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Giro di Peninsula - Century - CycleCentury


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San Mateo, California
United States
Total Time = 7h 32m 49s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

be sure to stay well hydrated the couple days before; yogurt-oatmeal-soy protein bowl the morning of. Had to pick up registration packet the morning of which isn't my favorite. Would prefer to pull-n, park and roll.
Event warmup:

stretch
Bike
  • 7h 32m 49s
  • 103.36 miles
  • 13.70 mile/hr
Comments:

A good ride though not as improved as I'd hoped over my first century. My average speed was 1.1 mph faster than the Sequoia, but the Sequoia had more climbing so it's hard to compare. Very cool and foggy for the first half of the ride. I almost left the arm warmers in the car, but took them at the last minute. Definitely need them all the way to Tunitas Creek. Then, after crossing skyline and descending KMR temps rose to the high '80s. Nothing notable about the ride, pretty standard condidtions for the area.
What would you do differently?:

Probably would have been better at this point to wait more than 20 days between century rides. My condition is improving, though, so I think that short a time frame won't bother me in a few months. The route was all rides I'd done before, just linked together for a long course - I would prefer to ride a new route so I don't think I'd do another century that covers the roads where I train.
Post race
Warm down:

Picked up t-shirt and went to get a big burrito for lunch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing specific.

Event comments:

Confirmed that I should move from spd pedals to ultegras or Looks. Got a really uncomfortable hot spot around 85 miles on my left foot.




Last updated: 2006-06-18 12:00 AM
Biking
07:32:49 | 103.36 miles | 13.70 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Bay Meadow track to Alameda-Crystal Springs Rd-Canada-reverse Portola Loop-Old La Honda-Syline-La Honda-Stage Rd-Hwy. 1-Tunitas Creek-Kings Mt. Road-Portola-Foothill-Sand Hill Road-Whiskey Hill-Canada - and following above in reverse. 2 Major Hills and 2 Minor ones in addition to the usual ups and downs on the Peninsula
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2006-06-24 9:02 PM

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2006-06-24 10:21 PM
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2006-06-24 11:07 PM
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