Race Across America RAAM

The best solo was 8 days and change. It averages out at 8/9 days for the fastest solo'ers, typically averaging 14mph... Badasses.

badass maybe but also bad math.
This guy did it right:

"German rookie Dr. Michael Nehls placed 7th in the solo RAAM with a time of 10:22:56 and a speed of 11.46 mph. He slept a total of 45 HOURS to set a new RAAM record for most sleep! Riding just 15 hours per day, his on the bike speed was 30 kilometers per hour or faster than half of the teams. He told me that more sleep is a safer way to do RAAM, especially for rookies. I must say, out on the route, he did seem to be the most alert and happiest of all the solo riders I saw. Skipping sleep his first night, his night time routine was: At a motel, soak in a hot tub and shower before getting 5 hours of quality sleep, and eat a leisurely breakfast before starting to ride. The stop was about 7 hours. He also took a shower in the afternoon followed by a 30 minute nap. He felt he improved the 2nd week as he trained into the race. In the early part of the race, he would pass 6-7 riders per day, and as things got stretched out later in the race, he would
pass 3-4 riders per day."

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