2012 my first TB and in that my partner bailed at CP4 Bergplaas with respiratory issues and I decided to go it alone which was a painful exercise with a team that adopted me. It was a looooong night out! 2013 my second TB with my brother-inlaw who developed some serious gastro issues in the days leading up to the event and was courageous to still join me on the start line nevertheless. At CP3 the gastro issue which kept him 'busy' ultimately ended his race. I went on to finish another solo and thinking this was the last out of frustration. (But these solo finishes also planted the seed of other ultra distant events of which I have taken part in and succeeded - but of course they were solo events) Now 2019 after thinking my TB participation was jinxed all the years, I have decided to give it another go. With a month of flu behind me, I have made the recovery but will most certainly be riding and not racing, and maybe more or less playing tour guide to my rookie partner and when we get to the finish, my partner will be ecstatic for a finish and I'll be jumping up and down just because I have a partner who finishes with me!! - all going well! Good luck to all. See you on the other side
