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Durango 100 - Cycle

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Durango, CO
United States
72F / 22C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 09m 52s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Drove up to Durango the day before. Had dinner at Carver's and thought about my old college days and how good the Carver's beer is. Decided I didn't need a beer before the event and took a growler of the house rootbeer brew and some bagels to go. Went back to the room and cleaned up the bikes.

Event warmup:

Light stretching. As this was a tour as opposed to a race, I started slow until warmed up.

Bike

3h 09m 52s
52 miles
17.25 mile/hr

Comments:

Broke my helmet putting it on at the start(plastic internal support thingee) and hoped nobody "in charge" noticed. Thought about stopping at the course side Wal-mart and picking up a cheap replacement, but didn't want to get any further behind the pack.

Made an effort to pace myself...with it being a downhill course it was tempting to open it up early. Had some mechanical problems at about mile 25, but nothing too significant; gotta get that chain replaced.

Post race

Warm down:

slowed into the finish and did some stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Had some minor mechanical issues. Newer, lighter bike might help...maybe next season. Definately lost time waiting in line for the porta-johnny.

Event comments:

Hope to do it again next year...maybe the entire Century. The Mrs. finished ahead of me by a couple of minutes; said it was the new bike, but I advised her the bike didn't peddle itself.

Last updated: 2004-07-25 12:00 AM

Biking
03:09:52 \| 52 miles \| 17.25 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Start in Durango, CO and finish in Farmington, NM. The course starts with a steep climb and has some hills, but also has a significant elevation drop. Course was all "right turns" with the exception of the turn for the 50 mile finish.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]