The outcome

Saturday morning started out like this:

Woke up at 7, took a shower geared up got everything on the car headed to work to pick up Marco arrived at 9, Marco was late, he had to send a report before going so we left from work around 10:00, the race started at 10 so we were behind schedule, I hadn’t had breakfast yet so I stop in Rosarito at this little breakfast place and order a  banana milkshake, with a egg yolk and some chocolate powder gulp down the mix and ate 2 two oat milk cookies, they where great I bought 4 more for the ride and we headed to the race got around 10:30 to the start point, the race had started and  the last cyclers were heading out, after buying the numbers, filling out my camel back and moving the car closer to the starting point, we starting pedaling at 10:55

My food inventory was the following:

4 oatmeal cookies

1 Banana

2 gels

1 bag of gummy energy pack

Camelback

First 10 miles where easy but I knew from my previous experience that the ride along the beach was going to be the easiest as we got away from the beach I started to see the “la cuesta del tigre” last time I walked most of the bike ride, I was out of shape 20 kilos overweight and had no previous training, this time around I had been doing P90X 20 kilos lighter and my legs has enough power from all the running to work days I been downing for the last two months.

But running is not the same as bike riding, no sir, all thought I did not get off my bike once this time J, which I’m very darn proud off, half way to the second hill I was puffing hard, before reaching the sign for the vineyards mi thighs  where on fire I tough if this keeps like this I  going to have to get down of my bike, I started pedaling harder and pushing myself mentally, upon entering the vineyard route and 20 minutes of hell my legs started to get rhythm and the pain ease off, the I pushed harder, I was starting to wear down, I ate my banana to help with cramps, and about 15 minutes after the banana was gone my first cramp hit my right leg the cold wind on the top of the mountain started this cramp I keep pedaling rubbing the front of my leg and covering it from the wind 10 minutes of torture and it was gone.

I was pretty tired but still pushing hard, I concentrate and every crack on the floor like it was the finish line, looking for next one and the next one, cursing each one as I passed it by, the finally I saw the first Bibayoff vineyard sign and my ipod which was in shuffle started playing the father of soul James Brown – I feel good and my legs blasted through the hole song, I was happy and signing out loud, I think my brain reacted to the sign and said where here and my legs back up this thought to the rest off the way until I reached the finished line.

I did 3:24 when I got there Marco had his shoes off and was sitting in the grass I went and got my t-shirt and two slices of pizza, got back to Marco handed him a slice and rested as I saw the rest of the riders got there, I felt great, we got on the bus and ride home.

I can’t wait for this ride next year; it was great training for Rosarito-Ensenada in May.

Here’s a video of the ride, hope you enjoy

Untitled from Jovanny on Vimeo.


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