So Bryce completed his 100KM mountain bike race in good form last weekend. He was dry retching at the 65km mark but came right after some food and some good distraction from some friends. This weekend he competed in a team relay called the Motu Challenge and completed a 70ish mountain bike ride. So his training is going well.
Today I did the Tour of Waikanae which was a lap race of 25km and you had your choice of doing 1, 2, 3 or 4. I did 4 and completed 100km in 3hr:46:46. I even had a sprint finish with another guy so I definitely had some energy at the end. I think I have sorted out how to eat properly for these long races and that made a huge difference. For Robyn and any other racing geeks out there, I spent 3 hours above 80% of my max heart rate, my average was 27.1 km/hr, (but was 27.6 for the first 50km) and I burnt about 3000 kcal! I am thrilled with my ride and pretty happy with the amount of training I have been doing, so it makes it all worth it. The only problem is that the Taupo race is 60km longer and has many, many, many more hills (considering the race today had only 1 hill). The results showed that I came 8th female overall for the 100km and 6th in my age category. Pretty happy really!
It was a massively windy day so it was nice to have the tailwinds at times to rest in (even though the crosswinds and headwinds were pretty exhausting). Mark and Rachel each did 50km and they enjoyed the challenge as a good prep for the Taupo race. We still have over a month to go before the ride so I better get moving. More training to do!
Next weekend, Carl and Denise's wedding!!
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