Race the Lake - CycleRoad Race


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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
United States
MidWestSports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 50m 15s
Overall Rank = 908/1501
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 96/133
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 2am because i had to be there at 4.30am to do Body marking. It is a nice drive over to Fond Du Lac. Had fun body marking people. Tried to make them laugh and even gave a few a smiley face under their race number. Lots of people came up to me wearing long sleeves and i said 'your going to have to take off your clothes for me' which made them laugh a bit.
Event warmup:

None at all for this race
Bike
  • 4h 50m 15s
  • 90 miles
  • 18.60 mile/hr
Comments:

Good race again this year. My back snd shoulders suffer the worst on this. I put biofreeze on them at the two rest stops i stopped at which were High Cliff and mile 80. Drank Gatorade so i would not cramp. The 90 miles make me think i am far away from Ironman as there is no way i could run for long after because of back and shoulder pain.
I dont know if i could cut out the 2 rest stops on this race or not at this point. I had intended to take this one really slow but after high cliff i couldnt help racing it.
Saw about 3 bad crashes. One guy and blood all over the place. You have to be careful on this course.

The medals were VERY cool this year!!!!
What would you do differently?:

I have to lose weight for this if i want to go any faster. I need to make a big effort for next year to weigh 200 and not 240.
Post race
Warm down:

I got some food. Drove home. Took a 1-2 hour unrestful nap. I went to bed about 10pm and took one of my wives muscle relaxers for her back.Boy it made me CRAZY sleepy. I felt like i couldnt even open my eyes the morning after. Maybe next year book a day off for after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight.

Event comments:

Great Race. Lots of support. You need to be init!


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Last updated: 2010-12-13 12:00 AM
Biking
04:50:15 | 90 miles | 18.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 96/133
Overall: 908/1501
Performance: Good
Blood Pressure 132 over 73 post race
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: The first half to the High Cliff park is always nice and flat. You can keep up to 22mph going for a good while. A chipmonk ran out in front of me at one point. There are great support stations. Plenty of food and water. There is a water bottle exchange at the top of High Cliff. After high cliff when you hit the windmills it gets hilly and windy. There are a lot of rollers and between Miles 55-80 is pretty hard for me. After mile 80 you get some good straights and down hills. They probably wouldnt be too bad normally but after 50-60 miles my legs dont have too much in them.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5