Piggy's Revenge - Cycle


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Venice, Florida
United States
SCORR
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 45m 59s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Get dressed, then dress more. Ate sausage and cheese on a roll. Finished packing, wondered about my sanity, and drove to the venue.
Event warmup:

Ha, warm up. It was 35* when we started, so the 3 layers of clothes would have to do the trick.
Bike
  • 4h 45m 59s
  • 40 miles
  • 8.39 mile/hr
Comments:

I believe we could have gone faster through the gravel and grass. The ST beat the crap outta me. I think I totaled 4 wipeouts, but I did have a ton of other tribulations through there.
What would you do differently?:

Not fall. Make more prudent decisions when choosing races?
Post race
Warm down:

Eat Brats and drink beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Ability. Genetics. Practice. Conditioning. Any combination of the above.

Event comments:

First ever MTB race. I quite enjoyed it, but have a long way to go before I am comfortable on the MTB. Singletrack is tight, and I need to get more comfortable with theidea of picking up the pace.




Last updated: 2016-12-20 12:00 AM
Biking
04:45:59 | 40 miles | 8.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: Winding through the Carlton Preserve. 8 of the first 10 miles were on the "Boldly Go" single track. Mostly gravel grinding after that, although the few miles through "Live Long and Prosper" singletrack after mile 20 were briutal. Grass track for 10+ after that and finally some more gravel and a piece of easy singletrack on the Red Trail to finish.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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