagine, it's the sort of pursuit that requires pristine luck above all else. Turns out, that luck held out for only one of the three. We won't get into the details about the other two, but one, Steven Abraham, 42, has restarted his pursuit after behind hit by a moped while riding last March, breaking his ankle. Kurt Searvogel's luck held out, and the 53-year-old polished off his 365th day just over a week ago, on January 9. His total: 76,156 miles, eclipsing Godwin by 1,091 miles. Plodding Along at 209 Miles a Day Searvogel recounted his daily routine: Wake up at 5 a.m., eat breakfast, be on the bike by 6, ride until 8 or 9 p.m., averaging 14 to 15 riding hours a day. Sleep enough to keep going. Repeat. One Final Piece of LuckSo there you have it. Get up early. Ride 14 to 15 hours. Sleep some. Eat a ton – even a ton of what most of us would surely consider garbage. Avoid the wind. Be lucky. One final piece of luck Searvogel had during his attempt: 10 months in, he married his ride manager, Alicia. One for you to beat (John Grace  ) |
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Post by FinbarrL on Jan 21, 2016 17:06:29 GMT
ANNUAL MILEAGE RECORD BROKEN Old record: 75,065 held by Tommy Godwin (since 1939) There were three serious attempts at the record last year, and as you might imagine, it's the sort of pursuit that requires pristine luck above all else. Turns out, that luck held out for only one of the three. We won't get into the details about the other two, but one, Steven Abraham, 42, has restarted his pursuit after behind hit by a moped while riding last March, breaking his ankle. Kurt Searvogel's luck held out, and the 53-year-old polished off his 365th day just over a week ago, on January 9. His total: 76,156 miles, eclipsing Godwin by 1,091 miles. Plodding Along at 209 Miles a Day Searvogel recounted his daily routine: Wake up at 5 a.m., eat breakfast, be on the bike by 6, ride until 8 or 9 p.m., averaging 14 to 15 riding hours a day. Sleep enough to keep going. Repeat. One Final Piece of LuckSo there you have it. Get up early. Ride 14 to 15 hours. Sleep some. Eat a ton – even a ton of what most of us would surely consider garbage. Avoid the wind. Be lucky. One final piece of luck Searvogel had during his attempt: 10 months in, he married his ride manager, Alicia. One for you to beat (John Grace ) John can't do that. He's married |
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Post by TimmyC on Jan 21, 2016 20:19:57 GMT
Ok guys and gals, Noel has given me food for thought, while most of us have neither the time nor inclination to beat Kurt Searvogel's record, how about beating the club's 200k record with our very own ULTRACYCLE 300 !!! Any takers?
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Post by niallk on Jan 21, 2016 20:26:22 GMT
Ok guys and gals, Noel has given me food for thought, while most of us have neither the time nor inclination to beat Kurt Searvogel's record, how about beating the club's 200k record with our very own ULTRACYCLE 300 !!! Any takers? Jaysus Timmy!! What are you on!!  ?. Go on so. |
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Post by PhOByrne on Jan 22, 2016 21:16:55 GMT
Ok guys and gals, Noel has given me food for thought, while most of us have neither the time nor inclination to beat Kurt Searvogel's record, how about beating the club's 200k record with our very own ULTRACYCLE 300 !!! Any takers? Jaysus Timmy!! What are you on!! ?. Go on so. Why not just do the Mizen to Malin. |
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Post by PhOByrne on Jan 22, 2016 21:19:29 GMT
ANNUAL MILEAGE RECORD BROKEN Old record: 75,065 held by Tommy Godwin (since 1939) There were three serious attempts at the record last year, and as you might imagine, it's the sort of pursuit that requires pristine luck above all else. Turns out, that luck held out for only one of the three. We won't get into the details about the other two, but one, Steven Abraham, 42, has restarted his pursuit after behind hit by a moped while riding last March, breaking his ankle. Kurt Searvogel's luck held out, and the 53-year-old polished off his 365th day just over a week ago, on January 9. His total: 76,156 miles, eclipsing Godwin by 1,091 miles. Plodding Along at 209 Miles a Day Searvogel recounted his daily routine: Wake up at 5 a.m., eat breakfast, be on the bike by 6, ride until 8 or 9 p.m., averaging 14 to 15 riding hours a day. Sleep enough to keep going. Repeat. One Final Piece of LuckSo there you have it. Get up early. Ride 14 to 15 hours. Sleep some. Eat a ton – even a ton of what most of us would surely consider garbage. Avoid the wind. Be lucky. One final piece of luck Searvogel had during his attempt: 10 months in, he married his ride manager, Alicia. One for you to beat (John Grace ) As this is a leap year would that make it any easier or does it strictly have to be a 365 day year.. |
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Post by TrevorDC on Jan 24, 2016 21:32:29 GMT
Go on so it would be a good way to test the new kit!
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Post by Muller on Jan 31, 2016 3:28:06 GMT
Ok guys and gals, Noel has given me food for thought, while most of us have neither the time nor inclination to beat Kurt Searvogel's record, how about beating the club's 200k record with our very own ULTRACYCLE 300 !!! Any takers? Have this one brewing for a while Timmy. Would be a Looooong day on the saddle . What do you think?? Start/Finish: Anglers Rest. www.carrigdhouncyclingclub.com/300-km-spin.html |
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Post by Anthony H. on Jan 31, 2016 12:33:13 GMT
Noel
That is some route. One hell of a long day on the bike. Food for thought. Our own version of Majorca 312. Don't much fancy nialls hammer drop from Griffins to the anglers after 300km.
Anthony
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Post by TimmyC on Jan 31, 2016 14:11:51 GMT
Ok guys and gals, Noel has given me food for thought, while most of us have neither the time nor inclination to beat Kurt Searvogel's record, how about beating the club's 200k record with our very own ULTRACYCLE 300 !!! Any takers? Have this one brewing for a while Timmy. Would be a Looooong day on the saddle . What do you think?? Start/Finish: Anglers Rest. www.carrigdhouncyclingclub.com/300-km-spin.htmlUnbelievable Noel! The Monster is ALIVE!!! That is some route alright something for everyone, but God are you trying to punish us for last year when we said the Baltimore 200 was 5k short! I'm sure no one would complain if this was only 290k instead of 310k!!! Still, nice one Noel fair play. |
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