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Tour de Scranton - CycleTour

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Scranton, Pennsylvania
United States
88F / 31C
Sunny

Total Time = 6h 05m 44s
Overall Rank = NA/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Hubby and I stopped for Dunkin Donuts: Egg & cheese on a croissant and a medium iced coffee with raspberry flavor.

Event warmup:

None. Forgot my effing HELMET in Binghamton (1 hour drive away). Ended up going to FOUR different stores. I thought I'd never say this, but thank goodness for Dicks Sporting Goods... Ended up starting ONE HOUR late!

Bike

6h 05m 44s
65.22 miles
10.70 mile/hr

Comments:

The first 1 1/2 hours was a-mazing. THEN the heat, plus running out of fluids because of the heat, plus the HILLS = near crisis mode. Uuuuuugh.

What would you do differently?:

Remember my helmet. Put on more sunscreen.

Post race

Warm down:

EATING! Garmin says I burned 5,997 calories. Ate a piece of pizza and a Reeses cup post event (had 2 Gatorades and an orange plus a gel during the event on top of 3 waters).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat. When is it THIS hot in April around here?!

Event comments:

I have to give props to some of the volunteers. The event place was CLEARED OUT by the time we got back, but four women were there with some food for us. Unfortunately, because we were SO far behind, there wasn't anyone checking for stray riders, so if one of us had gotten hurt we would have been S.O.L. The "hills" made it nearly impossible to get reception.

Last updated: 2009-04-26 12:00 AM

Biking
06:05:44 \| 65.22 miles \| 10.70 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Avg HR 132 Max HR 179
Wind:	Headwind with gusts
Course:	HILLS. Mother TRUCKING hills!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Too hard
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	No
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3