Clifford Park Assault - CycleOther


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Biddeford, Maine
United States
MMBA
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 40m
Overall Rank = 4/7
Age Group = 45+
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Pre-race routine:

Get there, set-up, meet up with other riders. Chit chat.
Event warmup:

Ride a road hill, ride some light trails.
Bike
  • 1h 40m
  • 9 miles
  • 5.40 mile/hr
Comments:

did the race at Clifford Park. The weather was nice and dry so the course was more rideable than it was on Thursday. They had a timing snafu so the results couldn't be determined - no awards given.

I had agreed to stay with H. during her first race. But at the start - she flew out too fast for me and I couldn't keep up with her. I tried and tried to catch her but I never could. She only did one lap as a first timer, while I did two. I had a walkie-talkie so my kids can contact me in case of emergencies. Her son called me asking where his Mom was. I told her she was ahead of me and should be finished. Well, it turns out she dropped her chain at the start and I was chasing the wrong person. She could never catch me. I feel so guilty that I didn't stay with her as promised. I don't know who I was looking at!

T. and I were neck-and-neck for a while, but I finally dropped her. I beat her last year, but I don't feel like I am in as good shape this year, so I thought she might pass me.



Oh yeah, hubby rode three laps and he didn't lap me! I finished a few minutes before he finished.

I was 1 out of 1 in my age category. But 4th out of 7 for all novice women. There was only 1 woman in Sport class, 3 women in Expert, 1 woman in Elite. The fastest woman in Novice class is only 12 years old!

168 racers overall, and 38 dnf's!
What would you do differently?:

Oh I am just happy to finish this race. This is my least favorite race of the series.
Post race
Warm down:

Who has time to warm-down when the kids need my attention?

Event comments:

They had technical difficulties with the timing. The poor RD was bummed out. It wasn't his fault - it was the problem of who they hired to do the event timing.




Last updated: 2008-06-22 12:00 AM
Biking
01:40:00 | 09 miles | 5.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/1
Overall: 0/7
Performance: Average
Second lap was a better ride for me. I was proud that I did some technical spots that I couldn't ride cleanly on Thursday's pre-ride.
Wind: None
Course: rocky, rooty, VERY technical
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]