I'm about 80km into my homeward 200 DIY, and the legs still work...
I never had enough clothing so froze for the first leg, and I also had two completely wet feet. Reaching the airfield I decided to strip down to bare feet, and I stayed there for one hour and three seconds.. About the last to leave!!!
I ripped through the next leg, meeting (in passing) quite a few that I hardly ever see, which was good. Apologies for sprinting up a steep bit past a couple of riders, going too fast to say more than "hi"...
For a while in the middle I was not too cold and took off my boil in a bag to climb the staircase - bit of an anti climax to tell the truth - but made my heart rate soar...
Wheelwrights a success - I was down a bit and someone passing said "apple crumble and custard at the next control". I flew...
Finished quite early and chatted for hours.
Next year I will be sweltering with too much clothing!!!
But I'll be back