Ganther Race the Lake
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Comments: The race started slow as usually with the wave not organizing until mile 10. I just stayed about a third back in the wave, getting into the pace; though it was stop and go for the first 5-10 miles as riders fell into position. At around mile 20, started working up to the head of the lead group of the wave and take a pull at the front around mile 30. Several other riders taking their turn up front. At mile 45 is the challenge of the hill in High Cliff Part, which felt better than last year but is still a challenge to climb conformably. At the top of the hill, I finished a bottle of Gatorade and picked up another at the bottle exchange. Back on the road, the group came back together and started picking up the pace back to around 22 mph. As the group would fall back to around 18mph, I would work myself back to the front to push the pace a little. This continued until mile 65, I lost focus and lost contact with the group. The remainder of the race was completed on my own as I worked through individual riders from earlier waves. The worst came around mile 75, when both quads started to cramp, though luckily I was able to pedal through it until they were loose again. I did pickup another rider around mile 80 to assist with the final miles to the finish. What would you do differently?: Need to pace better with the group and not take the lead as often. Post race
Warm down: Walked back to the team tent and ate some snacks and drank a number of waters. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not enough long rides in training due to traveling for work. The longest rides in training were 65-70 and that is where I hit the wall. Last updated: 2012-12-27 12:00 AM
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United States
Midwest Sports Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 434/1443
Age Group = M50-54
Age Group Rank = 52/183
Woke up around 3:15 to get ready and drive to the event
Breakfast as a bottle of Gatorade and half a bad of hostess chocolate donuts.
Not much warmup needed for 90 mile race, when the first 10-15 miles are done in a group.