In reply to goldmember:
> How would they recover physically and mentally after this race? and how long would it take?
Every individual is different, some seem to be able to repeat these performances and others not.
I would expect 6 weeks+ simply for the physical damage to muscle and body to repair, but the body can be so drained that immune system takes a hammering and mentally its a massive deflation to overcome.
Could be 3 months, 6 months, a year, never. I'm sure someone here can come up with examples of people who recover quickly and others who don't. Pavel P. seems to keep going at the top, but he's a big, strong lump of a bloke