Episode 2 | World Record holder Amanda Coker on cycling 86,000 miles in one year. (230+ miles daily!)

Amanda Coker is nothing short of amazing.  The Florida-based cyclist averaged over 230 miles per day, EVERY day for a year to become the world record holder for annual mileage.  And it isn't even close.  In Episode 2 of the Rider-Up Podcast, Amanda stops by the bike shop in Virginia's Blue Ridge - the new home of Team Twenty24, to talk with Dan and John about how she was able to ride so many miles and stay so determined and well, energetic.  Most people would train for weeks or months to complete a double century, and then take it easy.  So Imagine doing one and then getting up and doing it again.  Every day.  For a year. 

John Carlin, Amanda Coker and Dan Lucas at Cardinal Bicycle in Roanoke, Virginia.

 

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Amanda Coker Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Coker

Bicycling Magazine's Story https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a20038645/is-amanda-coker-for-real/

Amanda’s Website https://goamandacoker.wordpress.com/

Amanda Coker Coaching on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AmandaCokerCoaching

Tailwind Nutrition: https://tailwindnutrition.com/

NELLA Probiotic https://nella.fitbiomics.com/

Creature from Carvins Cove https://bikeva.com/creature/

Visit VBR Gran Fondo http://www.muddysquirrel.com/gran-fondo.html

Carilion Clinic Ironman 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge https://www.ironman.com/im703-virginia-blue-ridge

USA Cycling Championships in Virginia’s Blue Ridge https://usacycling.org/article/roanoke-to-host-2022-usa-cycling-amateur-road-national-championships

Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge homepage https://www.VisitVBR.com

Bike VBR https://www.visitroanokeva.com/biking/

Team Twenty24 https://www.teamtwenty24.com/

IMBA Ride Centers https://ride.imba.com/ride/where-to-ride/ride-centers

Roanoke Outside https://www.roanokeoutside.com/

Carvins Cove https://www.roanokeoutside.com/land/carvins-cove-nature-reserve/

SCB Link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKZo4N0lVPccBkSiuyVh4yg

Park tool JIS screwdriver https://www.parktool.com/product/derailleur-screwdriver-dsd-2

John Carlin Strava https://www.strava.com/athletes/10853338

John Carlin’s Bicycle Blog http://carlinthecyclist.com/

John Carlin’s YouTube Biking4Boomers https://youtu.be/DcMBBsIYeXE

The following is a web-generated transcript of the Amanda Coker interview.  Please excuse any typos!

Coming up today on the Riderup podcast presented by Virginia's Blue Ridge. • •

My current world records are the most miles ridden in a year, 86, 533. 2 miles, which is the average of 237 miles miles a day, a day.

Ultra endurance cyclist Amanda Coker shares the secret to her amazing story.

I like to joke around that it was a 423 day adrenaline rush. • • • • • •

Uh, welcome to the Rider Up podcast, where we talk about how much we love bicycles. Dan's a crazy downhiller, and John will be walking with a cane in a few years. • • • • • • • • • But nobody loves cycling more than these two. Coming to you from Virginia's Blue Ridge, let's meet the hosts, Dan Lucas and John Carlin. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Hello, and welcome to the Rider Up, uh, podcast presented by Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge. I'm one of the host, John Carlin.

And I am Dan Lucas. And I am here with Amanda Coker. Um, we are sitting here in the new lounge at Carnival Bicycle. So if you hear some stuff in the background, that's what's going on. But we are excited to talk to her about • • her experiences on and off the bike, um, • • and everything in between. Amanda, um, • first of all, we want to know, what is it • • that has driven you? And can y