Cant....type... too... tired

This will be short as I can't see the screen and my hands would be better controlled by a lorrikeet at the moment. I am really happy though, I managed to shave an hour and five from my time of last year to post a respectable (for me) 5:28. I had been doing quite a lot of shorter training rides but nothing over 70 kays so I was concerned I wouldn't go the course. Sure enough when I go to the top of the second large hill the cramps hit me and didn't leave for the rest of the ride. I just wasn't able to put the power down any more and had to limp home for the rest of the way on half power.

I got to the half way point at 2:33 so I knew I was in for a good time, depsite holding myself back for the first half. At the 50km water stop I bumped in to Critty so we rode together for a while till we go to the last third of the race and he found his second wind and took off. The piches and the sand were as bad I remember them from last year, the the crazy down hills are epic! I saw so many punctures (none of them mine), quite a few crashes (none of them mine, but a nice one from Critty) and lots of sand.

Nutrition was a bit off this time, I took a slight gamble which didn't quite work but I'll know next time. Water consumption was spot on, and my race plan would have been perfect if it wasn't for the cramping.

Major congrats to Supergav for posting the very silly time of 4:40, surely a NoBMoB record??

Oh, and I rode the bridge, and amazingly didn't fall in - that rist band is staying on for a week.

And now to bed....