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- Location
- The Devil's Isles
Race report?
A big fat fail; I didn't place. However, I had heaps of fun doing it. One of the veterans said that my cadence was too high. I was zooming around at 100+ rpm but he said that I was not taking advantage of my power at that rate. The pack, about 10 or so Adult C (Cat 4?) slowly pulled away from me and I basically ran the race on my own trying to get around and not be lapped.
Open Women and Junior A started right on our heals and I managed to pass the junior pack and the women's pack at some point. I never caught back on to my group. I was told they were 20 to 30 seconds ahead of me. I kept my pace of about 2 min per lap through the entire race but it did fluctuate up to 2:15 at one point. If I can get some balance on cadence and power I think I'll be able to hang with the group next time.
There is a road race next weekend. I'll try to tweak the cadence and see what happens.
Race route: http://goo.gl/maps/o3Qvq
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