Personally I think these events are as much about planning and research as physical capability. Kindness of strangers generally only fills gaps in a participants planning and preparation as your example highlights.
Depends then on how lenient you're going to be on unforeseen circumstances then. You never spilled a drink before?
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Personally I think these events are as much about planning and research as physical capability.
Kindness of strangers generally only fills gaps in a participants planning and preparation as your example highlights.