CCCX #2 – Jan 19th 2025

by zenturtle, posted in CCCX, Racing, Uncategorized

BIKE SETUP

  • Yeti SB115
  • Max is Rekon Race 2.35 16/18PSI

NUTRITION

  • Liquid IV + Creatine 10g , banana, gel before
  • Gel and 1 bottle of Skratch labs hi carb

Dragged myself over the finish line at @repackracing.com #CCCX 2 after a good 10 days battling a cold. Lining up at the start in a cold morning was a victory in itself. Finished a good 10min behind the leader, but felt good most of the time and kept consistent over the 6 laps.

Did a bit better than last time at the start, managed to jump lot’s of folks by choosing a good line and hit the singletrack ahead of my groups leaders.

Gotta work on those sub minute power bursts. More than half the time was spent above threshold, with a significant anaerobic component. A large reliance over CHO (at least for my type of riding)

Lap times pretty consistent, power dropped on Lap 4, when I finally got a gel in, got me back for lap 5, and should have probably followed up with a second gel before lap 6. I guess I need to maintain that same power as first lap if I want to move up a few spots. IF=0.99 says nothing left in the tank

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With 20 years as a hardware engineer, Marco has been geeking out his entire life. He loves solving a good problem. He’s also a lifetime athlete, competing in martial arts, diving, sailing, and bicycle racing. He’s combined his two passions – engineering and cycling – to focus on helping other endurance athletes reach their athletic goals. He’s been racing bikes since 2005, focusing on cross country mountain bike, ultra-endurance mountain bike (8 hour/24 hour/100 mile), and cyclocross. He loves epic rides on road and dirt. Marco is a USA Cycling Level 3 Coach and has participated in coaching education programs with Training Peaks.

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