Entered my first one, 2012, only lasted until stage 6, immune system gave in on stage 5, but made cut-off with 9 minutes, longest, hardest day of my life ! Unfortunately I now have a beef with the Epic and a hangup for not finishing. Epic will see me in 2013, come hell or high water. Training: max 18 hour week. Big mistake: only started training in Jan, when I got offered an entry ! Lesson learned: start trainingin August of preceeding year, train climbing until you throw up, because you will be climbing in the Epic - a lot !
