Well that was a great day!
I finished in 4 hours 31 minutes and it hurt
I was flying for the first 50 miles, especially on the climbs. I don't recall anyone passing me uphill. True, they all flew back past me on the flat but there was always another hill. Kidds Hill was my favourite, people were really suffering on that one
At the final checkpoint I cracked and it became just about getting to the finish. My stomach was killing from too many energy bars but I needed more energy! And my calfs were twitching like mad as if about to cramp, though thankfully they didn't. That last climb, which barely registered on the way down from the start, was a total killer in that state!
I ended up doing 85 miles including rides to and from train stations. And had to get up at 4:30am to get ready and to the station for my 6:15am train. Only three hours sleep is not the best preperation but it didn't seem to effect me. My half an hour wait at London Bridge in the mornining in my cycling gear was tortorously cold
Wasn't impressed with the positioning of the feed station. My two bottles were dry by then and I had to pay for water (despite tea and coffee being free)
Still, it was a great ride and I feel suitably cleansed.
How did you get on Hambones? Anyone else there?
