Race Time: 1:29:32 Placement: 8/24YTD Standings: 6th My HR Info: Max: 175 (93%) Avg: 166 (88%)Zone 4: 23:51 Zone 5: 1:05:03 minutes. The is my first year doing the Fort Custer race and I was really looking forward to it. I had come down the prior week and test rode the trail. This is by far the best ‘race’ trail I’ve ridden. It plays into all of my strengths, especially climbing. The race started...
Race Time: 57:57 Placement: 14/33YTD Standings: 7th My HR Info: Max: 181 (96%) Avg: 169 (90%) – LT Threshold. Zone 4: 19:08 Zone 5: 39:49 minutes. First race of the season, time to put the off-season training to the test. This is a 11-mile time trial race and it is also a very popular race as well. I was excited for this race because it’s my home track. I could draw this trail out...
Well, I finished Iceman for the fourth consecutive year. It was a great day for the race, although it was VERY cold at the start. We’ve been spoiled that last two years. I did keep warm, except my feet were frozen the whole way. Painfully frozen. I need to get some of those booties that cover the front vents on the shoe. Another issue was cramping again. Same problem as the Boyne Marathon. I...
Little nervous, bike has been in shop since there was a recall on the new shocks. I may get it back just a few days before the race. Being a brand new bike, I’d like to get some saddle time before I stand at the starting gates.
Well, the CPS is over. I’ll admit that I’m happy about that. My body is tired. Been along year, starting with a broken ankle. There is one more race of year: Iceman Cometh. That’s in November though, so I have some RR time right now. Total points have not been published yet, but by my calculations I think I finished 6th in my class (+/-). Am I happy with those results? Yes and no. ...
Race Time: 1:22:51 Placement: 5/9YTD Standings: NA Final race of the season, well, the CPS season. My first race at this trail, but I did pre-ride it the week before. Weather was a tad cold and rainy but did clear up. It was cold enough for me to put long sleeves on, but warmed up enough that those sleeves made it too hot. When will I learn that freezing at the start is better...
Race Time: 1:42:16 Placement: 7/14YTD Standings: NA Again, another new trail for me, but I did come down the week before and pre-ride the trail (in the rain). I also drove down the morning of the race, which is a 2.5 hour drive. That sucked. This trail was a lot of switchbacks, nothing to technical. I knew that I needed to get to the single track as fast as possible because passing would be...
Race Time: 3:51:06Placement: 6/13YTD Standings: NA 33 miles. 90 degrees. Oh boy. I was alone at this race, but I did set up a cooler where I could refresh my water and pick up supplies. Only issue was that I set it up on the downhill part so I lost momentum. Not smart. This trail is by far the hardest trail I’ve ever ridden. There just wasn’t room to recover anywhere. The third lap...
Race Time: 1:32:33 Placement: 6/13YTD Standings: NA This is my first race of the season. A broken ankle sidelined me most of the season. Not really sure how I was going to do since I had limited saddle time. I never rode this trail before and I drove up the morning of the race. I was really treating this as a low priority race, just a race to help clean out the rust in...
Okay, Iceman is here again. I feel SO confident. I didn’t really race at all this year, but my saddle time increased three fold. The most important lesson I learned in 2004 was how to start. No more sprinting, I’ll let everyone else sprint. I’ll move of through attrition. Race went good, never had to stop for a rest. I did use Acclerade sport drink again (used it 2004 as well). Still not sure...
