Unbelievable effort Sir @emacdoug! You are a machine!
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My final playlist ended up only going up to 11. I started out at 75% with the expectation of doing 13. But Nine Hammers at #6 did me in. Which is a good case study in why it was a good idea my previous KOS had it at number 2.
So I ended up doing all 10 of my original playlist in order. But then I didn’t do as I was told, and did Defender and finished without being Violated. Maybe next time I’ll end on Violator. If there is a next time. 
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That’s not in question! 
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As my late mother used to say: “Other people’s children grow up fast!”
Congratulations, Sir Evan! I, too, am in awe
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I look forward to these semiannual Knighthood Quests of yours Sirs Evan (Sir Evans?) 
Smashed it!
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A bit embarrassed to say I rode Nine Hammers today also, which was plenty for me!
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Ha. I rode No Place Like Home and samesies
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I’m assuming you rode it at higher than 75% intensity, tho. 
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Lol, don’t start signing me up for THAT! I’m planning for them to continue (if I decide that) only to be annual. This year was the exception as my attempt in August (that was supposed to be in June) was only a memorial quest (Sir Dave leaving, and my dad passing). Kind of a side quest.
True. 
I seem to have already volunteered to ride one next year whenever @moose does his. 
And as part of all my quests I’ve now ridden all available valid KOS videos. If High Time becomes an official KOS workout, I’ll have to ride it - plus any additional SUF KOS eligible videos that may arrive in 2024. (* ahem * Sir @Francois-Wahoo )
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I tried to take a couple photos, yesterday, but all I could manage was the thousand yard suffer stare. Not surprising since based on the time stamp this was somewhere near the end of #10. I forgot I even took these until I scrolled back just now. Lol. Some serious suffering-induced brain fog.
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You’re an amazing reminder of what we can achieve when we’re completely off our rockers, Sir! I believe there is a small handful, maybe less, of Knights who’ve renewed their vows 5 times. I don’t know if ANYONE has done more. #futuregoals (for you)
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Hoping to have some time to do my post-race write up (that’s one of my favorite things in the world). Work has me super busy, but I do have my holiday vacation coming up, so I know I will have time later - but hope I find some sooner. 
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Well, by GvA, it’s been almost 3 weeks and I still haven’t gotten around to a post-KOS race-report. I might get recruited as a minion if I keep this up. So, I better start it now so I’ll get it finished before 2024.
Introduction
2023 was quite the year for a lot of reasons. I won’t go into them all again. But work-wise it was quite crazy. Started really busy, settled down. Then my co-worker retired the end of July and all hockey sticks broke loose. August is usually quiet, but instead was busy. My co-worker’s replacement began in September, but needed a lot of training. And at the same time our data vendor made a mess of things by taking 2 years to figure out a way to switch us over to their 3rd-gen database barely a month before sunsetting their only 1st-gen that we were still using. That meant I had to take over processes from my old co-worker, help train my new one, and also completely rebuild our database and all the processes that rely on it all at the same time.
So long story short, I pushed my KOS attempt back multiple times until it went from the beginning of November to the second Friday in December. And I am sure all that stress didn’t help my KOS attempt. But at the same time I can’t point to it directly affecting it in any way except that I so busy that week and the day before that I wasn’t able to get to bed the night before until after 10:30pm with the plan of waking up at 2:00am. That was going to leave me pretty tired the day of. Sure, I could start later, but then I would just end up riding until later. And I needed to be done before dinner so I could enjoy our family Friday pizza and movie night.
Nutrition and Prep
I had everything prepped and ready to go. About 9 water bottles in the fridge in the garage. A box of Maurten 320 and a box of LMNT together by the door to my pain cave for drinks. And my Honey Stinger gels, Honey Stingers stroopwafels, 20 bags of peanut butters m&m’s already divided into bags of one serving a piece, and a few bags of Mott’s fruit snacks in case I needed a change of pace. I didn’t include any salty snacks this time which looking back could have been an issue, but I had plenty of LMNT for that.
My nutrition plan was simple. For my initial KOS attempt I tried to consume 60g of carbs per hour. For my 2022 KOS - which I was the best trained for and also felt the strongest for - I consumed 80g of carbs per hour. For my Memorial quest in Aug this year I tried for 90g per hour - with a bottle of Maurten 320 (80g of carbs) for every video - but that felt like too much as I constantly felt full and often like I was force-feeding myself at times.
So this time I pared back to 60-70g per hour with the plan to have a bottle of 320 split across every 2 videos (40g of carbs per video) and then fill in the remaining 20-30g with gels, m&m’s, etc. And then also split a bottle of LMNT for every 2 videos as well. This would mean I would only have to fill my bottles every every-other-video which would give me more relaxed transitions half the time and not make every 10 minute break a rush.
For my playlist, I built off my previous tradition of adding extra videos. The tradition starting with my first KOS in 2020 where I completed 10.5 videos. I had a technical issue with my Wahoo Tickr not connecting in time for my third video which might have meant I took an 11 minute break (I never could fully tell). So I planned to ride 2 extra videos for a total of 12 to ensure that I still did 10 videos in a row with the proper breaks in between. In the end the app crashed in the middle of my 11th video and my laptop updated and I had to end it there. My KOS was still approved. But to honor that attempt I rode 11 videos during my second KOS which I did in 2021. I then rode 12 during my third in 2022. My 4th was a memorial “side quest” (in Aug 2023) where I repeated my first attempt in honor of my father’s passing (his illness and passion for cycling was the foundation and impetus for me falling in love with cycling and doing a knighthood in his honor - but I’ve written plenty about that elsewhere that I won’t repeat here) so I only did my original 10. But this was now my 4th “annual” quest and my plan was now to do 13 - all of them meaningful to me in some way.
My planned playlist was as follows:
- Rue the Day - the only eligible video not yet included in any of my quests (since it’s so new)
- The Shovel - one of my nemesis videos
- The Omnium - another nemesis video and #9 in my original KOS
- Attacker - one of my favorites and the ending hits me every time
- Fight Club - another nemesis; and I rode it and the vintage version back-to-back during the 2022 TOS.
- Nine Hammers - included in my first KOS and a SUF legend
- The Downward Spiral -
- Revolver -
- Who Dares - a favorite of mine
- The Model - a recent video but a gem and one of my all-time favorites
- Do As You’re Told - #10.5 from my first KOS
- Defender - #10 from my first KOS, one of my favorites, and the closest to my heart
- Violator - What better way to squeeze out every last drop of suffering, amiright?
Morning Wake-Up, Prep, and Pre-Ride
My alarm went off bright and early at 2:05am after just 3 and half hours of sleep (less than that I was actually asleep). It felt like I had just gone to bed. That’s the least amount of sleep I’ve had before any of my KOS attempts. But on the other hand, I now had my morning prep down pat which made the 55 minutes of prep time more relaxed and smooth than any of my previous attempts. I had some of my usual foods before I began with half a liter of water, a couple frozen waffles, a banana, a granola bar, and some peanut butter m&m’s - About 89 grams of carbs. Then I filled my 500ml Maurten bottle with Maurten 320 and a 750ml bottle with LMNT. I was actually dressed (plus plenty of chamois creme) and on my bike with 5 minutes to go and was able to stop and wait and then count down the seconds and start exactly when I wanted.
Physically I felt I was ready. The only thing that gave me pause before I began was mental part. During my first quest I had the usual questions about whether I could actually do it. But I knew I was going to gut it out regardless and finish. And during my first third KOS quests I felt mentally strong. I was doing it for my dad who was suffering without choice and I wasn’t going to quit unless I physically was unable to pedal and someone had to pull me off my bike. However, with my dad passing in March, my August “Memorial Quest” felt much different than those previous quests. After 3 videos the voices and doubts in my head were already questioning the point. Don’t get me wrong. Every KOS is a mental challenge. But that was the first time I ever asked myself, “Why are you even doing this?” and it was the hardest mental challenge of any of my quests by far. So, going into this my 4th quest just 3 and a half months later, I was worried I was going to be hit by this same mental struggle. And with 13 videos instead of just 10 - a nearly 14 hour day with almost 13 hours on the bike - that was going to make the effort exponentially harder if those same voices came back. And with so much stress in the last 2 months - and especially the two weeks leading up to this day (and just 3.5 hours of sleep) - would I have the mental strength and energy to keep those voices at bay?
#1: Rue The Day - 75%
GREAT video to start things off. I didn’t have quite as much consistent endurance training as I really wanted (and I had a full 13 videos ahead of me), so I started things off at a more reasonable 75% intensity this time rather than the 80% I tend to always start off with. After all, it’s a marathon not a sprint, right? I loved this ride. I need to do it more. And I realized how many great screenshots were in it that I needed to grab afterward.
This was the only Sufferfest video that hadn’t been included in any of my other KOS quests. So, as long as I completed this KOS, I would now have ridden every eligible video during a quest.
I had a Maurten 100cal/100caf gel to get me started and ensure the lack of sleep monster didn’t attack me during the dark early morning hours of my effort.
All the stars seemed to align with the beginning of my day and the choice of this video. I wasn’t rushed to start. This first video was only 45 minutes. Together with my caffeine gel, the energy of the music and the efforts made for the perfect beginning. I was raring to go and finished with the first video before I even felt like it had begun.
It was a cold morning, so I started out with half my fans off and didn’t end up turning on my main fan until half way through.
And then my nutrition plan also seemed to fall into place. The gel plus half my 320 and half my LMNT felt like the perfect amount of nutrition. I wasn’t too full, and I didn’t need to rush off to refill my bottles. I was able take my time and get back on the bike and get the next video started after just 8 minutes.
I was a bit concerned about how long I was going to be on the bike for the day - my estimated end-time was 4:53pm. So rather than take the full 10 minutes for each break I decided to take 7 or 8 or 9 minutes when I could (without rushing) and hoped the combination of slightly shorter rests here and there would pull my end time down closer to 4:30pm. I had tried 5 minute breaks during my first quest, but that left my rushing and didn’t give me enough time to rest. So 8 or 9 minute breaks would be fine with nothing shorter than 8. Not a huge difference, but even if I was done closer to 4:35 or 4:40 it would mean I would have even that little bit more time at the end of the day with my family and that little less time on the bike.
#2: The Shovel - 75%
This was the longest video of my playlist. And 75% was the perfect intensity. The warm up was more of a zone 2 effort. I did all the NM efforts in Level Mode instead of ERG. That was super important even tho I was still able to get close to the targets. Even tho I always find this workout one of the hardest in the library and consider it one of my top nemesis workouts, I really enjoy it and before I knew it, it was already done. I polished off both of my bottles to ensure I stayed fueled and hydrated - not because I felt I needed them - and had a Honey Stinger gel around half way to make sure I was sticking to my 60-70g/hour.
Then I needed to do my first bottle refills. But it went smoothly. I grabbed a 320 packet and an LMNT packet and was off to the garage fridge which was just a few steps away. I had a ton of cold water bottles all ready for me. So I was able to quickly added my 320 and LMNT to new water bottles and bring them inside. Then I hit the bathroom and was back on my bike after another 8 minute break.
#3: The Omnium - 75%
At this point I was loving my playlist. The Omnium was only 47 minute long. All the intervals so far were great and still had enough rest in between to keep my legs feeling fresh. And 75% felt very sustainable. The music and energy from this workout was another that kept me excited and felt like it was over much quicker than I expected. I wasn’t even thinking about how long I had left for the day other than the occasional thought that if things kept up this way that I was going to crush it. The day felt like it was flying by. And my nutrition plan felt perfect. Half my bottles was plenty and I added a bag of PB M&M’s to keep me on my nutrition target.
Again, my nutrition plan felt awesome as I only had to fill up my bottles during every other video and I was able to take my time before my video.
#4: Attacker - 75%
I completely misremembered this workout. I thought it had been included in my 3rd KOS quest and I had felt strong. But it did not feel that way on this day. And looking back now I see why. I had included it during my 2nd KOS quest at number 6. I had picked a lot of the longest Sufferfest videos and started at 70% intensity. I had switched to 65% in the middle of video #4. HHNF at #5 was still difficult at 65%, so I had dropped the intensity to 60% beginning with Attacker at #6 and I was definitely not feeling strong.
So, with my misremembering, I was a bit surprised at how difficult Attacker felt at 75% this time. But I kept at it. And boy is the ending of this video a good one with Alaphilippe in La Flèche Wallonne taking victory up the Mur de Huy and “We are all surviving” playing in the background as he collapses in tears. He wasn’t the only one shedding tears at this end of this video. But for me, this was just number 4.
#5: Fight Club - 75%
…To Be Continued…
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oh C’mon!!
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The suspense is killing me
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Now, where was I?
Oh yes. * ahem *
#5: Fight Club - 75%
This video hits me squarely in one of my biggest weaknesses. Repeated efforts. Even at a reduced intensity it’s still quite nasty. And then each “race” contains more attacks than the previous, until at the end it feels like one attack after another.
During the 2021 TOS I did the updated and vintage versions back-to-back. I don’t think either of my personalities ever fully recovered from that one. But enough about my past nightmares.
At number 5 it definitely required more of my attention and focus than the previous 4, but I was still feeling pretty good. The attacks were just short enough and the intensity just low enough that I could manage them and recover from them. The final set was the most difficult, as always, but I got through still feeling strong.
My son (10) came in during the middle of this video and watched for about 15 minutes before heading off to watch TV. He loves to read out all the Sufferfest story line text and laugh. And sometimes he pretends he’s riding along, or plays with some of the plush squirrels I have in my office/pain cave. Having an audience can be a mixed bag. Sometimes it helps give me energy. And sometimes the distraction helps me realize the efforts aren’t as hard as I think they are in the moment when my head focuses too much on the races in the video instead of the target numbers. But then if my audience gets too chatty then it can sap my energy which can be a killer during a KOS. In this case he was in for about the right amount of time and wasn’t too chatty, so he helped me pass the time a little more quickly.
And then it was over. And I was feeling good and it was on to Nine Hammers. 
#6: Nine Hammers - 75%
And this is where the signs of fatigue were not content with just being noticeable and began to have an increasing impact.
The brain fog was noticeable almost immediately. Right off the bat I realized I didn’t have my custom playlist queued up properly as I didn’t open the right app. But because it was streaming from Dropbox it took a few seconds too long to buffer. So for the first 15 or 20 minutes the music was off from the intervals by about 5 or 6 seconds. But eventually I was able to get it back in sync.
The second sign was when my wife came in around hammer 6 to ask about my progress and my full plans for the day and if I was going to ride the full 13 videos. I had trouble saying “I’m planning to ride them all and just going to see how I feel.” My intent at that point was to still ride all 13 as I was still feeling strong, tho the signs of fatigue this early begged some consideration.
However, the third sign popped up around Hammer 7. I was starting to tire. The first half i had felt strong. But very suddenly I didn’t. It was as close to a wall as I have seen in a long time. My legs suddenly felt leaden during hammers 7, 8, and 9. And it took me quite by surprise because I had been feeling good both physically and mentally. I was nearly at video number 7!
But then again, I was going to be doing 13 videos. So the end of #6 wasn’t even the physical halfway point, much less the mental halfway point.
To this point I had been staying on my nutrition schedule. Splitting a bottle of Maurten 320 and a bottle of LMNT between every 2 videos and adding a Honey Stinger gel to one video and then a bag of PB M&M’s for the next. This time I also add a bag of fruit snacks for the last couple hammers as I felt my energy waning. Hoping it wasn’t too late for the extra energy.
After 9H was done, I got off the bike to get all my bottles and fuel refilled and jumped back on for The Downward Spiral.
#7: The Downward Spiral - 70%
How apt to have ridden this video at number 7. My day which had gone nearly flawlessly up to that point all seemed to fall apart. I had started to tire at the end of 9H and now I needed to do what I could to stem the tide. I turned down the intensity to 70% to hopefully preempt any more fatigue.
If there’s ever a quiet nemesis video, this is it. I always forget how difficult this workout is for me. The repeated efforts with the length of the recovery sections matching the interval lengths. This video knows how to sneak up and hit me where it hurts when I’m unexpecting it. On this day I barely managed to get out of the first half and was so grateful for the middle recovery section. Somehow I gained some energy back, plus there’s a reserve of extra mental strength that kicks in when knowing these are the last set of intervals.
But then you get hit those extra 2 penalty intervals. 
And this was when my biggest technical glitch hit.
For most of my workouts I use an HDMI stick PC that plugs into a cheap 28" Roku TV. It’s small setup that’s dedicated to my indoor workouts. Wouldn’t you know it, right before the first penalty interval my Roku TV decided to reboot itself just out of the blue! I’ve had this setup for over two years and this is the first time this has ever happened while I’ve been riding. Fortunately, the HDMI PC is powered by its own power cord so it didn’t also reboot, so the workout continued. And my bluetooth headphones were also connected directly to my PC, so I could still hear the music and workout cues. So, at that point I was riding blind, but could still at least hear what was going on and was able to ride those last 4 intervals on feel. And all the while I was able to grab the Roku TV remote and reconnect it to display my PC screen right as the 4th interval was ending. At least I got to watch the video during the cool down section. lol.
Wow, talk about relief when the TV came back on and I was able to finish it out. However, as I took my bathroom break - taking my shoes off to let me feet rest in between videos - I was not looking forward to my next video, and was wondering if I would make it through to number 9.
#8: Revolver - 65%/Level Mode
Nine Hammers had knocked me for a loop, and The Downward Spiral had continued the punishment. So my only hope with Revolver was to hang on as best I could. It was going to be a bumpy ride and both a physical and mental test like no other.
I made sure to grab an extra bottle of water just to be sure I had enough liquid. And I took my second caffeine gel.
I started the warm up at 65% intensity with the idea of doing the workout in level mode, and as I finished the warm up I knew that was going to be the only I was going to make it through without turning the intensity down to 50%. My legs were roasted and there was no way I was going to be able to hold those 1 minute intervals in ERG mode.
This workout was brutal and I was barely hanging on. With each interval the brain fog was really kicking in. I nearly missed intervals 5 and 6 because despite staring dead-on at the screen, I had completely zoned out. I started interval 5 and after 15-20 seconds I began to fade. I gave whatever power I could, but it wasn’t much, and then at some point I just stopped paying attention as I my pedaling slowed before the interval ended and suddenly kicked it up as I heard the sound effect for the interval ending. And then I didn’t even notice when interval 6 began. Not even the sound effects fully registered. Maybe 5 or 10 seconds into the 6th interval I realized I had zoned out and managed to put out some effort. I was able to get back my attention back for the next few, but after interval 11 I zoned out again, and this time I didn’t notice that interval 12 had begun for at least 10-15 seconds.
Somehow I managed to pull myself together for the remaining intervals. And the cool down couldn’t come quick enough. I had an extra Honey Stinger gel to hopefully top off whatever fuel reserves I had left and hoped that caffeine gel would kick in. And maybe, hopefully, that stint in level mode had helped conserve a little energy in some small way.
As I cooled down, saved the video, took of my shoes, and then headed off to refill my bottles, I realized I needed to make a decision. Could I really make it through all 13 videos? I was barely able to hit the MAP power targets in Revolver. The Model at #10 was going to be a beast. Was I going to be able to hit all the intervals for Do As You’re Told? And after Defender, what was I even going to have left for the all-out efforts of Violator?
Well, this certainly wasn’t going to be the first time I didn’t complete a KOS quest. That was never a question. But, did I really have 13 videos in me?
#9: Who Dares - 65%
As opposed to The Downward Spiral being perfectly placed as a nemesis or a foil, Who Dares became my savior. Who Dares to complete a fifth KOS with the year and the last month, and especially the last 2 weeks that I’ve had? With stress through the roof? Who Dares to attempt to ride 13 videos in a single quest? I dare.
With fresh bottles I started video number 9. The end was finally in sight.
At 65% intensity and legs that were fried, this video was certainly not easy, but without a ton of intervals it was a relief. I was able to settle into the efforts and just keep a steady rhythm and that if anything helped save me. I was able to zone out and conserve mental energy Plus, the music and the energy from this video that I love helped get me through. And it certainly didn’t hurt that it was 53 minutes long.
Before I knew it, Who Dares was over. My legs were still exhausted, but the limited number of sprint intervals helped conserve what energy I had left. And those PB M&M’s certainly helped, too.
#10: The Model - 65%
As I got back on the bike after my break I knew this was going to make or break my day. I was fairly certain that there was no now way I was going to attempt to ride all 13 videos. Revolver had done a pretty complete job of wiping out any hope of that. But this was number 10. And I was going to crush all 10. Only then would I consider how I was feeling both during and after The Model.
And within a few minutes it was clear that the better form of valor was to cut this effort short. I LOVE The Model. Between the music, the videos, and the way it was all cut together it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. But. But. But the workout can be a beast for tired legs. And right now, my legs were exhausted.
I had a honey stinger gel during the first recovery section. And then I ate a bag of PB M&M’s through the rest of the video. I needed all the motivation and energy sources I could find.
And I made it through. There tears in there somewhere. I don’t even remember where. But there were tears. Lots of tears.
And now it was time for my final decision. And my legs (and 9H, and TDS, and Revolver) had already made that decision for me.
If I needed to complete all 13 videos as if my life had depended on it, could I have finished them off at 60 or 55%? Yes, but at a crawl. But I only needed 10. There was no glory in finishing 13 at anything below 65%. I was only going to hurt myself and force myself off the bike for weeks if not months. It was time to do the honorable thing.
#11: Defender - 60%
What better to way to finish it all off than with Defender. I threw out Do As You’re Told. I threw out Violator. Those just weren’t going to happen on what was left of these legs. But, I was going to defend to the end.
What better to way to finish it all off than with Defender. The video that was my first favorite. The video that completed my first quest. The video I rode 33 times in February. The video I was riding when I received the call that my dad had passed away…
This was my encore. Not to impress anyone. Not to impress my dad. Not to suffer any more than anyone else. Just because I needed to do it. For me.
Honestly, I don’t remember much at all about riding Defender. I was in my own world. Trying to hang on for dear life for those 10 minutes of eternity in each of the 4 sets. It blurs together with all the other times I ridden it; the tired legs; the brain fog; all the thoughts about my dad and the past year swirling around as I neared the end to my day of suffering.
And then… I was done.
Conclusion
And as I finished and stepped off my bike, it all felt… a bit… anti-climactic.
I don’t want to say it’s become old hat. Far from it. None of them are every guaranteed. Every quest has its ups and downs, different hurdles, and moments where everything could all fall apart.
After my 4th quest, my “Memorial Quest,” in August I really felt like it had run its course. I was never sure of doing my 5th quest - my “4th annual” quest. Those moments in the beginning when I started to question “why am I even doing this” really made me question my whole motivation and the whole enterprise. It took a couple months for me to even consider doing my annual quest, or even another quest altogether. And once I decided to plan it, it was never as fully in concrete as any of my others. It was always in doubt, especially as life began to push it further and further back.
And now I had done it. But while my family was fully supportive of my “Memorial” quest and even felt like they were part of it, this one again was just my quest. And now my dad wasn’t there for me to text. And then once I finished, my dad wasn’t there for me to call. So, I think about it and wonder what did I really accomplish? What was the point? Why did I do it?
And now as I step back from the bigger picture I look at the attempt itself. My fitness was pretty good. Better than it was in August. But I did have a lot of life stress. And I don’t think my nutrition was enough. I averaged between 60-70g of carbs per video. But I think that was closer to 60g per hour. My strongest quest was my third when I averaged 80g of carbs. Yes, I was in probably the best shape of any of my quests. But for an event of this length I think I was under-fueled. And that came into play once I hit the end of Nine Hammers which was particularly energy-sucking and then The Downward Spiral with all those MAP intervals and shrinking rest periods.
Am I disappointed that I didn’t ride all 13 videos? Not really. The real goal was 10. The 13 extra were a bonus, and I still did 11 with Defender of all videos as my 11th. Would I have liked to complete 13? Yes. But there was no real defeat in still completing 1 more than I really needed. And while I could have pushed myself through those last 2 if I really had insisted on doing them all, I still felt my decision was the right one, all things considered.
KOS #6???
And so what does the future hold? I know I’m not the first complete 5 quests. But maybe I will be the first to complete 6? I did promise @moose I would ride along with my own when he attempts his some time in 2024. I’d also like to complete a veveresting or an everesting. Maybe a 6th quest will be a good stepping stone. Yet again, nothing is set in stone just yet. And things feel very different without both Sir @David.McQuillen.KoS and @TheSonOfGVA. But… when/if I do my 6th quest I do know what my first video will be…
Cobbler anyone?
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Good grief. I didn’t realize this was so long. You should get a badge if you manage to read the entire thing in one sitting.
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I used to say I’d ride for badges but I’ve been s.h.i.t. at that lately, 
Your write-ups are as much a pleasure to read as your quests are uncomfortable.
Congrats on #5. Yeh, there’s a couple of Fivetimers, there’s even one DoubleQueaster that I’m aware of. I believe he may also be the first and possibly only PoS (for doing 10 Pro rides in a row, KoS style).
Edit: the point there is only that there will always be people who do more than you, and less than you, and different from you but that isn’t what this is all about and never has been. It’s just about being the best you.
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@Dame.Ellisa I submitted my paperwork and also forwarded my copy of the paperwork to your email, but I have t heard back about this my fifth quest that I completed back on Dec 8. I remember reading somewhere about a possible issue with accessing the submissions, but remember where I saw it and couldn’t find it after a few searches. Can you let me know if my submission for my fifth quest has been received and if it’s in process? That letter
From GvA and decals are very precious commodities and I’m looking forward to displaying them in their awaited position of honour, glory, and victory. 
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