Brillant race, thought I'd hold back a fraction for the steep ascents at the end but still had no energy to give on those climbs. I've started taking a small volume of liquid in my camel more to alleviate that continuous thirst issue or rather than stashing liquids or begging a colleague to stand at a certain place etc. I was amused to see Dan Hope whip out his bag.... to drink from a stream, not sure what you may have been thinking. Good portable idea. Another runner did this and then spotted the sheep carcass (yum). I do eat a sweet or nibble cereal bars like the tucs (good salt) but I don't think it makes a great deal of difference to my performance. In endurance I'll nibble up to twice an hour as a routine but these things are too fast/furious even at 1hr43...