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pascalo
Worse than that... how do you do 3-4 Dunwich Dynamos in a day, for 10 (if you're super fast) to 20 (if you're above average) days in a row?
My PB for Dunwich was this year, under 7 hours. But it amplified every ache and pain, and my right knee was all pain and swollen.
But at least I could get off the bike, rest, give it time to heal, etc.
The TCR riders just continue until their body can't physically do any more at all. That the back pain is too much, or the knees give out, or you crash through exhaustion, or you deliriously tape your helmet to your back to hold your head up.
Far more pain and suffering than I would willingly go through.
And that's the feat, the thing we're watching. How far would you push yourself? How much can you push yourself?