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Just doing napkin math, that's 166.7 miles per day. Given the cited 12 hour days, that's 13.9 miles per hour. (Or 28968.19 km, 268 km / day, 22.4 km / hour.)

Just doing napkin math, that's 166.7 miles per day. Given the cited 12 hour days, that's 13.9 miles per hour. (Or 28968.19 km, 268 km / day, 22.4 km / hour.) EDIT: Some more detail from her Instagram[0] 108 days, 12 hours, 12 minutes 18,125 miles 630,000 feet of climbing [0] https://www.instagram.com/stories/laelwilcox/3455867960875774558/ https://www.instagram.com/stories/laelwilcox/345586796087577...

bastawhiz 2y ago
That's honestly unbelievable. I can hardly manage to get 130 miles on my motorcycle in a day.
- joked56 2y ago
  And since you can't do it on a totally unrelated vehicle under different circumstances, clearly nobody else can.
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lostlogin 2y ago
That rate isn’t that impressive in isolation, but in a 12 hour day, drink refills, toilet breaks, food etc will add up, so the average moving speed would be considerably higher for sure. Doing a long ride is one thing, doing it 108 times in a row is quite another.
- milch 2y ago
  She also self imposed a few rules that as far as I know aren't required for the world record, like no drafting. She had a ton of people meet her on the way that she could've drafted off of to conserve her energy, but she didn't. Another fun fact, she rides without padded shorts! I was listening to her podcast on the way to work every day, which was pretty interesting
  - xnx 2y ago
    Are padded shorts necessary if her saddle provides shock absorption? https://www.specialized.com/us/en/power-pro-with-mirror/p/205611 https://www.specialized.com/us/en/power-pro-with-mirror/p/20...
    - milch 2y ago
      I have one of those 3d printed saddles and personally probably wouldn't ride for more than an hour if I didn't have padded shorts. They are more comfortable than regular saddles, but not so much that they make padded shorts obsolete IMO
  - seadan83 2y ago
    There are a few different records for around the world. This is the self supported, solo, womens record. No drafting is required for that record.
    - zxexz 2y ago
      Isn't that what the commenter you're replying to was talking about? There is no restriction against drafting, but Lael still imposed a restriction on herself against it. Pretty impressive!
      - seadan83 2y ago
        For the record Lael was going for, there is a restriction. Drafting would be allowed for a team effort, which would be multiple cyclists. I don't understand therefore why you write: "There is no restriction against drafting" Lael has imposed additional restrictions on herself in previous races in response to criticisms. This is not an example of that. FWIW, the solo self supported record is viewed as the most challenging bikebacking/touring achievement - and around the world the longest. It is amazing
        milch 2y ago
        I tried to find the rules on the Guinness website, but they don't list any. Wikipedia just says that the world record doesn't distinguish between self supported and supported riders. I believe in any case it is kind of moot since there is no way for anyone to verify whether the rider drafted or not, and I haven't been able to find any faster "supported" women's records. The men's is held by a rider who did it supported in about 80 days
soared 2y ago
13.9 miles an hour is extremely impressive for any time over a couple hours. I’m an avid cyclist and average 15 mph over 2 hours and can’t imagine putting up those numbers.

bastawhiz 2y ago

That's honestly unbelievable. I can hardly manage to get 130 miles on my motorcycle in a day.

joked56 2y ago
And since you can't do it on a totally unrelated vehicle under different circumstances, clearly nobody else can.

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lostlogin 2y ago

That rate isn’t that impressive in isolation, but in a 12 hour day, drink refills, toilet breaks, food etc will add up, so the average moving speed would be considerably higher for sure. Doing a long ride is one thing, doing it 108 times in a row is quite another.

milch 2y ago
She also self imposed a few rules that as far as I know aren't required for the world record, like no drafting. She had a ton of people meet her on the way that she could've drafted off of to conserve her energy, but she didn't. Another fun fact, she rides without padded shorts! I was listening to her podcast on the way to work every day, which was pretty interesting
- xnx 2y ago
  Are padded shorts necessary if her saddle provides shock absorption? https://www.specialized.com/us/en/power-pro-with-mirror/p/205611 https://www.specialized.com/us/en/power-pro-with-mirror/p/20...
  - milch 2y ago
    I have one of those 3d printed saddles and personally probably wouldn't ride for more than an hour if I didn't have padded shorts. They are more comfortable than regular saddles, but not so much that they make padded shorts obsolete IMO
- seadan83 2y ago
  There are a few different records for around the world. This is the self supported, solo, womens record. No drafting is required for that record.
  - zxexz 2y ago
    Isn't that what the commenter you're replying to was talking about? There is no restriction against drafting, but Lael still imposed a restriction on herself against it. Pretty impressive!
    - seadan83 2y ago
      For the record Lael was going for, there is a restriction. Drafting would be allowed for a team effort, which would be multiple cyclists. I don't understand therefore why you write: "There is no restriction against drafting" Lael has imposed additional restrictions on herself in previous races in response to criticisms. This is not an example of that. FWIW, the solo self supported record is viewed as the most challenging bikebacking/touring achievement - and around the world the longest. It is amazing
      - milch 2y ago
        I tried to find the rules on the Guinness website, but they don't list any. Wikipedia just says that the world record doesn't distinguish between self supported and supported riders. I believe in any case it is kind of moot since there is no way for anyone to verify whether the rider drafted or not, and I haven't been able to find any faster "supported" women's records. The men's is held by a rider who did it supported in about 80 days

soared 2y ago

13.9 miles an hour is extremely impressive for any time over a couple hours. I’m an avid cyclist and average 15 mph over 2 hours and can’t imagine putting up those numbers.