Full race.
Unexpected last minute change to the course direction meant more uphill than downhill, which is something I'm not good at, lol.
Morning warm up wasn't great, but not bad, roughly 30ish mins, but it was cold, but I didn't expect it be as warm while racing as it was, which was a costly mistake with my wardrobe, lol.
I did end up dropping off the back on bell lap.
My heart rate was peaked for a long time, and my right leg started to burn way too much.
Felt like I was overheating a bit since I was sipping my water a lot more than usual.
I tried to adapt to the longer uphill as the race went on (I purposely take my time at the back, sip water and then take a couple pedals to hit gutters and reattach or take don't touch the brakes and go wide to preserve speed and attach to another wheel further up).
I'll talk about it more in the short video coming up after this.
In the end, not the result I was hoping for, but I FINALLY got up in the mix and rubbed some elbows and cruised wheels better than before and just really tried to push myself more than before. Definitely worth it in the end!
6:03 - 3 in, 9 more to go...
10:00 - 5 in, 7 more to go (started to really feel the fast ascending at this point)
14:00 - 7 in, 5 more to go (really trying to hang on, but slowly falling back from the middle)
17:12 - 1st ever dive bomb, never again (sorry)
20:09 - Officially popped from peaking heart rate for a full 20mins (and multiple mistakes)
20:38 - Super last ditch effort to try to reconnect
21:30 - Yep, that ship has sailed, dropped with 1 to go....
22:58 - I seriously thought I was dead last, shout out to #533 (Pieter - PAA Cycling)! Last lap...
24:34 - Last turn to the finish line, The End...
13 фев 2023
