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2007 Heartbreak Double Century Race Report
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ELEVATION CHART RESULTS Accelerade- Sports Drink with Protein a must for Ultra Cycling-- Chris Facas Bonk Breakers-Peanut Butter and Jelly nutrition bars very tasty --Jason Winn Cervelo Bikes-- Truly the best engineered and best riding bikes in the world- Phil White Finish Line- Your chain is the life of your bike lube, clean it. Love your bike clean it too--David Clopton Kenda Tires-- You must ride the C2C tire developed especially for RAAM- Jim Wannamaker Next was the Heartbreak Double Century 202 Miles and 17,000 feet. I had a bad day on the bike. It was my worse race day on the bike this year. I went out with the lead group and suffered quite a bit. Mile 25-I was dropped and 6 riders went away. It continued to get hot during the day and I knew I was heading for a meltdown eventually. It happened sometime before the lunch stop. I was overheating and feeling miserable. Mile 104. 6 --At the lunch stop I soaked my head twice once when I got in and once before I left. I stopped consuming calories after my first century. I then started drinking sodas. I had a Mountain Dew at lunch, a Mile 119--Vanilla Cola at the base of the Heartbreak climb. Mile 126.7--1 bottle of water Mile -171.4- where I had 1/2 an Orange Sunkist (knock-off). The last 30 miles I hooked up with another rider who helped me get through the next 14 miles and then I helped him get to the finish. I was not feeling good all day and lost valuable time climbing Old Ridge Route --two years in a row I have faded there. My goal was sub 14 hours I finished 13:28 for 5th place. I'm quite happy with the end result but the process to get there was one of the most challenging days on the bike in recent memory. |
