Today we went soft.
But before you despair we've thrown in the towel and not finished a stage, let me put your minds at rest. When 'camp' aka the place we are supposed to sleep 2 days ago turned out to be a 40 degree sardine furnace of bodies, we skulked out and pitched our tent on a patch of grass by the neighbouring cemetery. Last night we were dumped in a fire station with about 2 square foot of personal space & 1 cold dirty shower for 150 people. We went on a treasure hunt & eventually found a small stairway space which we promptly bagged by pitching our tent. Tonight we have pushed the boat out & are staying in a hotel. Couldn't face another night of it.
Today went mildly better in that we had no crashes & no mechanicals. We did however have to climb 1200m and then push our bikes up the equivalent of snowdon. And then descend a mountain in driving rain and near zero temperatures. And then ride another 50k of muddy trails to the finish. But we made it, even knocked a whopping 15 minutes off yesterdays time and rolled in at 8h45.
Last again but not least. The support guys have called us heroes for being brave/ mad enough to carry on.
1 comment:
Glad to hear you are still going - I have been updating SPH with your exploits - Good luck and some day you will look back with fond memories - Karen
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