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Arlington, Virginia
United States
Arlington Sports
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 09m 33s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Stayed at the Holiday Inn the night before. Up early and had yogurt and granola. The boy was slow going but we got there.
Event warmup:

Found lawyer then waited until a half hour for the ride to start.
Bike
  • 2h 09m 33s
  • 28.4 miles
  • 13.15 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Matt & I will get silver one day. It just wasn't today with him sick.
Post race
Event comments:

This remains a unique event. Nine miles of closed roads and 1500 bikes. Doing this with my friend Laura was even more fun. The boy was sick and still dug out 2 laps. We will be back again for silver.




Last updated: 2015-04-10 12:00 AM
Biking
02:09:33 | 28.4 miles | 13.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Did the first two slowly with Matt then did a 19MPH lap by myself.
Wind: None
Course: Crystal City to Rosslyn to teh Air Force Memorial and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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