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2008 San Diego Brevet Series 300km Ride Report
| WEATHER It was a chilly morning in the low 40's. Clear skies most of the day and the best thing no RAIN. |
| BIKE SETUP I chose my Serotta again. I think the fit is dialed in now. I rode my Powertap powermeter which is built on Velocity Deep V rim. They are very sturdy very stiff and very reliable. I have them laced 24H and have never had them go out of true. Tires of course were Kenda C2Cs. For lights I carried two small headlights powered by "AA" batteries and a tail light. |
| CLOTHING I wore Assos S2 Bib Shorts, in my opinion the best cycling shorts, with knee warmers. I also wore a wool base layer from Woolistic under my 2XU base layer. I wore my Furnace Creek 508 finisher's jersey with matching vest. This is one I am very proud to wear since I did the race on a fixed gear bicycle. I had a Descente Velom jacket which is very thin, compacts into a sandwich baggie and provided just the right amount of warmth for the first hour of the ride. I was fortunate to have chosen the perfect layering system and felt great temperature wise all day. |
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| Start to Control #1 55.1 mile Arrived at 9:33am 6am start and it was cold. I saw Kevin McNulty and thought I should try and ride with him and I would finish with a good time. Well that wasn't to be. Kevin took off right from the start and I just could not keep up. After seven miles of killing myself I let him go and settled into my own grove. Soon enough about five riders (Bruce Taylor, Chris Kostman, Chris Haddikan and others) caught up to me and we chit-chatted for a little while until the Honey Springs climb and then I did my own thing. Bruce Taylor got ahead of me because I was having issues with my gearing. I couldn't get the 27T to stay in gear. Not a big deal at this point but definitely necessary on Japatul Valley Rd at mile 145. I eventually caught Bruce on Steele Canyon and we rode for a couple of miles and then I climbed Harbinson Canyon at my own pace. |
| THE RIDE The 300km attracts mainly brevet riders. You no longer find road racer types or people that "Gee I'd like to try a brevet." It is just short of a double century but I find it just as hard because you don't have support every 25-30 miles. The controls were spread out as such: Control #1 55.1 miles ---with 4300 feet of climbing Control #2 96.1 miles--- with 3500 feet of climbing Control #3 140.1 miles--- with 2450 feet of climbing Finish 176.4 miles--- with 2520 feet of climbing |
| POWER NUMBERS Total kjs= 6454 Best 30 min--- 220watts--- 3.24 Watts/kg Best 60 min--- 213watts--- 3.13 Watts/kg Best 120 min--- 189watts--- 2.78 Watts/kg Max Power 704--- Avg Power 152--- 2.24 Watts/kg On Ultras it's all about pacing so power numbers aren't all that high. In additon, long descents bring the average wattage down significantly. |
| SPONSORS First of all I would like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors who are supporting me for the 2008 season. Kenda C2C Tires Sportquest makers of CarboPro, CarboPro 1200 and Interphase, Woolistic makers of the best cycling specific wool clothing, Skins compression garments and as always my club Team Velosport/ TEAM SHO-AIR/SONANCE. |
| Jan 19, 2008 The route covers some of East San Diego's more rural roads. The stats are Distance: 177 miles Elevation gain: approx 13,000 feet of gain (Polar 720i 12,700) Highest elevation point: Santa Ysabel 2936 feet Climbs along the way: Honey Springs Rd, Harbinson Canyon, Hwy 67, Old Julian Hwy, Old Hwy 80, Japatul Valley Rd. |
| NUTRITION I estimated I would be on the course 12 hours and needed an avg of 300 calories per hour. 12x300= 3600 calories 1. The night before I mixed VIGOURSLY 1 bottle of CarboPro 1200 (16oz) and 6 scoops of CarboPro in a water bottle. I then split the mixture in two 8oz flasks. 1800 Calories 2. I then made two water bottles of 300 calories each with CarboPro 1200. 3. For the drop bag at mile 96 I sent another bottle of CarboPro 1200. 1200 Calories So that meant I had 2400 calories I was carrying with me and 1200 calories waiting for me at the turnaround point mile 96 for a total of 3600 calories Obviously, I expended more calories than 3,600 but I have found that consuming more than 350-400 for too long really causes me GI issues. Using the CarboPro1200 was so easy on my stomach that I strongly recommend that you should try it on your next Ultra. I felt well fueled all day. I went on a liquid diet meaning no solids and felt great The powermeter said I used 6454 kjs which is pretty close to the number of calories. A heart rate monitor will show many more calories expended. |