I was really looking forward to my Saturday workout. A long ride followed by a brick run. I hadn't ridden with a group in a few weeks so I was really excited to join my friends for their 80-mile route.
Karel participated in the South East Gravel Battle of Sumter Forest Race. This race was his first gravel race of many this year. Karel is preparing for the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder 5-day stage race in June so every race prior is a learning opportunity. Karel spent much of Friday tinkering with his bike to get it race ready. Karel's race started at 9am and I left for my ride around 8am.
Although I had a great ride, Karel's race didn't go as well. He experienced an issue with his tubeless valve that got loose in the first gravel section of the ride. While he was able to fix it within a few minutes, he was dead last as the pack of riders flew by him with the downhill start. The gravel conditions are super rough to start this race and the valve must have bounced itself out of the hole. Instead of turning around and calling it a day, Karel time trialed the rest of the race with another guy - averaging around 20mph for nearly 60+ miles. Karel experienced some cramps (which is commmon for him with his back/hip issues) near the end so he had to drop back and managed to pedal his way across the finish line, completed the 72 mile event in 3 hours and 47 minutes. He was happy with a solid training day.
I finished off my ride with a 5-ish mile run. I was only planning 30-minutes but I felt really good off the bike. Here's a recap of my ride as well as the nutrition I consumed throughout my workout.
Pre workout:
2 waffles, peanut butter, syrup, vanilla yogurt. Water. Cup of coffee.
Total: ~400 calories, 16 ounce fluid
Bike:
2 x 26 ounce bottles each with 90g Flow.
1 x 26 ounce bottle Infinit
6 power bar chews
Total: 78 ounce fluid, ~1100 calories.
Run:
1 x 10 ounce flask with 3/4 scoop Never Second C30
1 x 10 ounce flask with water
Total: 20 ounce fluid, 100 calories.