Santa Fe Century - Cycle


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Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States
Santa Fe Century Committee
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 6h 22m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate sweet potato and maple syrup, 1 egg plus 6 egg whites, 2 oz cheese, double protein shake at about 5#0 hoping for a 7 am start
Event warmup:

Stood in the bathroom line for 20 minutes
Bike
  • 6h 22m
  • 103 miles
  • 16.18 mile/hr
Comments:

I hate the wind. We started in town and it was breezy but not bad. When we were out on the flats by the State Pen the wind was SSW making it a slight headwind but not bad. Through the mountains was okay. There is a jog in the road after Heartbreak hill that put us straight into the teeth of the wind and it was demoralizing. The trip for the turnoff to Stanley was almost straight downwind and was the last reprieve of the day. From Stanley to Santa Fe was into some type of headwind, and the trip on I-25 back could not have been over soon enough.

I knew the wind was going to be bad, and i wasn't having any fun for the last 40 or so miles.
What would you do differently?:

I will do another century but this one probably not. The course was challenging without the wind and just knowing what NM is like in the spring it's probably hard to catch this race when it's calm.
Post race
Event comments:

The aid stations/food stops were well stocked and great when I got there. I was pretty early at all of them though so can't speak to what they were like at the end of the day.




Last updated: 2013-05-07 12:00 AM
Biking
06:22:00 | 103 miles | 16.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Course is rolling hills until Madrid with a decent climb out of Madrid and then roller to Golden. After Golden is Heartbreak Hill, yes it's steep. Decent to Cedar Grove and then flat rollers to Stanley and fairly flat with some rollers to Gallestaeo. From Gallesteo to Santa Fe is pretty much uphill
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3