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This was what I sent Matt after I'd finished it.
"Well, it didn't quite go to plan but I finished. My 5am alarm from Sat was going off as I drove home this morning :S
Very windy outbound, hard going, lumpy in Wales, but pretty as you said.
Return speed was hampered with a flat in the dark in the middle of nowhere (lucky I packed my head torch!) and then rubbish roads not really conducive to making the most of the tailwinds.
Basically didn't want to smash myself or pinch flat - I'd be barreling along an A road and then there'd be a foot long, half foot deep pot hole (maybe a helmet light for riding at night). So I backed off then ran out of steam on the long return leg.
Picked it up again for the last control and finish run in. More lit roads and being flatter helped. The reduced stop plan didn't work - got a few random stops for various issues and some extra feed stops that I could've done without.
Probably didn't wear enough warm kit so breathing a bit funny this morning. One Garmin ran for the whole ride, the other kept want to eject itself from the bike. Maybe I should just let it :)
I have receipts for all controls except I couldn't find anything for Didcot at 4am so I took a couple of photos of the bike in front of the station. I can also send you a track log if you want?
Um, I actually have tan lines on my wrists so yeah, quite nice for March. There was some spittle in the early hours but it never got heavier, thankfully.
Exposed quite a few issues with my race setup so that's a good thing. Still need to work on reducing my faffing :) Which reminds me, where did the Faffers name come from?
Just seen you've added some detail to AUK. The link on it sends people to the old Faffers AUK link I think
http://sites.google.com/site/thamesvalleyaudax/what-is-audax/permanents
Do I just post you receipts now? Do you need anything else? Other than email of finish photos?
Cheers for sorting that. It was a lot harder than the last 400 I remember doing (some of it self-inflicted). :) Guess that means I need to do it again. "