2015 Race Results
06-06-15, 11:10 AM
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Haha:
skinny, super skinny, crit racer! Love to see that.
Nice job, too bad on the flat.
skinny, super skinny, crit racer! Love to see that.
Nice job, too bad on the flat.
06-06-15, 11:28 AM
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06-06-15, 01:06 PM
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chula vista circuit race cat3: sat up over the final roller, coasted in near the back of the pack.
I came, I raced, I didn't get dropped! Now it's time to get back in the game and be a little more aggressive. I always regret sitting up during the finale, even when my goal (like today) was just to race and not necessarily go for the win. I could have - considering it was not a challenging race.
We would hammer pretty hard for 30-60s at each of the two turnarounds, and then most laps were a tea-party in between. Still, glad that I raced.
I came, I raced, I didn't get dropped! Now it's time to get back in the game and be a little more aggressive. I always regret sitting up during the finale, even when my goal (like today) was just to race and not necessarily go for the win. I could have - considering it was not a challenging race.
We would hammer pretty hard for 30-60s at each of the two turnarounds, and then most laps were a tea-party in between. Still, glad that I raced.
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06-06-15, 04:35 PM
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I did Pescadero RR in the 35+. Hated life the whole day. Am still fat, am officially burned out some too. Still made the attrition cuts (barely) and was positioned for a 5-8th place at the start of the final 7 minute climb. Crash, guy next to me rides up the downed rider and face plants over the bars. I had to unclip, dab, go around. Clipped in, looked up, leaders were 100m up the road. Lost about 10s. Slogged in for 12th or so of 40-50?
06-06-15, 04:48 PM
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oh gees. that photo was a full three hours after I summited the mountain. I grabbed a jersey to toss on in case I made the podium.
looks like I ended up 10th overall. up from 21st last year.
looks like I ended up 10th overall. up from 21st last year.
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06-06-15, 05:33 PM
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Tour of Galena Cat 5
Time Trial 7/31
Felt I left some time out there, lots of gear changing with the rolling hills while trying to stay down on clip on aero bars and messed up thinking I was in the big ring on a downhill section. Also went out too hard, 325 watts over 8 minutes. Oh well.
Road Race 12/47
Dropped my chain on the biggest climb of the day with two guys off the front and a small remaining chase group. Was trying to conserve my energy early since I cracked last year on that climb. This let the break succeed as no one wanted to do any work. Finally myself and one other guy decided maybe we should try to reel them in, dropped chain, good stuff. Passed a couple guys off the back in the last climb. Ugh.
Overall I'm 6th in the omnium so will have to be aggressive for mid crit omnium points tomorrow. Looks like rain, lots of it.
Time Trial 7/31
Felt I left some time out there, lots of gear changing with the rolling hills while trying to stay down on clip on aero bars and messed up thinking I was in the big ring on a downhill section. Also went out too hard, 325 watts over 8 minutes. Oh well.
Road Race 12/47
Dropped my chain on the biggest climb of the day with two guys off the front and a small remaining chase group. Was trying to conserve my energy early since I cracked last year on that climb. This let the break succeed as no one wanted to do any work. Finally myself and one other guy decided maybe we should try to reel them in, dropped chain, good stuff. Passed a couple guys off the back in the last climb. Ugh.
Overall I'm 6th in the omnium so will have to be aggressive for mid crit omnium points tomorrow. Looks like rain, lots of it.
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06-06-15, 07:24 PM
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3rd at Nutmeg State Games, won the field sprint, 2 away. Thought I'd catch them in the sprint, I didn't have a sprint so I didn't, probably 5-10 meters short. 2nd in the state (CT). Silver medal. Worked a fund raising ride (NMH Pie Ride) in the morning in northern MA, looked after a younger rider (her mom was riding with the two of us as well), overall a success. Drove down to the race directly after the fund raising ride. Felt weird the whole race, like I couldn't read my body, couldn't tell if I felt good or not. I felt like I should have felt good but whenever I pushed I felt bad. I think I was tired from working the event, but I work my own events and seem fine. I don't get it.
Also, once again, legs totally not sore, like I don't feel like I rode the bike at all. This has been the case for at least 6 months, more like 9 months? It's starting to worry me. Apparently I can't push hard enough to make my legs sore, my body just rev limits me or something. Even long rides I just go slower and slower, feel fine after, just tired. Absolutely no soreness though. Weird.
Also, once again, legs totally not sore, like I don't feel like I rode the bike at all. This has been the case for at least 6 months, more like 9 months? It's starting to worry me. Apparently I can't push hard enough to make my legs sore, my body just rev limits me or something. Even long rides I just go slower and slower, feel fine after, just tired. Absolutely no soreness though. Weird.
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06-06-15, 07:30 PM
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Grats @gsteinb!
Good work @TMonk and @KingShakes
“You don’t burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.” - Cliff Burton
(That may apply more to rock bands than cyclists...)
Good work @TMonk and @KingShakes
I did Pescadero RR in the 35+. Hated life the whole day. Am still fat, am officially burned out some too. Still made the attrition cuts (barely) and was positioned for a 5-8th place at the start of the final 7 minute climb. Crash, guy next to me rides up the downed rider and face plants over the bars. I had to unclip, dab, go around. Clipped in, looked up, leaders were 100m up the road. Lost about 10s. Slogged in for 12th or so of 40-50?
(That may apply more to rock bands than cyclists...)
06-06-15, 09:45 PM
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Pescadero E3
75 miles a whole crapton of climbing. Not a climber, so not optimistic, but the roads are really nice and I train/ride on them a lot so I did the race. Leg felt better, 100%, but maybe not back in shape quite yet after vacation. Made it over the first 2 successive 3' climbs with the pack. Hit the long gradual tailwind climb and attacked a bunch, the smart move knowing my weaknesses but couldn't get away. Hit the 8' climb (the one fudgy called 7'). Hung on as long as I could then dropped. Over the top Katherine Curi motivating me to catch on the descent. PRd the descent but didn't catch and hit a headwind. Caught one guy, chilled, caught by 2, chased, one dropped out, dropped one on climb, caught 4 more on another climb, 2 dropped out, dropped 2, caught another, dropped him, dropped the other and slogged up the climb to the finish 37/52ish. Good workout, probably hardest of the year. But need to get better w/kg if I want to keep doing these races once I upgrade.
75 miles a whole crapton of climbing. Not a climber, so not optimistic, but the roads are really nice and I train/ride on them a lot so I did the race. Leg felt better, 100%, but maybe not back in shape quite yet after vacation. Made it over the first 2 successive 3' climbs with the pack. Hit the long gradual tailwind climb and attacked a bunch, the smart move knowing my weaknesses but couldn't get away. Hit the 8' climb (the one fudgy called 7'). Hung on as long as I could then dropped. Over the top Katherine Curi motivating me to catch on the descent. PRd the descent but didn't catch and hit a headwind. Caught one guy, chilled, caught by 2, chased, one dropped out, dropped one on climb, caught 4 more on another climb, 2 dropped out, dropped 2, caught another, dropped him, dropped the other and slogged up the climb to the finish 37/52ish. Good workout, probably hardest of the year. But need to get better w/kg if I want to keep doing these races once I upgrade.
06-07-15, 12:56 AM
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Oh crap, apparently the cat 3 group did the climb in close to 7' all 3 times. Can't even fathom that. I figured I'd have to do 5 w/kg to do 8 minutes. Teammates brother took 4th and did 6:50 at the end of 75 mile race.
06-07-15, 07:30 AM
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Some stats. 175w avg for the race. 915w jump, 757w@15s sprint, off for me, 300w missing in the jump, 200-250w missing in the 15-20s. Followed Gellineau, he went just before the last turn. He kept joking after as he rode by after the race. "Man, I lead you out and you didn't even wait for me." Rolling by when Junior was perched on my bars "Now if you beat me like that I'd be impressed". Etc.
Pretty windy, I was on the left side one lap on the backstretch and almost blew up in 100m. I never went to the left again.
This morning my legs are totally not sore. No tenderness, nothing. I'd much rather feel like I worked super hard, have a 1200w jump, and have caught the two guys just a few meters in front of me.
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06-07-15, 08:13 AM
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whiteface hill climb
decided to throw caution to the wind and chase a group instead of a power number. Rode with the lead group for a little less than a mile, and then wisely sat up out of it. Looked at the guy next to me and said 'too rich fro my blood.' Rode with the next group on the road which helped. Caught my perceived age group winner around mile 5 and we dropped him right away. I though I was a shoe in for a win or at least a podium at that point. Hung with the group until a flat section 1.5 from the top and couldn't do it any longer. Rode in solo. I shaved a minute or more off my PR. Unfortunately there was a guy in my group in the lead group, and one of the guys in my age group was in my group (doh). I ended up third, which for a sprinter is kinda cool. Can I be a rouleur now?
decided to throw caution to the wind and chase a group instead of a power number. Rode with the lead group for a little less than a mile, and then wisely sat up out of it. Looked at the guy next to me and said 'too rich fro my blood.' Rode with the next group on the road which helped. Caught my perceived age group winner around mile 5 and we dropped him right away. I though I was a shoe in for a win or at least a podium at that point. Hung with the group until a flat section 1.5 from the top and couldn't do it any longer. Rode in solo. I shaved a minute or more off my PR. Unfortunately there was a guy in my group in the lead group, and one of the guys in my age group was in my group (doh). I ended up third, which for a sprinter is kinda cool. Can I be a rouleur now?
06-07-15, 11:05 AM
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Good work on the podium @carpediemracing!
06-07-15, 01:34 PM
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Some stats. 175w avg for the race. 915w jump, 757w@15s sprint, off for me, 300w missing in the jump, 200-250w missing in the 15-20s. Followed Gellineau, he went just before the last turn. He kept joking after as he rode by after the race. "Man, I lead you out and you didn't even wait for me." Rolling by when Junior was perched on my bars "Now if you beat me like that I'd be impressed". Etc.
Pretty windy, I was on the left side one lap on the backstretch and almost blew up in 100m. I never went to the left again.
This morning my legs are totally not sore. No tenderness, nothing. I'd much rather feel like I worked super hard, have a 1200w jump, and have caught the two guys just a few meters in front of me.
Funny story: earlier this season, the other 2 ladies wanted to bring their kids (one baby, one toddler) onto the podium and asked if I wanted to do the same. I Lol'd and pointed at my kids. I have 2 teenage boys, 5'9 and 5'11. They could have stood behind the podium and still been taller than us! :-)
06-07-15, 02:30 PM
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Tour of Galena - Cat 5 Crit - 3rd
Course has 2 easy corners with a narrow third corner and sharp final corner. Worked to stay near the front because of the yo yo of this 4th corner and because I wanted to be there for the sprint omnium points mid race. Took third in that mid race sprint. Went to the lead into the third corner on the final lap, protected the inside into the final corner so I ended up needing to slow a bit unfortunately, 30 mph to 21 mph. Sprinted from there and lost by a bike length, nipped for 2nd. First podium though and finished 4th in the omnium after the road race mishap.
Course has 2 easy corners with a narrow third corner and sharp final corner. Worked to stay near the front because of the yo yo of this 4th corner and because I wanted to be there for the sprint omnium points mid race. Took third in that mid race sprint. Went to the lead into the third corner on the final lap, protected the inside into the final corner so I ended up needing to slow a bit unfortunately, 30 mph to 21 mph. Sprinted from there and lost by a bike length, nipped for 2nd. First podium though and finished 4th in the omnium after the road race mishap.