Lands End to John O Groats non stop?

pamuzu
pamuzu Posts: 89
edited October 2010 in Road beginners
Hi,

Would this be possible? Has it ever been done? How long would it take?

Dreaming but serious!

Cheers
Phil

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  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    Possible in a jet.
    Say... That's a nice bike..
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  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    no idea
    but its 90hrs of riding at best my guess
    but more like 100-105hrs if your carrying gear too

    so I cant see it
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  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Around 900 miles (I think) so at 15mph average it would only take 60 hours...

    Good luck to you though :wink:
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  • JamieW
    JamieW Posts: 114
    fairly possible

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  • Lakesman
    Lakesman Posts: 46
    record is 41 hours something.
    I guess that's pretty close to non stop.
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    Lakesman wrote:
    record is 41 hours something.
    I guess that's pretty close to non stop.

    The 41 hours was on a recumbent I believe. On a conventional road bike, I believe that the record is just over 44 hours by Gethin Butler in 2001.

    Anyway good luck and don't forget your padded shorts!
  • BeaconRuth
    BeaconRuth Posts: 2,086
    pamuzu wrote:
    Would this be possible? Has it ever been done? How long would it take?
    The records recognised by the Road Records Association are:

    Men's record: Gethin Butler, 44hrs 4mins (2001)
    Women's record: Lynne Taylor, 52hrs 45mins (2002)

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  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    Do you remember that cycling commentator on Eurosport, David Duffield?

    At one point he held the lands end to john o'groats tricycle record

    To do this he used the then state-of-the-art nutrition of liquids only. He had a catheter fitted and so didn't need to stop for any reason
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  • RetroSi
    RetroSi Posts: 8
    A non stop attempt needs a team of helpers in a car with food & drink & about 2 years preparation. I've done this sometime ago, 45 hours 11 minutes 11 seconds for 887 miles.
    Clearly you need to get off at times which is all included in the time as the clock doen't stop. Rice pudding is best as it goes down easy & comes back up easy :oops:
    However, if you're after doing this in a sane way then I'd recommend a years training with 300 miles a week minimum & all at 20 mph average overall. Then in the last 3 months do 12 hour stints in the saddle aiming for 240 miles each time.
    Before you go off take a weeks break from any cycling other than very gentle 30 mile per day at a slow 12 mph pace just to stop any cramps setting in. Then you could do it on your own in four days & have a nice sleep inbetween your 12 hours :roll:

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