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Really enjoyed following Steve on his year attempt/s.
I've cut and pasted from another forum Steve's recent announcement. ( hope that's ok Steve )
Day 1 A respectable 485.9km ( triple ton ) https://www.strava.com/activities/698034917
" I'm off very early tomorrow morning aiming for the UMCA HAMR Month Record.
The current record stands at 6679 miles and was established earlier this year by Adze Briscoe-Frieze in California.
I will be going for 7000 miles in the 30 consecutve days. That's 233 miles a day average.
This will decide whether I go for the year again as well as being part of my training and preparation for another go at the year. If I fail, then I will probably call an end to the Year Record, depending on why I fail.
If I succeed I will continue with training ready for another go at the Year, probably early next year.
Very much the same as before for the 1YTT. I'll be wearing the Milltag kit and riding the Raleigh bikes. I now have a new red "go faster" helmet as the old one seems a little battered (I only had it just over a year!)
I don't anticipate needing much support for the month. The 3 Raleighs are running but I only expect to need 1. Plus the spare wheels are all ready for when my tyres wear out.
I chose September because I find that the winds tend to be lighter but it's still warm, not scorching hot (less time spent filling bottles) and there's still a good number of daylight hours. (October is often very good too)
I have been training with a coach using a power meter since April and have got close to my PBs at 12 and 24 hour TTs this year as part of my training. My fitness has improved since the Mersey 24 in July.
Here's the link to my live tracker page
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xphW4GIkuk1vBUF3WeNCy1puogaR4PDv
Everyone is welcome to come and ride with me etc. If you're thinking of giving me a back wheel, then I would be grateful, though it never seemed to work out last time. Everyone who tried was too fast up the hills and slowed me down on the way down.
I expect to be mostly doing my 9am start, strong tailwind through the Fens, weaker headwind through the forests and back home for 11pm but not on the first few days.
I'll be carrying a movie camera. Whether we get anything out of it depends on whether I am any good at using it and if we can get it uploaded very quickly."