Record attempt scheduled

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philvantwo
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It's all on Twitter!
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41 minutes up on schedule in just under 6 hours!

I asked 'the math teacher' :lol: if being up is by design and he said that there is a bit of a psychological advantage of doing the schedule so you're up but there isn't a definite answer
ratherbeintobago
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What do they use for tracking out of interest? Is it a Spot or a phone with app?
philvantwo
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Tap the box bottom right of the screen, tells you all you need to know!
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ratherbeintobago wrote: 28 Jul 2021, 1:54pm What do they use for tracking out of interest? Is it a Spot or a phone with app?
Spot tracker - sealed self-contained unit about the size of a matchbox. Less prone to errors, loss of signal and battery degredation than a phone, they'll last for days on continuous tracking. It's a 3-minute ping which is why it looks a bit jerky.
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Shes almost at St Johns Street in Bridgwater. :o Will they all come out of the shop to cheer her on. :D
Theres the odd downpour to contend with but a favourable wind. So its a wash and blow dry at the moment but northerly head winds forecast for tomorrow when she crosses the border into scotland :(
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over an hour up? I guess it's this helpful wind that is likely to change soon
ratherbeintobago
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She’s doing really well. I wonder though if that line about the key going slow enough rather than fast enough might become an issue?
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Sometimes the tricky part is going slow enough if your used to riding faster.

Her background is in Triathlon and longer time trials. She needs to pace herself.

Much the same way I've been trying to slow down for Leeds Liverpool canal race. Happily run a marathon tomorrow but 126 in 36hr is tougher! Even though some will be walking.

Cheers James
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Just wondering if the get permission to ride up the non cycling parts if the A30?

Otherwise I cannot see how you would get sufficient speed through Cornwall and Devon.

Impressive stats....

https://mobile.twitter.com/Lejogmack/st ... 07/photo/1

Cheers James
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Seems like she's got through the first night well and still an hour up?
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Jamesh wrote: 28 Jul 2021, 10:56pm Just wondering if the get permission to ride up the non cycling parts if the A30?
What non-cycling parts?
As far as I'm aware, it's a normal A road (albeit) mainly dualled, but all cycle-able ....... not pleasant by any means.

When they were dualling the Bodmin Moor section over Temple Downs, cycling wasn't allowed, but although they are in the process of creating a dual carriageway from Chiverton Cross to Carland Cross, the road is clear all the way. We drove it only last week, and there were no "cycling banned" signs.
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Interesting tweet from the maths teacher, especially that chart of the progress of the attempt compared with the schedule. It look as though the scheduled stop in Penrith was half the planned length which seems to be a good sign - more of a cushion if necessary later

https://twitter.com/24HourMaths/status/ ... qpLIYwuUIe
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Just about to cross into Scotland.

Tracking link again to save flicking back a page:
https://live.opentracking.co.uk/lejogcm21/?v=qpLIYwuUIe

She's going well, very consistent.
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With apologies to both WH Auden and 24hrmaths

Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb,
The gradient's against her - but she's over an hour up on schedule.
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