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Westminster, Maryland
United States
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 00m 9s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up by 6am at the Boston Inn. Peanut butter sandwich, packed up, checked out, and over the the Pleasant Valley VFD.
Event warmup:

None.
Bike
  • 3h 00m 9s
  • 33.48 miles
  • 11.15 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

A lovely ride in perfect conditions. Only got hot the last couple of miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Put everything away and then hit the all you can eat BBQ.

Event comments:

This is a neat little tour in rural Maryland only an hour and change from the Beltway. For the Brush Fire 30, it has plenty of rolling hills that aren't freebies for someone with no training. Still, we had a great time.


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Last updated: 2014-03-24 12:00 AM
Biking
03:00:09 | 33.48 miles | 11.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Wandering country roads. Roughly a figure eight. Many rolling hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
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] 4

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