In that case you have reason... LOL Last year we had our biggest eye opener at Omtom, being in the same boat as you now. Going out of Houtbay all systems shutted down, no matter how hard we wanted to go, there was just nothing. When the 7 hour busses passed us on the way up on Constantia we accepted that this is it. I accepted we won't make the cutoff, but I will finish the distance, even if it takes 8 hours. So we just continued to walk, as damm hard as even walk was. On the other side of Constantia we got back into the swing of things and eventually passed both 7 hour busses on the way down and finished with more than enough to spare. So my advice is, do not go out to fast the first 42, rather enjoy the scenery and hold back. DO NOT go screaming down Chappies into Hout Bay. And most importantly, KNOW that the HURT is going to come after Hout Bay. You will be taking your body into unknown distances and if you are prepared for what is going to come, just walk Constantia. Stay positive and work through that phase, until you can go again. We learned so much out of that experience, that since we now know what is going to come and how it feels, that we did not even feel as dead at Comrades as we did on this first outing past 42km. Finishing our first Ultra under those circumstances was VERY special and this is a VERY special race.
