Tommy Godwin: Bad*** cyclist from yesteryear

In 1939, Tommy Godwin rode 75,065 miles (more than 200 miles a day for 365 days) and then kept going until he hit 100,000 miles. Can anyone here even contemplate doing something like this? I cannot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17730428

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 13, 2013 at 8:49am

it's an awesome challenge. Who's gonna do it/done it?  Scott McIntosh? Have you done it?  RAAM is 3K in 12 days.

Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on November 13, 2013 at 9:00am

Here is the Twitter recreation: https://twitter.com/yearrecord

Permalink Reply by Will on November 13, 2013 at 9:08am

Very cool, reminds me of https://twitter.com/RealTimeWWII

Permalink Reply by Beans on November 13, 2013 at 10:00am

Damn.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 13, 2013 at 3:20pm

No slouch either,  Walter Greaves was an earlier record holder (45,383 miles in 1936). He did it with one arm and very little sponsorship help.

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