Go go go!
You can do this mate!
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Got to be halfway around now. H
You’ve got this
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Just started butter at number 6. That’s about a third in isn’t it? 
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You should be able to see the Castle soon. Sight of it helps with those last few … Onward!
Can’t see much yet, just starting AVDP at number 8…
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Castle is in sight. Just need to do as I’m told…
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You can do this! Just a little bit more to go!!!
Keep digging deep and mine those precious COURAGE!
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Made it 
Ouch that hurt 
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Well done Sir!
It was an absolutely glorious effort and you Sir, are VICTORIOUS!
Please take a seat at the tavern and enjoy the exquisite Harsh Red Whine from finest vineyards of Sufferlandria.
I am pretty sure Sir @Glen.Coutts will fix you up with something 
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What the GvA dang thing is this?! I literally just got out of bed?! Missed the whole SUFfing thing!!
Well…congrats. I guess.
Sir Phil @ediblehedge, your room is ready, have a well deserved lie down. I think you’ll find it down to your standards of suitably uncomfortable.
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The SufferKing mattress must have been too (un)comfortable for you dear Sir!
I was following this thread since this morning but couldn’t find any on the FB page though.
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Yep. I’m normally up by 6 (CDT) today the nails were just too inviting. Pass the Polysporin!
Sorry wrong ointment. The pain relief one was for my journey to Couchlandria.
This is the one we recommend. Nothing must dull the suffering.
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I notice both ointments ‘minimizes scarring’ 
shouldn’t it be ‘maximizes scarring’?
You know, nothing should ever dull the suffering
Btw Sir Phil @ediblehedge enjoy your downtime now that you have been shown to your room in the castle with the very (un)comfortable bed by the minions. GvA would approve your downtime for now after your epic and glorious endeavour. 
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Welcome Sir, feel free to roam the castle. The Agonian holy water drippings will lead you to all the best sights.
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Thanks Sir Glen for getting my room ready - looks perfect.
Massive thanks to everyone for all the advice and encouragement - made the whole endeavour far more fun and manageable. I was seriously questioning my sanity half way from #8 AVDP and legs were pretty much broken at the end of #9 GOAT but got it done.
Will do a write up in coming days once I’ve recovered a bit, although some of my notes are a little hard to read! I did make far too much food taking the advice about flavour fatigue perhaps a little too far. In the end flavour fatigue wasn’t a problem, but temperature fatigue was - I was desperate for some hot food during the last 2 rides.
Will probably take me a few days before I can even look at flapjack, ginger cake or banana, coffee and walnut loaf again
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One very important thing and you probably don’t even want to LOOK at your bicycle now but tomorrow, you should do a recovery level ride. Recovery Spin comes to mind. If you don’t you may find that any ride you do in a few days will be very uncomfortable.
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Isn’t that the whole point though 
#tuhntf
Seriously though, that’s good advice. Wish I’d taken it myself. 
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Sir Glen @Glen.Coutts : I did based on what a level 3 USAT Triathlon coach told me. I also forgot the butter on only one ride. I had BLISTERS for a few days (talk about being uncomfortable).
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Oops.