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My First 100k event


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By staffe - Posted on 10 November 2008

Re: This ride meeting: 
2008 Highland Fling
Status: 
Finished
Time: 
06:22:25
Position (Overall): 
157
Race Category: 
Full/Male/Masters
Position (Category): 
48

My plan was not to get the adrenaline get the better of me and never to go full stick. A steady pace was the plan. I started reasonably close to the start line and during the first kilometers people were zooming by me, I managed to not get caught up in their frenzy. That worked as most of them faded pretty quickly after 5 - 10 ks and I started to pass them.

In first transition I felt fine and continued in to the second stage at about the same pace until about 60k where I lost all strength. Between 60 and 70ks I had a severe crisis period. Legs aching, no strenth and the f-ing distance meter on my handlebars sat on 63ks forever. When it finally read 70 thinks lightened up and I felt much better again.

In last transition I felt OK and the first 10ks of the specialized stage went fast. Then from 90 to finish was hard but one just had to keep going.

I think I did it in 6:15 or there abouts. The time is irrelevant, finishing it was a relief.

There is one common denominator in ever race I do: As soon as one hit some fun sections like winding single track or similar there is always someone in Turramurra Cyclery lycra holding everyone up. Is there some conspiracy going on? Smiling

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To true the amount of times i get stuck behind someone in Turramurra Cyclery lycra as im about to hit the fun fast section of every course Smiling

If your not out there doing it,
Someone else is

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