Crazy Clyde Challenge
02-29-08, 06:32 AM
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Crazy Clyde Challenge
James Cracknell, the British olympic rower (6'4" & 100KG = CLYDE) is taking on a challenge to row, cycle and swim from England to Morocco.
A 22 mile row from England to France
A 1400 mile bike ride to Southern Spain
A 12 mile swim to Morocco
Did I mention he's hoping to do it in 7 days!!
So far:
Day 1 - 22 mile row, 60 mile bike ride
Day 2 - 300 mile bike ride
Day 3 - today ?? - my guess is 300 miles.
The guy is incredible and from the interviews I've seen of him over the years, he's a really nice bloke too.
You can see more about his challenge and progress here:
https://www.challengecracknell.com/
A 22 mile row from England to France
A 1400 mile bike ride to Southern Spain
A 12 mile swim to Morocco
Did I mention he's hoping to do it in 7 days!!
So far:
Day 1 - 22 mile row, 60 mile bike ride
Day 2 - 300 mile bike ride
Day 3 - today ?? - my guess is 300 miles.
The guy is incredible and from the interviews I've seen of him over the years, he's a really nice bloke too.
You can see more about his challenge and progress here:
https://www.challengecracknell.com/
02-29-08, 03:52 PM
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I think I could probably do the first two, but I don't know about swimming 12 miles in open water straight through. DANG!!!!
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Assuming the row and the swim are one day events, this leaves 5 days for 1400 miles on the bike.
5 x 24 = 120 hours
That's 11.6 mph overall average for 5 straight days. Factor in 5 hours a day off the bike, and you're looking at 14.7mph rolling average for those 5 days.
Is it do-able? Yes. It's crazy insane, but do-able.
5 x 24 = 120 hours
That's 11.6 mph overall average for 5 straight days. Factor in 5 hours a day off the bike, and you're looking at 14.7mph rolling average for those 5 days.
Is it do-able? Yes. It's crazy insane, but do-able.
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