Originally Posted by riskus
My first road race is going to be out in AZ 2 weekends from now. The race is 61 miles, 31 miles out and back.
Up to this point I have only raced in crits where at most I need to bring an extra set of wheels for the wheel pit (I never even did that).
Now with the considerably longer race I am obviously going to need to bring food.
Not necessarily. I didn't always eat when I had 60 mile races. 75-80 mile race, yeah, but that's different.
Originally Posted by riskus
Is hammer gel enough for apprx 4 hours of racing?
4 hours? who races at 15 miles an hour? whatever. gels the way to go IMO.
Originally Posted by riskus
There is a feed zone but I dont know anything about it.
feed zones for lower cats sounds both odd and dangerous.
Originally Posted by riskus
The course is open to traffic and I could end up without a follow car if I get dropped bad enough. Do I plan for this by carrying a mini pump and tube?
while not a bad idea, i never bothered with that when i was racing. not practical, i know, but it seemed just a touch
too practical when i was trying to put on my race face.
Originally Posted by riskus
I am flying out from DC for this and will be by myself during the race so Im nervous about forgetting stuff.
anything else I need to be concerned with?
if you are curious this is the race i am talking about
http://www.wmrc.org/superior/2007/flyer.pdf
good luck & keep the rubber on the road.