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Palm Springs, California
United States
79F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 43m 26s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

packed up car, ate oatmeal and sipped water on the drive, picked up Steve, parked, setup bike w/ fuel etc, registered, bathroom, rode around a bit, 1 gu and start.
Bike
  • 3h 43m 26s
  • 56 miles
  • 15.04 mile/hr
Comments:

First time using aero bars, good long roads to try them out. Used aero bottle with 5 scoops of perpetulum. Should have filled it with water more in the start. Finished the bottle, added 12 oz water, and finished again. Also drank 8 oz of gatorade endurance and 24+ oz of water. Head felt good. Legs felt fatigued at 40-45 miles. It was warm and I sweat a lot. I wore a short sleeved jersey, bike shorts and wind breaker. Removed the wind breaker after the first hour. Only stopped at 1 aid station (2nd of 4)
What would you do differently?:

Fill aero bottle with water sooner.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, changed, ate orange slice, banana, and fig newton. Drank water and a strong hot coffee (yikes!).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Stop lights and crowds.

Event comments:

Beautiful day in Palm Springs for a long bike ride. I would do it again!




Last updated: 2008-02-09 12:00 AM
Biking
03:43:26 | 56 miles | 15.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: went through Palm Springs, then desert roads north of I-10, few uphill climbs, many long fun down hills, went through Palm Desert, zig zagged back to Palm Springs. Mix of long 2 lane highways and suburban commercial with stop lights.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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