Anything is possible. I read somewhere that a guy did the Epic on 6 hours a week training. But he kakked. Ended up close to last. But he survived. Then there are guys who entered the Epic the week before the race with no spesific training. And did well. BUT they were training all year long. Advice? Difficult. Be as light as possible. Drop every kilo you can. Say for instance you weigh 85kg and your bike is 15kg kitted up. That gives you 100kg. If you can loose 7kg's (On the bike and on your butt) you will have a 7% easier ride. Meaning you can do the same with a heart rate of 139 instead of 149. Lots of okes will tell you to go for quality over quantity. The problem is this only helps if you already have a base. And you can only get a base by doing many saddle hours. Catch 22. When you are able to train, do not be sacred of tarred roads. Tackle the looooong climbs. I have looked at the profiles. We are going to climb. We all like to ride mtb in the bush. Unfortunately this gives us a false sence of fitness. In the weeks you are able to train, train to train again the following day. No use to kill yourself on the one day, just to be buggered the next 3. Training when you are dog tired is useless. You seem to have a problem. But you will survive. Whether you think you can or can't, you are right. See you there
