Maybe it's me but today in Livermore seemed like Just Another Crit (JAC). Round and round we went. A few on the front tried to make the race interesting. I bridged to a break but we couldn't stay away. At times there were glimmers of hope as the pace inched high enough to split the pack but then motivation was lost and everyone regrouped. With 2.5 laps to go (or 3.5 depending on whose counting) the pace dropped to 21 mph to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and we paraded around the final laps 3 wide 10 deep and finished with a 200 m drag race. Maybe it's time to go flyfishing.
Oh, there was a twist. Four donne of the Minty Mafia joined the Newbie Geezers race. They raced well and their clean look and agressive style was a refreshing change to the standard newbie geezer fare...although I don't think their socks were standard issue.The Data:
Teammates:Adam, Richard, Paul, Larry
Distance: 17.9 miles
Time: 42 min
Ave Speed: 25.8 mph
Max Speed: 35.6 mph
Ave HR: 181 bpm
Max HR: 201 bpm
Place: 20
5 comments:
We will keep it faster next time, assuming some people know which is the bell lap!
Did you do Mt. Ham today?
It didn't work out this year. Sounds like it was a great race today.
We'll have to find a way to keep the pace higher in our crits in the last few laps. I think we will all be happier if we do.
Office parks= not my favorite. Circling another temp agency, tile outlet for a hour at a time sux.
The bell lap deal really hurts, because you wait the whole race for one good lap, then they screw it up. ICCC should be interesting at least.
201 max HR = My death. That's awesome! Wish I could've been there, but work calls.....yet again.
That was fun! For the ICCC the 4s (non-geezer) are after the W3 & I'm thinking of joining my Mister in that field if you feel like doubling up.
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