This past weekend was the DC Randonneurs 300km brevet. it only had 9000' of climbing as opposed to last year's which had around 14,000' of climbing. After the first mile, I decided to see how strong I was and started chasing down two people who went off the front. What I should have done was stayed in the pack, the road tilted gradually up and within 5 miles of the start line, two large groups of riders had passed me. I spent the rest of the day chasing after a small group with Chris Mento and Carol in it. I ended up finishing the 300km brevet in 15 hours versus 18 hours for last year's with the extra climbing. My main problem? I left my waterbottles at home and so I couldn't use any of the Perpetuem I had brought with me. That meant fueling with Powerbars and stopping for food (Subway and McDonalds) along the way. Once again, I express my love for Anti-Fatigue Caps. When my legs were feeling shot, I'd down one of those and within a few minutes, I was ready to go. I was hoping to do the hilly 300km brevet this saturday, but I'm feeling like I may need a rest week, so I may try to do the hilly 300km route after the 400km brevet next week. We'll see.
"300km Brevet"
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