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Yeah, it was very unpleasant. I'm still pretty tired today so feel like I did some damage on that first day. Even pushing the bike up I was having to stop and stretch out. It's normal for me to be slow going up stuff but not normal to stop with cramp.
The filtered water is fine. Finding the puddles in the first place and then busting your fingers for 10min to get a drink are the bigger issues.
Also, don't add Maurten to a water bladder and expect it to mix...
hippy
Sounds really unpleasant, cramping all over.
Going slow(ly) for 600km is such a different thing to stumbling up a mountain while pushing 25kg of bike and the riding down.
And the puddle thing puts me right off.