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Elephant Rock Century - Cycle

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Castle Rock, CO
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 5h 13m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Since this was not a race, I took some time at home to stretch and get going. I didn't feel great and so I decided to let my planned start time slip in favor of easing into the day.

Event warmup:

Drive 40 miles to the start line. LOL

Bike

5h 13m
100 miles
19.17 mile/hr

Comments:

Had the urge to capture the even in more detail, but figured I could leave all that in my logs.
It was a fantastic day of riding. My longest ride ever. I suppose last weekend's 62 miles was the previous record. It's funny, as hard as I rode, I could have made it around again (if I HAD to). I'm happier about that than completing the distance or the speed I held. At least I'd have a shot at a marathon! ;)

What would you do differently?:

Start 2 hours earlier to get out of stupid bike traffic!!!

Post race

Warm down:

~20 min jog. Had to try a brick, right? I know, I should have planned it and actually run for a while. Just didn't think to bring the shoes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Climbing over 5,500', big rolling hills, semis, stupid people not riding to their right, hard right turns at the bottom of big-ass hills (dang, I hate that!) ;)

Event comments:

Not a race, but very well put on. There were many many riding volunteers and about 8 aid stations on the course. (there were several courses). Very impressive organization - even though I couldn't seem to find the start line!! :)
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there were over 200 riding volunteers on the century course. I passed 10-20 riding in "MEDIC" jerseys.

Last updated: 2005-02-17 12:00 AM

Biking
05:13:00 \| 100 miles \| 19.17 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	Between Denver and Colorado Springs. Started with a view of the snowy, steep north face of Pikes Peak. At about mile 70 it occurred to me (a seasoned mountaineer) that I was looking up at an entirely different aspect of the mountain in the distance. As far away as the peak was, I was suddenly impressed be how far 100 miles is! Did I mention that I thought the course was flat!?!?!? I climbed over a mile, I think it was 5,640 feet!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	92
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4