Anthem Race the Lake - CycleRoad Race


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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 15m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4am - hotel staff had put out breakfast when they heard a few of us were checking out before the crack of dawn. Coffee, cereal and OJ
Bike
  • 4h 15m
  • 88 miles
  • 20.71 mile/hr
Comments:

Much better race this year - comparing Garmin data - lot fewer speed spikes up to High Cliff - found a good group and stuck with it. For the most part up to High Cliff was in a good-sized paceline (10+) or for a while a decent peloton (30+). Stuck with the speed of the group and waited to cycle round to take pulls. High Cliff always breaks the groups up - either from food breaks or the hills - got into one decent paceline south - but the entire easterly route was solo. Coming back into Fond Du Lac was able to hook up with a small group to share the pulls.
What would you do differently?:

Would love to have a bigger pack coming out of High Cliff - the winds are usually worse on the way back in - and smaller groups makes more work. Other than that - very pleased with the day.
Post race
Warm down:

3 mile transition run, followed by sticking my feet in the ice bath, then spaghetti and bread sticks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Soloing for about 10 miles into the headwinds heading east - took my average speed down below 21 mph.

Event comments:

Volunteers were awesome. Love the bottle drops - especially the second one just before the church - was nice to get some straight water to douse as the day warmed up.




Last updated: 2010-08-21 12:00 AM
Biking
04:15:00 | 88 miles | 20.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: A tour of the Fox Cities - hugging the lake up the west side to High Cliff State Park, then a sweep east off the lake to bring a few rollers into play on the ride back in.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
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