In 1986, Pete Penseyres set the all-time RAAM speed record of 15.4 mph over a course of 3107
miles with a time of 8d 9h 47m. It’s a record that has stood for more than 20 years. Just how fast
is that?
The winning speed in 1982 and 1983 was still under 13mph. In 1984, Penseyres pushed that to
13.29mph. In 1985, Jonathan Boyer set the still standing rookie record of 9d 2h 6m for an average
speed of 14.31 mph over a 3120 mile course. Pete came back in 1986 on a virtually identical
course to 1985 and set the record beating Boyer’s speed by 7.6%.
In 1992, Rob Kish set the fastest ever RAAM time of 8d 3h 11m on a course that was 2911 miles
long for an average speed of 14.91 mph, which stands as the second fastest speed. At Pete’s pace
of 15.4 mph that would have been 7d 21h 1m. Pete’s pace was still 3% fast on a course 200 miles
longer. Over 200 hours of racing, 3% is 6 hours.
In Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins, his average time was about 86 ½ hours. His
average margin of victory was about 6 minutes. 6 minutes out of 86 ½ hours is just 0.11% (onetenth
of one percent).
In 1986, the second place finisher was Lon Haldeman at 9d 8m 2m, Lon’s best time. Pete’s
margin of victory was 11.03%. The average margin of victory in RAAM is 3.6% or about 8
hours.
that might be ur answer :/
