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I did my first DIY on saturday. Was 200km - longest I've done in nearly a year so took some wireless headphones with me. Found that music and podcasts really distracted me from hitting the wall at times. I did make sure I could still hear traffic and did regular shoulder checks.
I find on calendar events, due to being fairly new to audaxes/longer distances, that seeing others leave me for dust soon after leaving Controls/cafe stops which can get quite demotivating. So will keep earphones in my bag for times when I need a distraction/get through a 30-60min low spell.
Agree with the lack of faff though - was great to just get out and go, much shorter stops which made it quicker/easy to keep a rhythm.