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So So Day In The Saddle


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By Damien - Posted on 21 February 2010

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.
Team: 
Me - Solo SS
Status: 
Finished
Laps: 
8
Time: 
04:02:01
Race Category: 
Solo - Single Speed
Position (Category): 
5

No plan to race very hard today just wanted to circulate at an easy pace and have a fun ride, which I generally did.

Started of nice and relaxed with very consistent lap times not pushing my limits at all and enjoying the ride. It was a great morning for it but it didn’t take long for the day to heat up which started to sap my energy levels and with no gels to stick in the tank it was going to be difficult to keep going.

I didn’t get organised and didn’t have my usual race food just a muesli bar and a few bananas, which did me just fine until lap 7 when I finally got a clean run at the climb after Max's bridge but this effort really wasn’t worth the pay off and I ran out of go juice soon after. So after 3 or so hours I decided to have a break and a bit of a refill before heading out for a final lap and reasonable finish somewhere in the midfield overall and 5th in SS.

Looking forward to the cooler months and the NSW enduro series with some training under my belt.

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