El Tour de Tuscon XXV - CycleCentury


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Tucson, Arizona
United States
Perimeter Bicycling Association of America
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 6h 37m
Overall Rank = 2000/5000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drank Naked Juice protein, showered, ate granola bar and drank cytomax
Event warmup:

Lite warmup from parking lot to start line
Bike
  • 6h 07m
  • 109 miles
  • 17.82 mile/hr
Comments:

Good course, but very rough for about 30%.
What would you do differently?:

Drink and eat more, push harder in second half of race. Need to drop shoulders and loosen, as I was very sore by 65 miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched alittle and sat for 15 minutes, then walked around for 15 minutes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rough road, no aero bars, not enough eating/drinking, not enough training.

Event comments:

Great race! Will do again next year. Other than late start and no aero bars allowed, and rough roads in places, was a great race. Also got stuck for lights which was a pain in the ass, but still a great race.




Last updated: 2007-09-20 12:00 AM
Biking
06:07:00 | 109 miles | 17.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/5000
Performance: Good
Actual ride time was 6:07, but race time was 6:37 due to carrying bike through 2 washes and stopped 4 times at lights. Official time in race results was listed at 6:52, but this includes 15 minutes it took to get to the start line. (they started everyone's chip at 7am, but I didn't cross start line until 7:15)
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Road course around Tucson
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 100
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4