New Ultracycling Records

[dhoff]

Here is just a glimpse at some of the records set by our members recently.
Anyone here wanna chase a new 24 hour or cross state record?

David Meridith, 58, Laurel, MD
Standard Bike
Maryland, West-East
Using previously established endpoints
1 day 2 Hours 30 Min  (26:30)
392.0 Miles
14.79 mph average speed
August 26, 2012
Officials: Bill Schwarz, Randy Johnson

Note: This ride by Meridith betters the only existing W-E record for Maryland:
Aug 11, 1990 by Steve Sussman (age 18-49) who covered 438 miles in 32:12 for an
average speed of 13.61mph.

Apparently, Meridith found a shorter route, as well as a faster speed!
The Sussman record will remain listed as it is a different category.

Mark Ehlers, 54, Milwaukee, WI
Standard Bike
Wisconsin, West-East
Using previously established endpoints
19 Hours 43 Minutes (19:43)
298.1 Miles
15.12 mph average speed
August 19, 2012
Official: Nick Carver 

Crew: Brian Larson (crew chief), Judith Zink,

Note: This ride by Ehlers beats both existing Wisconsin W-E records (Shown below)
The Frederickson record will remain listed as it is in a different category.
The Boethling record will be replaced by the Ehlers record.
Paul Frederickson, (50-59), Oshkosh WI"Recumbent July 21, 2001"23:02 297 Miles
12.9 mph
Fred Boethling, (50-59), Boulder CO, Standard Bike Sep 28, 2002 19:55 291 Miles
14.6 mph

Pauline Lundgren, 68, Omaha, Nebraska

Nebraska, South-North
Using previously established endpoints
September 16, 2012
12 Hours 56 Minutes (12:56)
217.9 Miles
16.85 mph average speed
Official: Earline Petersen

Crew: Ken Lundgren, Christine Smith, Lynne McDonald

Joe Kratovil, 61, Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard Bike
New Jersey, East-West
Using previously established endpoints
September 9, 2012
4 Hours 27 minutes (4:27)
78.1 Miles
17.55 mph average speed
Official: David Eisenberg

Note: this ride by Kratovil will replace the existing record for this category. Existing
record is:
Gerry Eddlemon, 63, Knoxville TN, May 4, 2008 "
5:49 79.6 Miles 13.68 mph

Crew: Charlie Kratovil, Lucy Kratovil

Note: This ride beats the existing record by over an hour! And on a fixed gear!

Gerry Eddlemon, 67, Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
Vermont, East-West
Using previously established endpoints
September 26, 2012
7 Hours 27 Minutes (7:27)
115.5 Miles
15.50 mph average speed
Official: Martha Gingrich

Crew: Luisa Mabee Eddlemon

Note: Eddlemon cut almost three hours off the record, which was held by himself!
This ride will replace the previous record listed here:

Gerry Eddlemon, 64, Knoxville TN Sep 25, 2009 10:15 113 Miles 11.0 mph

Gerry Eddlemon, 67, Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard Bike
Rhode Island
Using perviously established endpoints
September 23, 2012
East-West:      1 Hour 35 Minutes (1:35)    25.4 Miles        16.04 mph average speed
West-East:       1 Hour 29 Minutes (1:29)    25.4 Miles        17.12 mph average speed
E-W-E:              3 Hours 12 Minutes (3:12)    50.8 Miles    15.88 mph average speed
Official: Martha Gingrich

Crew: Luisa Mabee

Note: This adds to the long list of records set by Eddlemon (well over 70; some since
broken).



Martha Gingrich, 54, Chappaqua, New York
Standard Bike
Rhode Island
Using previously established endpoints
September 23, 2012
East-West:    1 Hour 33 Minutes (1:33)" "
25.4 Miles      16.38 mph average speed
West-East:     1 Hour 30 Minutes (1:30)           25.4 Miles       16.93 mph average speed
E-W-E:           3 Hours 12 Minutes (3:12)          50.8 Miles       15.88 mph average speed

Official: Luisa Mabee Eddlemon

Note: This ride by Martha Gingrich beats or ties all existing records for E-W, W-E, and
E-W-E by any age or gender!
Crew: Gerry Eddlemon

Jerry Arnold, 55, Valentine, Nebraska
Standard Bike
Nebraska, West-East
Using previously established endpoints
September 29-30, 2012
1 Day 4 Hours 42 Minutes (28:42)
438 Miles
15.26 mph average speed
Officials: Greg Gass, Glen Houts

Crew: Judith Arnold, Tammy Gass

Very good average speed for a ride this long!

Bill Windhorst, 53, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Standard Bike
International Velodrome at Bloomer Park (Rochester Hills, Michigan)
September 22, 2012
100 Mile Outdoor Track
4 Hours 58 Minutes 59 Seconds (4:58:59)
20.07 mph average speed
Officials: Jacob Boley, Christopher Gottwald, Brian Bantam

Crew: Eric Noyes, Mimi Gendieau, Julie Windhorst, Eugene Diggs, Robert Keller, Kelly
Keller, Robert Wydra
Excellent ride, beating the old record by almost 20 minutes!

Note: This record replaces the record currently held by Steve Gerbig, 5:17:38, that he
set in 2005.

Roberto Trotta, 47, Susa, Italy
Standard Bike
Italy, West-East
Using previously established endpoints
September 28-30, 2012
1 Day 2 Hours 40 Minutes (26:40)
441 Miles (709.7 KM)

16.53 mph (26.61 Km/hr) average speed
Officials:Fabio Vedana, Luca Vincenzo Barbaro

Crew: Gandolfi Fabio, Pelissero Umberto

Excellent ride! Almost 5 1/2 hours better than the existing record by Zamboni!
Note: The record held by Zamboni will remain listed due to category differences.

Ares Bursic, 40, Zagreb, CROATIA
Standard Bike
Croatia, East-West
New endpoints:
East: BORDER CROSSING ILOK (Croatia-Serbia) 45° 12' 57.51“ N,  19° 25' 43.94“ E
West: LIGHT HOUSE SAVUDRIJA 45° 29' 24.84“ N,  13° 29' 33.88“ E
September 28-29, 2012
23 hours 28 minutes
387.1 Miles (623.0 km)
16.50 mph average speed (26.55 km/h)
Official: Damir Horvat
Crew: Ervin Skacan, Ino Cvitesic, Robert Kaludjerovic, Tomislav Buturajac, Bojan
Gunjevic

Great ride by Ares!
Note: This is another of the growing body of cross-country records, which now includes
Austria, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Panama, and Slovenia.

Valerie Litznerski, 30, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Standard Bike
Michigan
West-East
Using previously established endpoints
October 6, 2012
11 Hours 19 Minutes (11:19)
206.9 Miles
18.28 mph average speed
Official: Andrew Simmons

Crew: Mariann Litznerski, Robert Litznerski

A great ride in cold wet weather!

Maria Parker, 49, Lumberton NC
Unfaired Recumbent
Surveyed Road Course near Lumberton NC
Oct 13-14, 2012
12 Hour: 257 Miles 4246 Feet (257.804 Miles)  21.48 mph average speed
24 Hour: 469 Miles 1046 Feet (469.198 Miles)  19.550 mph average speed
200 Miles: 9 Hours 17 Minutes 3.0 Seconds (9:17:03.0)  21.54 mph average speed
Officials: Brad Losh, Rob Redfearn, David Price, Tom Florian

Crew: Steven Parker, Kent Parker, James Parker

Note:
 The new 12 Hour record by Maria Parker will replace her own previous record of
250.365 Miles set on Oct 8, 2011.
The new 24 Hour record by Maria Parker will replace the previous record of 442.46
Miles by Sandy Earl set on Aug 13-14, 2011.
The new 200 Mile record by Maria Parker will replace her own previous record of
9:27:10 set on Oct 8, 2011

Great ride by Maria Parker! Three new records!

[Too Tall]

Thanks for the news Hoff. Very impressive stuff being done by some strong age group riders nes pas?

[roseyscot]

Very tempted to go for a W-E and N-S record next summer. Looking into the logistics this winter...

[dhoff]

Very tempted to go for a W-E and N-S record next summer. Looking into the logistics this winter...

I like the possibility of a W-E-W type record. One of the ways that Gerry Eddleman has landed so many records is that he sets the round trip record and beats each of the two direction records in one long ride. What a way to hit the record books hard!

[roseyscot]

Yeah, this is definitely part of the idea/planning as well. Could do w-e-w and n-s-n in one weekend for this one because New England has some small states