Sequoia Century - CycleCentury


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Palo Alto, California
United States
Western Wheelers
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 25m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal w/ honey and a banana
Event warmup:

stretch, slather on some sunscreen.
Bike
  • 7h 25m 3s
  • 102.5 miles
  • 13.82 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

This is tough: Since the weather can change drastically going from Palo Alto, I opted to wear a windbreaker and arm warmers. Given yesterday's weather, it would have been best to leave that stuff in the car. Yet, one can never tell what the weather will be like up on Skyline Drive or on the Santa Cruz side of the mountains, so decided I'd rather be too warm, than too cold. As I was climbing the second hill, I was definately cursing my desicion to wear the windbreaker, and the arm warmers had long since found their way into my pockets.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, change clothes, drink water.

Event comments:

This was a very well-supported century ride. The food was great, and it was not necessary to carry much more than a couple of my own GUs, just in case. Cliff Bar sponsored this ride so there was plenty of their own brand of gels and energy bars at the stops. Plenty of bathrooms at each stop, and nutritious foods - lunch was awesom. Thankfully, they didn't stock their food tables with pastries, like some other rides I've done.




Last updated: 2006-02-26 12:00 AM
Biking
07:25:03 | 102.5 miles | 13.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Hilly! The Sequoia Century claims its 100 mile course consists of 8,710 ft of climbing, but my Garmin 305 says I climbed 14,527 ft yesterday.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5