first road race - Enebakk Rundt

[SheFly]

Thanks! I'd love to not have to eat or drink during a race, but I have the metabolism of a raging wood stove and need to eat OFTEN. Taping stuff to your bars was actually a pretty neat idea. I ate plenty for breakfast (4 slices of buttered bread with slices of apple, sugar and cinnamon ) but I could have stuffed down yet another one of those just before the race.

Afterwards I couldn't stand the thought of food, so maybe I did get enough fuel anyway.

I usually can't stomach the idea of food right after a race, or even a hard workout, either.

Just wondering - have you tried protein beforehand? What you ate pre-race sounds loaded with carbs, but I know for me (and this may not work for everyone), that protein is key. Typical breakfast on race day is either eggs or peanut butter. Both options include toast/bread as well. I discovered the protein trick worked well for me this year - if I consume it early in the day even on non-race days, I'm not as hungry later in the morning. Something to try, at any rate.

SheFly

[lph]

Duh - I can't believe I didn't think of this. I ate my usual high-carb breakfast because I usually commute by bike, and am on my bike max an hour after eating. So I know it works and I can digest it fast. I didn't think of the fact that this morning I was up eating breakfast over 2 hours before the race started.

Before long Sunday rides I've usually had bacon+eggs for breakfast, for longer-lasting fuel, and it does work better.

Tusen takk, superrunt, hyggelig å se deg :-)

[lph]

Results are in! I was no. 488 overall, and placed 5th out of 30 women in my age group, and 14th out of 106 women altogether. Very pleased indeed

Especially because most of the women who beat me beat me thoroughly, i.e. are in a totally different class. There was a clear drop down to the next bunch, where I was one of highest placed. Way cool!

[SheFly]

That's an awesome result! Congrats!

SheFly

[redrhodie]

Wowweeee-- great results! Imagine if you'd had some protein?! What a fantastic first race. I'm guessing you're hooked! Can't wait to read about your future WINS!

[Trigress]

GRATULERER!

I didn't race - I heard from a friend that it was fully booked, and so I didn't race. Didn't feel too bad when I saw the rain either, and as my hubby said - "well, I don't feel like bleeding in a roundabout in Lørenskog anyway". Funnily enough I talked to one of the chaps at Sørensen Sykler today, and he'd done exactly that - bleeding in a roundabout in Lørenskog: 4 stitches...

I'm considering Askerrunden tomorrow, if I race that will be my second race ever, and my first since 2005!

Kos deg med strålende resultat, og ha en fortsatt fin helg!

[lph]

Go Trigress! Hope you do Askerrunden and have a great trip! Weather will be fantastic, at least.

(btw, hope that wasn't Lorentz we passed "bleeding in a roundabout in Lørenskog" He's really nice)