This Year's Magic Carpet Ride
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Did you go swimming that soon after the start?
Monday Morning
I am more tired this morning than I was last night. I woke up fine but as I settle in to try and get any work done a wave of exhaustion has me glued to the couch right now. Luckily, I can drag these laptops around and work from wherever. Today would be a good day to leave the house and go hang at a Starbucks with AC on a comfy chair but being as I have to bring 2 laptops with me everywhere I go, it's too much of a pain and much less mobile. This week is the end of the Ohio contract (yeah I know I've said that before but this time it's for real) so 1 of the laptops will go in the garbage (or mail) and I'll be down to 1 for good.
Mustard
I want you to ride 35 miles on the hottest day of the year burping up mustard and get back to me. Plain yellow is the way to go.
As an aside, and I will call on @rick81721 (who has been super quiet lately) to research this further:
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/mustard-leg-cramps-and-burns-myth-or-fact
I did not cramp yesterday but I will credit the 10 bottles for that as much as anything. Oh and salami.
Cat 3 and Cat 2
@pearl - the way it worked out was that I was never passed by a cat 3 and I was coming up on them after they started. But then I flatted so I only ended up catching the slowest cat 3s and the kids with parents. I did come through right at 11:00 when the cat 2s were being released from the looney bins. This was entertaining.
The top of the cat 2 classes would come by riding like bats out of hell. They would pass then I would ride their wheel for a while because most of them have such poor bike handling that they would be skidding through the corners and slamming brakes constantly. I will say that this was a strong point for me yesterday in that I was able to ride pretty smooth, especially compared to these guys. Braking as little as possible is always a bonus but in a 2 lap race you notice it less.
4 hours was good. If it were 5 I'm not sure I would have gone out for a 6th lap, but then I would have planned a bit differently perhaps. I'm not sure.
Pit Preparation
@gtluke fair point, and to be honest I never even thought about it. Next time I do something like this I'll make sure to bring extra mechanical supplies with me. I had a pump there but really I should have brought more tubes and honestly the extra wheel I have on the front porch would not have been a terrible idea. Having a spare tubeless wheel would have saved me 15 minutes of picking my ass out there on lap 5.
I also had PB crackers in my food bag, which @Dominique laughed at. After maybe 2 laps I looked at these and said, "God what the hell was I thinking? Might as well have brought a bag of sawdust."
Otherwise it was good I think. I considered a chair but honestly if I'm sitting down I think I'm doing it wrong.
Lap Times
Strava tells me my moving times were as such:
50:33
50:37
51:51 (some riding a mostly flat tire)
53:01
51:21 (some riding on a really soft tire until rescue racer #2)
Not really sure what to make of lap 4. I have often said the 2nd lap of a 3 lap race is the hardest, and that the miles 50-75 of a century is the hardest. I think this fits that model but at this point I think it's 100% in my head. I shall call it The Next to the Last of the Mohicans Effect.
As a point of comparison, Mike turned a 44:46 as his best time so when I was running on pace yesterday those times were pretty respectable. I think my official time was 4:47 which means I was stopped for about 30 total minutes of the race yesterday.
I am more tired this morning than I was last night. I woke up fine but as I settle in to try and get any work done a wave of exhaustion has me glued to the couch right now. Luckily, I can drag these laptops around and work from wherever. Today would be a good day to leave the house and go hang at a Starbucks with AC on a comfy chair but being as I have to bring 2 laptops with me everywhere I go, it's too much of a pain and much less mobile. This week is the end of the Ohio contract (yeah I know I've said that before but this time it's for real) so 1 of the laptops will go in the garbage (or mail) and I'll be down to 1 for good.
Mustard
I want you to ride 35 miles on the hottest day of the year burping up mustard and get back to me. Plain yellow is the way to go.
As an aside, and I will call on @rick81721 (who has been super quiet lately) to research this further:
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/mustard-leg-cramps-and-burns-myth-or-fact
I did not cramp yesterday but I will credit the 10 bottles for that as much as anything. Oh and salami.
Cat 3 and Cat 2
@pearl - the way it worked out was that I was never passed by a cat 3 and I was coming up on them after they started. But then I flatted so I only ended up catching the slowest cat 3s and the kids with parents. I did come through right at 11:00 when the cat 2s were being released from the looney bins. This was entertaining.
The top of the cat 2 classes would come by riding like bats out of hell. They would pass then I would ride their wheel for a while because most of them have such poor bike handling that they would be skidding through the corners and slamming brakes constantly. I will say that this was a strong point for me yesterday in that I was able to ride pretty smooth, especially compared to these guys. Braking as little as possible is always a bonus but in a 2 lap race you notice it less.
4 hours was good. If it were 5 I'm not sure I would have gone out for a 6th lap, but then I would have planned a bit differently perhaps. I'm not sure.
Pit Preparation
@gtluke fair point, and to be honest I never even thought about it. Next time I do something like this I'll make sure to bring extra mechanical supplies with me. I had a pump there but really I should have brought more tubes and honestly the extra wheel I have on the front porch would not have been a terrible idea. Having a spare tubeless wheel would have saved me 15 minutes of picking my ass out there on lap 5.
I also had PB crackers in my food bag, which @Dominique laughed at. After maybe 2 laps I looked at these and said, "God what the hell was I thinking? Might as well have brought a bag of sawdust."
Otherwise it was good I think. I considered a chair but honestly if I'm sitting down I think I'm doing it wrong.
Lap Times
Strava tells me my moving times were as such:
50:33
50:37
51:51 (some riding a mostly flat tire)
53:01
51:21 (some riding on a really soft tire until rescue racer #2)
Not really sure what to make of lap 4. I have often said the 2nd lap of a 3 lap race is the hardest, and that the miles 50-75 of a century is the hardest. I think this fits that model but at this point I think it's 100% in my head. I shall call it The Next to the Last of the Mohicans Effect.
As a point of comparison, Mike turned a 44:46 as his best time so when I was running on pace yesterday those times were pretty respectable. I think my official time was 4:47 which means I was stopped for about 30 total minutes of the race yesterday.
JDurk
Well-Known Member
@Norm, great job finishing. I kept looking over my shoulder waiting for you to catch me. After giving you the tube and CO2, I was fighting off some wicked cramps and had to walk most of the climbs. There would not have been a chase if you caught me.
You definitely beat me in the amount of liquids consumed. I did 4 bottles of Perpetuem and 1 straight water with a couple swigs of Coke and Pringles during bottle exchanges. Your lap details sound very similar to mine, minus the flats. Pitting between lap 4 and 5, contemplated calling it a day while seeing all my teammates chillin' with cold adult beverages.
Photographer's pic here spread throughout all Cat's http://www.pjfreemanphotography.com/MountainBikeRacing-2/MASS-MTB-series
You definitely beat me in the amount of liquids consumed. I did 4 bottles of Perpetuem and 1 straight water with a couple swigs of Coke and Pringles during bottle exchanges. Your lap details sound very similar to mine, minus the flats. Pitting between lap 4 and 5, contemplated calling it a day while seeing all my teammates chillin' with cold adult beverages.
Photographer's pic here spread throughout all Cat's http://www.pjfreemanphotography.com/MountainBikeRacing-2/MASS-MTB-series
JDurk
Well-Known Member
On-line results here. Click on your name for lap times. http://georesults.racemine.com/Mid-Atlantic-Timing/events/2016/Iron-Hill/results
rick81721
Lothar
Quick funny story from My Iron Hill SS endurance race a few years back.
I go to set up my cooler and asked at the reg table where a good spot would be to leave cooler. They say anywhere along the Yellow tape is good. I go scope out a good spot , make note of the trees and Big Blue EZ up nearby and Im golden. Race starts down on the field about 75 yards from the finish line, the start is a mass start and they guide us on the course through a taped off 25 ft wide track. All is great till the 1st lap where I start to look around as I come through for my cooler. Hmm?? where is that blue EZ up? where is my cooler.. must have must it.. Lap 2 I look harder, still no where in site. 5 laps later I finish. 2 water bottles, 4 hours, ended up in 3rd place...
And my cooler?? Oh, I put it up against the yellow tape that was for the field start only, then it was closed off during race and not part of course.. oh well
rick81721
Lothar
I would conclude "myth". The vinegar angle isn't plausible to me - first there is too little vinegar in something you are eating in small amounts. Second, there are no conclusive health benefits to vinegar - even el quacko Dr. Oz is skeptical. Nothing wrong with mustard, but I doubt it will do anything for cramps. Here's another opinion:
http://www.momsteam.com/muscle-cramps/exercise-associated-muscle-cramps-debunking-five-myths
rlb
Well-Known Member
What about mustard applied topically? Might also double as a mosquito repellent
Are they trying to say if u eat 7 bananas your clamp will go away in less than a minute?
So looking at this pic, it almost appears that I actually belong on a race course:
http://www.pjfreemanphotography.com...ries/2016-07-24-Iron-HIll-MTB-Pro/i-xKQS26z/A
Blah blah blah copyright and so on. So there's a link.
http://www.pjfreemanphotography.com...ries/2016-07-24-Iron-HIll-MTB-Pro/i-xKQS26z/A
Blah blah blah copyright and so on. So there's a link.
JDurk
Well-Known Member
You and I both, in the mix with the Cat1 photos
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Not to be a contrarian, but.....
http://www.apexnutritionllc.com/fue...ould-be-drinking-diluted-apple-cider-vinegar/
I always wondered how one of the cooling vests work, what brand did you wear that day?
Ouch, that hurt my ribs.