Mountains of Misery - Double Metric Century

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Mountains of Misery - Double Metric Century - CycleCentury


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Newport, Virginia
United States
New River Valley Bicycle Association
92F / 33C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 10h 03m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Camped the night before the race in a terrible campsite - train tracks on both sides that passed with horns blazing 8 times.
Event warmup:

I was late to the race start, and had 5 minutes from parking to get to the start line - barely made it.
Bike
  • 10h 03m
  • 128 miles
  • 12.74 mile/hr
Comments:

This was possibly the worst day of my life.

I was in over my head, and nearly quit multiple times.

I dropped my chain 9 times!!!

The course was steep and places where i dropped my chain, i had to walk to get to a better spot to mount again.

I wanted to quit every second, but I finished.
What would you do differently?:

I won't weigh 175lbs, and I won't use my P2 to ride this double metric.
Post race
Warm down:

260 push ups.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

under trained for extreme climbs, too many hills, too much weight on the bike.




Last updated: 2012-03-22 12:00 AM
Biking
10:03:00 | 128 miles | 12.74 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: over 13000ft of climbing.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 1
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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