Elephant Rock Cycling Festival - Century Ride - Cycle


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Castle Rock, Colorado
United States
Elephant Rock Cycling Festival
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 45m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Traffic nearly gridlocked, so Parked JUST West of 25 on Plum Creek Prkwy, and Biked the few blocks to Start. Used Restrooms in building but accessible from outside to apply Chamois Butt'r and hide it under the sinks to get later. Starting late was great for Temp and NOT carrying jacket or even warmers.

Event warmup:

Parked JUST West of 25 on Plum Creek Prkwy, and Biked the few blocks to Start
Bike
  • 4h 45m
  • 62.5 miles
  • 13.16 mile/hr
Comments:

Temps great, and clear sky, but WIND was fierce from the South so in our face from the get go for 25miles. Riding by Heart Rate, so only drafted a couple of times the whole ride, which left me at under 9MPH in the wind and the HR just about blowing up anyway. But kept lid on, and had a great ride. The 100K was perfect as I was just starting to really suffer on climbs by the end.
Did not stop at ANY Aid Stations- keeping steady workload and NOT wanting to join the 1000-1,500 folks at each Station (~4,500 riders total).
It's a great course, would like to ride it again when not so windy!
What would you do differently?:

It's a great course, would like to ride it again when not so windy!
Post race
Event comments:

Post Race Food Excellent. I declined to walk the Expo in my Bike Shoes and it was too far to go get them from the Car and come back. But very good and pretty fun ride.




Last updated: 2013-03-10 12:00 AM
Biking
04:45:00 | 62.5 miles | 13.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5