MS Bike Ride - CycleTour


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Windsor, Connecticut
United States
www.nationalmssociety.org
79F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 10m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate a toast and 2 eggs for breakfast. Got ready and headed off to the event side around 8:15'ish. Was a bit early for 25 mile registration. So hung out in the parking lot for a while.
Event warmup:

Light stretching. Rode around the parking lot a couple of time.
Bike
  • 2h 20m
  • 27.8 miles
  • 11.91 mile/hr
Comments:

I had seriously forgotten how far 25 miles was. My thighs were killing me by the end of the ride. I thought I was ready and trained enough for the ride. But I guess not. I did to ride my brand new bike, which was pretty cool. This was my very first ride with drop bars. Pretty cool. Just need to practice more being comfortable getting on and off the bike. Also hopefully, eventually I will have enough guts to use my road clip in shoes.
What would you do differently?:

Have guts to use the road clip in shoes. And of course practice, practice, practice.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched a little bit. Got a little 10 minute massage. Ate like a pig - hot dog and a cheeseburger.

Event comments:

This was not a race. Just a fun ride. And the CT MS Society did a great job organizing the event.




Last updated: 2009-05-22 12:00 AM
Biking
02:20:00 | 27.8 miles | 11.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Approximate time. Did have an exact clock going on. Did stop a couple of times at the rest stops and then once just to get a drink of water.
Wind: Little
Course: No big hills, just a lot of little hills in the first 1/2 of the ride.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4