Man, now that i have read the whole story, this one is simply epic. And to hammer Tinker Juarez over 24 hours is incredible. It is this type of thing that made all you old school pros so "interesting". Forget about designer training plans. Just grind out more miles faster than your rivals until you yourself drop, rest eat, recover and repeat. May the best man win. This is something that is missing from the top end of our sport today, and despite all the aero gear, lactate machines, power meters, coaches, and designer training plans, the dudes are no faster today...in fact, slower.



...why is Mr. Souza off to Kona. I detect a 40-44 year old return to Kona for the man in the near future after a "recce trip" this year :-)