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Location: Dade City, FL
Distance: 17 mile circuit x 3 laps
Time: ~48 mins
Distance completed: 1 lap, 17 miles
Avg HR: 167 bpm
Avg speed: 22.1 mph
Avg power: 165 wts
The rundown:
Our race was set to start just after 14:00, a few minutes after the pro 1/2. Unfortunately in regular fashion, we stated late. 14:40 and we finally line up to start our race. This race being a B/C race, I was just looking to stay out of trouble and get some racing mentality back. I was feeling good through the 1st half of the race staind towards the middle front and holding my place pretty well.
About mile 11, there was a crash from another race where somebody's rear wheel came off he was lying in the middle of the road with traffic stopped in both directions. Our race was temporary haulted as we wheezled through traffic. The race was back on and I was maintaining position in the front 10-15. About mile 14, somebody crashed in a couple guys in front of me and I slammed on my brakes just enough to not hit the guy immediately in front of me. I lost my momentum and fought to regoup and and gained back some kind of position before our race was haulted again just a few minutes after our little incident.
Appearently, there was another crash up the road and the organizers stopped the pro 1/2s and they didn't want us to catch up with them. Almost 10 minutes later, we were set to roll again and finally completed our 1st lap. I started the 2nd lap only ot full out into the feed zone and get ready to head back as we had dinner plans.
If it wasn't for the fact that we started late and dinner plans, I would have stayed to complete the race. I was feeling good and felt that my limited training for this race put me in a competitive position possibly scoring a top 10 finish.
More races to come.
Location: Dade City, FL
Distance: 17 mile circuit x 3 laps
Time: ~48 mins
Distance completed: 1 lap, 17 miles
Avg HR: 167 bpm
Avg speed: 22.1 mph
Avg power: 165 wts
The rundown:
Our race was set to start just after 14:00, a few minutes after the pro 1/2. Unfortunately in regular fashion, we stated late. 14:40 and we finally line up to start our race. This race being a B/C race, I was just looking to stay out of trouble and get some racing mentality back. I was feeling good through the 1st half of the race staind towards the middle front and holding my place pretty well.
About mile 11, there was a crash from another race where somebody's rear wheel came off he was lying in the middle of the road with traffic stopped in both directions. Our race was temporary haulted as we wheezled through traffic. The race was back on and I was maintaining position in the front 10-15. About mile 14, somebody crashed in a couple guys in front of me and I slammed on my brakes just enough to not hit the guy immediately in front of me. I lost my momentum and fought to regoup and and gained back some kind of position before our race was haulted again just a few minutes after our little incident.
Appearently, there was another crash up the road and the organizers stopped the pro 1/2s and they didn't want us to catch up with them. Almost 10 minutes later, we were set to roll again and finally completed our 1st lap. I started the 2nd lap only ot full out into the feed zone and get ready to head back as we had dinner plans.
If it wasn't for the fact that we started late and dinner plans, I would have stayed to complete the race. I was feeling good and felt that my limited training for this race put me in a competitive position possibly scoring a top 10 finish.
More races to come.
