Well, all I can say is that I am glad that was over! The Epic did, in fact live up to it's name, despite the shortened course, and was very, very Epic indeed.
A full race report to come, but some interesting bits from the race to leave you with;
• I got a marriage proposal on the road section, presumably because these guys wanted to flatter me in order for me to keep towing them along. It was ok, I dropped them.
• I got 1x "Go Katrin!" (ie: ultra endurance nut Katrin Van Der Spiegel, I presume)
• I got 1x "Go Jodie!" (I guess my kit is green?)
• I got multiple bruises from flinging myself into a rock wall
• I had bilateral leg cramps for 40km! Do you know how long that is in a mountain bike race!?
• I had a TORQ Rhubarb and Custard gel in the last 10km, and not only was it the tastiest thing I had eaten that day, I was NAILING that last singletrack!
• After that effort, even Fourex Gold managed to taste ok.
And there will be a full race wrap to follow, I am also in the process of making some changes to the blog so bear with us while it looks a little untidy. Blogger is crapping itself with template changes right now!