First Magnus El Tour de Tucson XXIV - CycleCentury


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Tucson, Arizona
United States
Perimeter Bicycling
 		Total Time = 7h 00m 17s
Overall Rank = 2381/4233
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove down to Tucson Friday night after work. Got into town about 1:30 am and crashed out in the back seat of the truck for a couple of hours. Woke up a little before 5 and got ready. Met up with the ESCKTC guys and headed over to the start line.
Event warmup:

Trying to stay warm.
Bike
  • 7h 00m 17s
  • 109 miles
  • 15.56 mile/hr
Comments:

Had a fun but tough day, we started off as a group but it was hard to stay together, rode the first 3/4 of the ride with tanya and harry. I found out at the start line that you aren't supposed to have aerobars but as mine are threaded for my shifters I couldn't take them off. Because of this I couldn't use my aerobars the whole time. This was tough as I'm totally addicted to them. I felt good most of the time but really started to feel it at mile 80ish, right after a long hill section. I stopped at an aid station for awhile, it really helped me. Had some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pretzels, washed it down with a couple cups of Tang and felt much better. The last twenty miles were pretty tough, my legs were cramping going up the last hills, but I knew I could make it if I just kept pedaling.I had a slow ride especially toward the end but I'm glad I got a chance to experience this distance before IM training starts, lets me know what I have in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

I should have eaten something before the start of the ride. I could have been more fit for this distance but it was a fun day.
Post race
Warm down:

Drive back to Phoenix so I could be at work by five o'clock.

Event comments:

Thanks to Tanya (standswithfist's) for helping me get registered and hauling around the bag with my numbers, timing chip and some lead weights.




Last updated: 2007-11-14 12:00 AM
Biking
07:00:17 | 109 miles | 15.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/4233
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course: They found Tucson's roughest roads and decided to give us a tour of them! They also found some hills for us to cruise up and down.
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? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]