Started out with a three hour bottle of Infinit concentrate. I went to the third rest stop before stopping for a pit stop. At that point I realized I was behind on my nutrition. I made sure from then on that I drank more but never caught up. I finished the race one bottle shy on the Infinit. Mistake #1.

I felt great for the first 65 miles. My cadence was over the top as was my pace based off of what I normally do. That was Mistake #2. I think after 65 miles of 19.5+ (my avg is 17-17.7) that my legs were just plain tired. The second half averaged 14 mph. The longer hills and wind were in the later part of the day too. I think I pushed so hard in the beginning because I knew by 11am that the switch would flip and it would get HOT!~



Pay attention to nutrition RIGHT AWAY. Train at a higher cadence so I can hold it together longer AND/OR keep a steady effort instead of such drastic highs and lows.

I also learned the value of rest stops. I stopped 4 times. I should have stopped a couple more times. I always ended up stronger after stops.

Nutrition and training at a higher intensity over longer rides.