Montauk Century
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Comments: Lots of fun. Traffic wasn't too bad once we got out of the city and the course also straightened out a bit. Stopped at first rest stop, third rest stop and fifth rest stop. Also took a break at Indian Wells Beach. Really struggled through the last hour, especially miles 120-135...those really hurt. Ate two honey sandwiches, which brought the glucose level back up! Start at Penn Station, before heading down to cross the Brooklyn Bridge. A little cool in the morning with hints of the threatening rain, which never developed! Hurried through the streets of Brooklyn with some guy I didn't know (with aerobars, I won't draft so he wasn't sharing much of the pulling!). First rest stop was at about mile 25. Continued through the bumpy roads of Brooklyn and on to the Babylon train station where the 100-mile route started. At this point, things became somewhat more interesting. I finally gave up on following the cue sheet and just started following the little pink Mn arrows. Certainly helped speed things up. Added some water at the third rest stop (mile 67), then took off agin. As I said before, the ride became more interesting as my competitive nature took over and I was able to start playing the game of Pac-Man, my favorite thing to do in any ride/race. I always just try to keep picking off the next person in front of me. At this point two triathletes blew by me. I only caught up to them after they had a little crash. Once they recovered, they blew by me again. Damn! Really had to go to the bathroom but the lines for the loos were way too long so I kept on, getting water again at the 115-mile rest stop. The 10-15 miles previous to this were the fastest for me as there was a triathlete drafting off me for that distance. I felt the pressure to turn the screws a little bit. As I said before, I am against the idea of drafting on aerobars but my pride wouldn't allow him to go around me...but my legs wouldn't let me pull away from him. After the final rest stop, my legs decided to complain about the abuse I had just put them through and I bonked really badly. Finally found some bushes at Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett, which provided a lot of relief. At this point, I ate my honey sandwiches. Just a few minutes later, I felt SO much better. The glucose did its trick (even 7 hours after making the sandwiches, they tasted great!). Through Napeague Stretch, I started to again push the pace. For those of you unfamiliar with the Hamptons, this stretch is a false flat (maybe a 1-2% incline) with sand dunes on both sides and constant cross winds. With Hed.3s, the crosswinds were blowing me around a little but not too bad. I was fortunate enough to again have riders decide to draft off me. I felt like George Hincappie with Lance Armstrong behind me, knowing I was blowing up with others following me. It was awesome. Once we passed by the bars I love to drink at, these guys (fortunately on road bikes) went flying past me. After recovering for a few miles, I made it through the hills of Old Montauk Highway and up to the ride end for a much needed shower and a couple servings of pasta and a beer. As my longest ride ever, it was an awesome feeling to finish. What would you do differently?: Eat more on the bike...I knew I needed to eat those honey sandwiches and didn't until it was almost too late! Post race
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