Worst Day of the Year Ride - CycleOther


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Portland, Oregon
United States
48F / 9C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 10m
Overall Rank = 0/3500
Age Group = N/A
Age Group Rank = 0/0
Pre-race routine:

Purchased some Gatorade and a 5 hours shot. I had cereal before I left the house and had coffee and a Donut at the start. Since I knew it was going to be 45 to 50 for the event I went with Tights, Poly Top, Bike Top, Rain Jacket, Neoprene Gloves and Toe covers. This would prove to be a good combination. My toes were cold at the end but OK for most of the ride.
Event warmup:

Since this was a group event vice a race I did not warm up.
Bike
  • 3h 10m
  • 40 miles
  • 12.63 mile/hr
Comments:

Larry and Sean took off without me while I was looking for Rene. Unknown to me they had found Rene and took off thinking I was gone. They easily left 15 minutes or more before me. I found Rene on top of the Zoo hill. I was working hard and probably made up good time because when I found Rene they were 10 minutes ahead. By the time we got to the mile 18 rest stop they were about 5 minutes ahead. We rode together for the rest of the ride.
Climbing: Since it was a different route back from mile 18 it is difficult to compare the two years. I believe my climbing was better this year but it is so hard to tell because even though you are going faster you are working just as hard and feel just as miserable.

What would you do differently?:

First ride of the year I don't know if I would do anything differently. I had on good clothing/equipment as well as some decent training. I was a little disappointed with my speed but it was close to my daily cycle Oregon pace.
Post race
Warm down:

None.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Maybe climbing. I could try some lower cadence high level training on the LifeCycle to simulate hills more closely.

Event comments:

With 3500 riders it is the 2nd largest group ride in Oregon. The course was fine. The riders weren't overly aggressive. The food and beer area were enjoyable and the weather went from wet to dry. Good friends and good ride make for a good day.




Last updated: 2010-01-27 12:00 AM
Biking
03:10:00 | 40 miles | 12.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/0
Overall: 0/3500
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: The course was a nice flat 4 mile warm-up. We then climbed up to the top of the Zoo area with a descent into Beaverton. It was a flat ride to mile 18/lunch in Hillsboro. We then rode thru North Beaverton into the back side of Forest Park where we climbed up to skyline before dropping down German Town Road. It was a flat windless ride to the finish.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 75
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3