But it looked like I might just survive in the front group of today’s race.
In the recon race I’d done over the weekend (which was a large field with all categories combined) the pace had been crazy up Harlem Hill, and I got dropped on the second lap. Making it over the first climb in the front group put me at ease a bit. So I tried to maintain a good drafting position a few bikes from the front for the slack initial section, then I hammered on the steeper finish, reaching the top with just a handful of riders ahead. That first time up Harlem Hill would see the first selection of the race, I was sure. The start wasn’t too crazy – ZRL racers have gotten smart, with most learning there’s no point in attacking hard on a flat start when there’s a key climb just up the road. Cadence crewĮven though my lungs didn’t feel 100% (thanks, Omicron), the legs felt good and I was ready to race. PR lotion on my legs about 45 minutes before the race.That’s 300mg of go-go juice coursing through my veins! Caffeine gum – three pieces, one hour before the race.Easy(ish) effort the day before (rode with Boone on Climber’s Gambit, where he unlocked his Tron bike!).Recon race in the days before, just to refresh my knowledge of the route.
Since this was my first race of the season, on a course where I foresaw a decent result, I was careful to do everything I could to be prepped heading into the event:
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