Worked Well
- Staying in the car camping in the (small) van, made the Sunday relativity low stress, lie in, read and napped until the start
- Taking a musette for control faff minimizing, bottles and bit in it, carry it round and avoided losing bits
- Ibuprofen gel, massive help when Achilles flared up and several other riders used it too
- Eating before sleeping, and on waking up
- Taking a small tube of sudocreme and baby wipes for cleaning groin a few times
Worked Less Well
- Replacing cleats a few days before and clearly not getting them lined up properly, resetting them at the first control was a faff
- The sizing of the PBP kit, maybe read the reviews more next time (L jersey = race fit, L gillet = baggy)
Take next time
- Lip salve, they're in bits now and sudocreme didnt really work
- Toe covers
- Leg warmers not knee warmers, or atleast different knee warmers as the merino ones chaffed after a day or so and slipped down outside the shorts
Thoughts
- for me endurance (24hour plus) really is an eanting challenege, keep putting calories in
- I ate ~15 sandwiches ~19 pastries ~50 bottles of water -2 pasta meals and still lost a couple of kg
- Think about using the overstims energy drinks to get more calories in while riding
Think About for Next Time
? Can I ride all the way though in one hit?
? How can I work out how to ride in groups more? - probably leave controls in groups