Cross Timbers 100 Miler - REPORT!!!

Hey Guys,

I will make this short and sweet...

The ride started off on The Texas Motor Speedway and we got to ride 1 mile around the actual track before we headed out onto the course, which was awesome. At 7am it was 80* with 95% humidity, and surely would be a scorcher! There were some rollers, but the 15-20mph winds were ever-present and would challenge us on the way back in. Heading north was GREAT! Averaging 25mph, but I knew we were in for a suffer-fest for the last 25 miles headed dead into the wind to get back home.

I stopped for about 5 minutes at the 50 mile aid station, and took a few minutes at the 75 mile aid station. After that, regardless of how many salt tabs I took in, I was cramping in the quads and was strruggling to keep above 15mph going back in. So, I hopped out of the saddle a few times and took some quick stretches. The countryside was gorgeous, the sun peeked out and was shinning bright, lessening the humidity to about 80% but raising the temps to around 90*. Anyways, we got er dun, and my average was just under 19mph with a total time of 5:25:32.

On a side-note... Both my 90MM Race Wheels and 60MM Race / Training wheels had a flat on the back (Tubulars) that I will need to replace as fix-A-flat did not seal the problems, SOOOOOO, I got the pleasure and joy of being reminded how bad it sucks to ride on heavy trainers. I believe I would have averaged over 20mph if I had my 90mm's, but then again, with the wind, it might have been kind of hairy keeping control of the deeper wheels.

Anyways, that's it. A fun ride and a solid day of training. OH YEAH... I AM REGISTERED FOR IRONMAN LOUISVILLE in August. I will see you out there Jillian & Andrew. Next week will be 80-90 miles in the saddle with an hour brick. BRING ON THE PAIN!!!

 AWESOME!!!! CONGRATS! I would love to do that ... how fit and how fun..... I am running off to the gym now ... zumba toning it is.... Thanks for sharing..

sounds rough but satisfying.... i hate it when you get all crampy and dehydrated, terrible feeling.  congrats on IM louisville, sounds like a lot of fun with the three of you racing together.

Great job. That humidity can really hurt early in the training season.
Rob

Nice ride, sounds brutal, but must have been fun to ride on a track. Can't wait to race with you in Louisville, looks like we got a "team OH" going on here!

 2 miles and hour on an IM means getting done 30 minutes sooner.. I really gotta consider some if you really think its that much of a help!  Team OH is gonna rock Louisville!