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.

Need to pace better with the group and not take the lead as often.

Walked back to the team tent and ate some snacks and drank a number of waters.


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.