How Tough?

Most has been said about how tough but good the track was and we got prefect weather and conditions to ride it in but so many climbs made it real tough for me. I also found it interesting that I did the DW 50 in 3:51:55 or around 15 minutes quicker than this ride and that included two mechanicals lasting about 10 - 15 min and having to run / walk about 8 km's of the course as well as riding the last 2 km's in granny. Bike in this event was perfect not a single issue - legs are what broke down this time and I guess I went out too fast early on. Have to add (and thank) Brian would have had a better time if he didn't stop with me twice when I was cramping pretty badly towards the end. I guess we know what to expect next time and training will have to include a lot more hills. I can also recomend not driving back on the day.