I feel like all of the disagreement and arguments above about “quitting” can be solved by one learning: figure out what a C race means to you.
It means different things to different people and no interpretation is wrong.
@Hoverp Way to go on your ride! Sounds like you killed it out there. What did you do for nutrition? Did you feel like you nailed it or was there something you feel like you should have done differently looking back?