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I've never undertaken anything even remotely like TCR, however I do enjoy single day(ish) endurance events. I enjoy training, and going as fast as I can and usually end up about of a third of the way down the results sheet.
Still, exactly as Clive says, I'm just as impressed by the back markers as I am by the leaders. Those guys fighting just to finish, or battling to make cut off times can sometimes take up to 12 hours longer than I took. I've often been consumed by the thought that it's not like these guys were trying any less hard than I was, it's not like they hurt any less, they all have their own struggles and daemons to overcome. They just have an additional 12hours of suffering to go through. For me, the first few hours of suffering is enough... total respect to the guys who are out there for longer.
Come on Dave!!