Piggy's Revenge - Cycle


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Venice, Florida
United States
SCORR
37F / 3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /300
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Dress, redress, dress again
Event warmup:

Dress and undress a few more times to figure out temps vs clothing. In the end, a heavy LS tech shirt, bike jersey, fleece sleeves, and a windbreaker.
Bike
  • 4h 32m 33s
  • 40 miles
  • 8.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Cut time from last year on a course that was a bit longer and had more singletrack. I cramped at mile 25 pretty bad. From there to mile 31, I completely hurt. I lost all my gels somewhere on the singletrack. I had a few conversations with myself during the last 10 miles or so, but pretty much stayed the course. Last gel was at mile 20, which probably contributed to the conversations with myself at the end and the cramping.

I stopped 5 times: once to remove a jacket, then to fix the jacket on my pack, once to eat a gel, once to relieve myself in the woods, and finally to text Ann at mile 31. Much improved from last year.
What would you do differently?:

This was the worst I looked at the end of a race. I think if it were possible to not lose gels and nearly lose a jacket, that would be good. I am really happy with this one, I can see improvements.
Post race
Warm down:

Brats and hydration. Iced Tea, Water, Beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lost Gels?

Event comments:

Truly enjoy the hometown event. SCORR keeps making it better and better.




Last updated: 2018-01-08 12:00 AM
Biking
04:32:33 | 40 miles | 8.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: 40 miles through the Carlton Reserve. Start with a 3 mile loop to sort things out. 10 miles of single track on Boldly Go, with the SOTR extension. Venice Arcadia Grade and North Powerline through the grass covered gravel. Path of Least Resistance, Live Long and Prosper singletracks. A bit more Live Long, and off into more grasslands for a few more miles. South Powerline back to the Red Trail to return to the Start/Finish line.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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