anyone?
Bob Beal?
I'm IN... moment of panic last night ... did registration close this morning? i knew i t closed sometime today - well i'm registered... as C-burke said last night as we cruised down the EBBP 'that 35-39 age group is probably the fastest' fark... that's encouraging. Ah well... my legs feelin decent... i'm curious how i'll do for the 3 miles... how fast can i go for that distance? might actually wanna get a bike computer on for this event... so if the field is say going 28mph and i'm feeling okay i don't try and go to the front, thinking 'ah hell my legs feel good' i'll wait till they are going 26 or something... or not... contraditictions, thats me...
Oh and the accelerade stuff - yesterday morning i was still tasting it after lunch, a lunch heavy on garlic. And the bottle i had when i got home was impossible to clean. That 1 gram of fat in it had bonded with the inner walls of the bottle. Where the hell is the fat coming from? That flavor just sticks with you - not in a good way. And what's that something'lose' in there? A sugar alcohol? Is that why its so messed up and tasting so funky for so long?
I know its not the big up positive review the marketing guys want but i can't tell any real difference in hydration/performance with the training miles these last few days compared to gatorade, and gatorade washes out of the bottles easy, flavor is no issue, ya don't need a massive scoop to make just 12 oz of stuff... I may still give the citrus orange gel packs a try... but i think four bottles through the container and i don't like the lingering taste of it and have no 'wow' benefits.
i'm back to racing it looks like... here's to seeing how this weekend goes!! I wonder if SB will break down and register for the race...
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I am still undecided... Reg closes at 8 pm tonight. I doubt if she'll extend it.
The TT is a straight shot like Rehoboth, just shorter. You only have a little over 6 minutes to do your thing, and 10 seconds can knock you down several places. It still isn't easy, as you race in the morning, then have to sit around for an uncomfortably long time before the TT. My advice is to not start out too hard (after all, 6 minutes is still a pretty long interval) and keep the cadence up. Build into it.
The RR is pretty flat, but it can get very tactical. Some parts are very windy. I'd guess it will be a good course for you. The finish is deceivingly hard. The line is further from the last corner than it seems, and on a little uphill. You almost need a leadout for this one. You could probably be a big help to CB.
CB's race heads off the line at 8am...
the kids leave the start at 10:30, and my concern is that its the 30-34 and the 35-39 together...
with the 40-44 following 5 minutes behind... not to mention the women another three minutes behind them...
i won't have as long to twiddle my thumbs as CB before the TT... but thats also less time to reload the chambers in the gun...
Dunno if i'll get any team mates in the race... if not -maybe need to figure out who's who in my field and find the ones to stick like glue to... looks to be wide open with few teams having an overwhelming number...
the accelerade stuff doesn't desolve either, by the end of your ride you'll see all the powder at the bottom of the bottle, that's where the really bad taste comes in.
Man am I glad I read this post tonight... at 9:59!!!!
Forgetting that Beal is pre-reg only, I almost lost out completely. Made it in the knick of time. Thanks...
Looks like I'm the only Union Velo guy in the 30-39 group. Amerikan Turk will be easy to pick out. Now... pray for good weather.
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