First real signs of fatigue are starting to set in. It seems the same for most of the guys who are doing all the sessions. Today was a 180k ride to Turangi. I started with the last group out again which was only 12 strong. Everyone else opted to get away early to ride at their own pace. It was a nice ride with plenty of rolling hills gaining a lot of altitude. That was until 30 odd k out from lunch when Steve Lord decided to ride steady at the front. I eventually got dropped as the thighs had had enough. Steve and Clas ended up dropping everyone even Gordo before they hit the lunch stop. Similar story after lunch. I ended up riding in with Jo Carrit and had a nice ride and chat. This is a really good group of people who so far are mixing well and having fun. Lots of interesting types with different backgrounds. It will be interesting to see how we all cope as the tour slowly sucks the energy away each day.
After our ride and sorting accommodation, we had an hours rest then it was down to Lake Taupo for a 3k wetsuit swim. My new orca 3.8 is just the best suit to swim in. Enjoyed the fresh water swim, but started feeling a bit tired at the end of the 51 min. Then it was out of the wetsuits and on with the running gear for our 10k run. Felt good once warmed up but by the last couple km my legs were sore so was pleased to finish. Dinner in the resturant was great. Lots of talk about tomorrow as there is an optional KOM ride up the road to the Whakapapa ski field. This will add 20k onto the day and make it a 200k day. We do the 3km lake swim again before breakfast. So a little crazy. I intend to climb at this stage and flag any run tomorrow as my legs need a rest from running. And I am on track to do my runs for camp completion which is now taking priority as the fatigue builds. I have probably going a bit harder on the bike than I should so far. But it has been fun to bike with such good riders and sitting on the bunch at speed is what its about.
Its now getting tough but still lots of guys gunning for the points. I think you can check out the points table on the epic camp web site to see what's happening. Also there are plenty of other blogs about the camp - here. Had trouble getting to sleep last night as the body takes a long time to settle after training all day. Hopefully tonight will be better. Until tomorrow...
Pete.
After our ride and sorting accommodation, we had an hours rest then it was down to Lake Taupo for a 3k wetsuit swim. My new orca 3.8 is just the best suit to swim in. Enjoyed the fresh water swim, but started feeling a bit tired at the end of the 51 min. Then it was out of the wetsuits and on with the running gear for our 10k run. Felt good once warmed up but by the last couple km my legs were sore so was pleased to finish. Dinner in the resturant was great. Lots of talk about tomorrow as there is an optional KOM ride up the road to the Whakapapa ski field. This will add 20k onto the day and make it a 200k day. We do the 3km lake swim again before breakfast. So a little crazy. I intend to climb at this stage and flag any run tomorrow as my legs need a rest from running. And I am on track to do my runs for camp completion which is now taking priority as the fatigue builds. I have probably going a bit harder on the bike than I should so far. But it has been fun to bike with such good riders and sitting on the bunch at speed is what its about.
Its now getting tough but still lots of guys gunning for the points. I think you can check out the points table on the epic camp web site to see what's happening. Also there are plenty of other blogs about the camp - here. Had trouble getting to sleep last night as the body takes a long time to settle after training all day. Hopefully tonight will be better. Until tomorrow...
Pete.
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