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Comments: The ride was tough. I felt great when we were done. Lots of people had to catch SAG wagons. Fortunately, I fought through the pain and didn't have too. This was a great mental test for me. Also showed me I've got a long way to go on hills before Longhorn HIM in Austin. What would you do differently?: I didn't really plan to do this event until a month ago. I definitely need more time in the saddle, but "everyone" was hurting on day 2. Not too much I could have done differently, but need to ride...lots. I didn't do a good job with nutrition, which may have caused some of my problems. Next time I will have a better plan and follow it. I'd decided to rely on the aid stations, which would have been fine if the team had stopped at them. Instead, we'd only hit one or two, so were running 2 - 2.5 hrs with no stops/food. Post race
Warm down: Get off the bike and meet our families at the finish line. We went to a friend's lakehouse on Lake Travis, hungout and watched The Masters. Good times. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not strong enough on hills and didn't know I was doing the event in enough advance time to really plan for it. Also, not really knowing what to expect on two days of back to back long rides. Event comments: Great event for a great cause. Would definitely do it again, but being on a team made a huge difference. Last updated: 2008-04-14 12:00 AM
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2008-04-14 11:22 PM in reply to: #1337782 |
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Wake up, eat some oatmeal and meet the team. Drive to Rhodes stadium in Katy. Little stretching and some pics, then we're off to the starting line.
None really. Just got in among the masses and started off at a nice, comfortable pace. This is a ride, not a race ... right?? ;-)