I had multiple spare pairs of bibs and shorts ready to go. But in the end the only thing I changed was my socks. But better to be prepared for anything and not need it than to need something and not be prepared for it.
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You, sir, are a bit crazy - I LOVE IT!!
Seems like you already have a good handle on things.
How/where can we cheer you on??
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Download all your vids in advance. Set a timer for 8 minutes (the time goes fast). If you havenāt practiced changing kit, going to the washroom, saving your ride, snapping a pic and setting up the next one you can do that with a few of the short open vids just to see how fast that 10 minutes goes by. Be prepared to really be suffering at around #7 so hopefully Attacker is a favourite of yours. My last thought is that, based on your menu of choices, may Grunter have mercy on your soul!
And, of course:
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Thanks, Pierre.
You, sir, are a bit crazy - I LOVE IT!!
High compliment. Will update about the how/where stuff.
Iām Nashville, TN, USA, based, and our local (Mt Juliet) Nutrishop is wrapping an eight week Fat loss + Muscle gain challenge that week. Iām competing, and I feel like pairing the Knighthood attempt w/ the final week weigh-in could get me a podium finish.
The owner and staff know me, and Iām gonna approach them ab doing it from their Storeās back room. With possible live-streaming. Maybe even starting @3:30-4am so I can finish (and maybe even weigh in - if I can stand), ahead of their closing time 6p. They have done recent fundraisers for local Fire Dept, and suchā¦ so I will pitch them on the charity angle.
Imagine legal liability/waiver hurdles, but thatās the initial idea. Stay tuned.
Cheers!
-B
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Cooler with ice loaded with at least 7 water bottles with pre mixed electrolytes (Cytomax etc) No messing around! Chamois creme is āessentialā. Suffer valiantly! We are with you!!
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Wrapping up with 9H!!! Bring forth the pain!
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A quick note to everybody reading this in the future:
1st: Hello!
2nd: Whatever you do. Donāt put additional pressure on you by making a big show of the whole ordeal. Just do it!
Source: Me. I could have suffered nice and quietly in my cave but decided on some stupid antics. 
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I made an announcement to the world then shut it out almost entirely throughout the event. I canāt even imagine doing it the way you have @Pierre but I do fully intend to join you on your final run up to the gates. fwiw, in the event that it all goes to the furthest depths of the SUF mines, just focus on your quest and donāt worry about the rest. #itwillallbefine #TUHNTF
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Yes, this, completely.
And I started my quest doing the workouts at the intensity that I felt I should do them at with the plan that if they got too hard I would eventually lower them to levels that I could actually complete. I probably didnāt tone them down enough which is likely why I developed knee tendonitis and took 3 months to recover, but I digress.
I know I would not be entertaining or polite enough for more than the first 2 or 3 workouts, and especially if anything went wrong (which something did). We donāt expect you to be, either. Weāll be the support to help you keep going when it gets rough, which it usually does. Weāre just hoping youāll teach us some new words we can use to address GvA during our next hard workout. 
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Everybody knows: Where there is light, there is also shadow.
Itās with a heavy heart that I announce my couchlandrian knighthood* attempt on the 16th of May.
The rules are simple:
- 10 Netflix videos. No movement. Lotās of snacks.
- Max. 10 minutes of activity in between.
May GvA have mercy on my soul.
*couchlandrian knights call themselves couch-potatoes.
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So the last 87 days I have spent around 80 of them indoors Suffering on the bike. As the fitness increased, I tried working some runs in, as the weight came down, but my left knee, felt like borderline meniscal tear, at the end of March, so I shut the running down. Thankfully didnāt affect me on the bike.
Mid-April finally got into the see Physio, XRays looked kinda bad, spacing wasnāt optimal, so steroid shot administered to reduce swelling/fluid, 2 weeks of physical therapy. A treadmill attempt to run failed 20 secs in, so the successive MRI revealed Grade III Chondromalaciaā¦ no meniscal tear as feared, but it does make me a decent candidate for hyaluronic acid Gel shots for my knees to help with cushioning where cartilage is too far gone.
All this to say, the latest medical results has me Postponing my Knighthood attempt at the end of this week. Iām already starting to get the arthritic slight pain in both knees, once I get past the 3 hour mark, so storming the castle, would likely to induce an overuse injury unless the Gel therapy is in play. Will update. Cheers! - B
Focus on healing - the castle will be here when your ready to storm it.
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Appreciate that!
B
OK, so I did my KoS Challenge yesterday and before I forget it all I thought Iād try and add a few key tips that helped me so that they may help others.
Firstly, this page and the FB Planning page are outstanding and full of tips, and assistance with planning your Journey (workouts and order) - thank you to all who have contributed and I strongly recommend those undertaking the KoS Quest to go through the gold within. There are some excellent posts here.
Key things that stood out for me:
- Prep Plan - more on that later
- Shoes - remove after every workout. You donāt want hot spots.
- Chamois cream - re-apply after every workout
- Kit changes - for me: 4 bibs, 6 tops and 5 pairs of socks. Chamois cream and changes saw me get off the trainer after the Quest with my undercarriage fully intact!
- Remember to stand even if the workout doesnāt tell you too - especially in the last few ā¦
- Timer - I set mine for 8 minutes (and finished my Quest 20 minutes ahead)
- Fuel and hydrate +++ - I had a huge mix of sweet and savoury and in the end the only thing I could stomach was Toast and Vegemite (My wife was incredibly supportive and helpful - even got two espressoās along the way!)
- Avoid long intervals at the end - for me (and many?) #7 is a turning point, #8 and #9 are mental challenges and for me the 3 shortish 9 1/2 minute intervals in Who Dares almost buried me. Longer?!
- Be prepared for cramps - twice during my Quest I felt them coming on (despite being very good with electrolyte pre-loading and on the day elec and fluid replacement) - a shot of Pickle Juice each time aborted them.
Prep Plan:
- I really used it as just that - a Prep plan and not a Training Plan. Gives you a different approach to it. Every time I did a workout I sought how it was preparing me for what was to come.
- Practice: fuelling/ hydration/ kit changes/ cramping strategies/ toilet breaks/ stretches ā¦
- Pacing for a day, not a single workout
- It taught me:
- 10 minutes is a long time until youāre getting out of wet kit and into new kit while wet!
- Temperature regulation (self and pain cave) requires active management and will be very different over a course of 10 to 12 hours rather than a 1-3 hour workout (especially in mid-winter here in Tasmania).
- Taste fatigue WILL occur
- Cramps will hit many and may hit you (they hit me)
- Bib shorts that seem fine for a 90 minute workout may not be fine if you change to them after being on the trainer for 5 hours. Chamois differences can make a huge difference when on the trainer for that amount of time.
Hope thatās useful. Now for my Recovery ride ā¦
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Thinking of attempting next year Jan/Feb as a winter fitness challenge.
The Tour of Sufferlandria is great prep.
Thanks Sir Alex. Great suggestion 
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Go for it!
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What designation has Lachlan Morton earned? 
š“š»āā:mountain_snow:
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Completed my attempt yesterday.
We got hit with a sudden lockdown in Canberra and as a result the ACT ITT and Road Championships were cancelled, and I thought wasting all that built up form was a waste. So as a last-minute decision I decided to have another go having failed on my first attempt last year on video 8 with a massive hunger bonk.
Here is my video list
Angels
The Shovel
Hell Hath No Fury
Butter
Team Scream
The Hunted
The Omnium
The Chores
Thin Air
The Wretched
10 hours exactly
Here are my stats if anyone is interested
10:55 total time
238.27 km covered virtually
542 TSS
5678 KCAL
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