Barely squeaked by my goal time of 6 hours. Final time was 5 hours and 57 minutes. I’m very pleased overall with the day. Couldn’t have done it without my families support!
There have been a few request of what the course looks like, maps, etc… Our friends at GeoLadders do a good job of supplying this type of stuff, but if you want to look you have to sign up to their site. Don’t be afraid it’s FREE.
Earlier today Dave and I were talking through how many calories I would be burning over the course of the race tomorrow. Our assumption is 1,000 calories per hour for a total of 6,000. We might be totally nuts.
Felipe was schooling me last week on how many calories and how often I needed to consume them while racing. It’s way more than I have ever taken in during a race.
Earlier this week I threw down the credit card for a new supply of Bonk Breaker bars. These bars are right out of the oven. Of course I had to sample one and they taste as good as the last 1,000 Bonk Breakers I have eaten
Thanks for getting them here before my race Jason!
Once Carter wakes up the family will be loading up for the drive down to Oceanside. The weather calls for 50 degrees at the start of the race tomorrow. I can deal with that. Water will be in the mid fifties.
I’ll be Twittering more tonight and early tomorrow morning (Twitter name outsideallday)…
Not really much to say tonight, I feel pre-occupied with thoughts about Saturday. The last 3 hours have been spent with the family and preparing/gathering items I need to survive 6 hours of racing. Ate very well today and prescribed by Felipe and drank SO much water.
I’m not sure why I’m nervous, physically I know I can complete it. There is pressure to finish in under 6 hours but that’s only be put on by me. My right shoulder is still tender and that scares me but overall, not much to worry about.
I need to go read or something and get off the dang computer…
Manuel Prado (Manny) is now a local Southern Californian Pro-Mountain Biker but originally he was from Costa Rica. Manny is known for his flatland skills as it was this talent and the X-Games which brought him to the United States years ago. However, Manny has not forgot the sport that brought him here or his homeland as he is now onto new cycling endeavors. Each year Manny goes back to Costa Rica to put on an event, Ticos Jam, to showcase the flatland talent of his homeland and encourage others that anything is possible if they stick to it.