Solvang Prelude 50 Miles - CycleTour


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Solvang, California
United States
Presented by SCOR
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 43m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Egg white omlette and some wheat toast.
Event warmup:

Biked a few blocks to the start.
Bike
  • 3h 43m
  • 50 miles
  • 13.45 mile/hr
Comments:

This was my longest bike ride to date. Had some issues. Experience a flat tire 5 miles and wasn't too good at changing it. Someone helped me. Will practice that so maybe that is a good thing.

Also a bee got stuck in my helmet. And stung me of course. So I had some throbbing pain for some time.

And some of the markings were confusing. I somehow near the finish ended up with the metric century and I realized I had only gone 46 miles so I turned off on my own into a housing development and biked around until I got 50 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Practice changing a flat. Need to spend more time in the saddle. All I could think about at the end was that I can't believe I am going to have to run a half-marathon after this in just a few more months.
Post race
Warm down:

Had lunch and took a nap. Went wine tasting thereafter.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Haven't really been doing long runs. Most of rides have been under 90 minutes and this was nearly 4 hours. Also, need to practice more hill riding.

Event comments:

It was a casual event. Not timed and you started whenever you want. More of a social event.




Last updated: 2006-11-05 12:00 AM
Biking
03:43:00 | 50 miles | 13.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Up and down some hills around Solvang.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4