Zachary Hilton
Sea Otter Classic Road Race
Sea Otter Classic Road Race
Category 35+ 4's
Seaside, CA
Place: DNF
Field: 15
Teammates: Ben Clarke in the combined 45+ 4's
Place: DNF
Field: 15
Teammates: Ben Clarke in the combined 45+ 4's
Weather: 64 sunny, no wind, and no base layers needed
Start Time: 04:24:00
Start Time: 04:24:00
Total Time: 02:01:00
Power: 219 W avg, 849 W max, 225 W NP
Power: 219 W avg, 849 W max, 225 W NP
Average Speed: 16.4 MPH, Top Speed 42 MPH
Average HR: 158 Max HR: 184
Elevation Ascent: 3,107
Elevation Ascent: 3,107
I'm riding a 2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac with Ultegra 6800 53/39 11 speed group set with an 11/32 for this race. Lot's of climbing in a short amount of time. I have a pair for Race Rim carbon tubular 32's for this race. They are light and stiff enough for some 40 mph plus racing and poor roads. I'm wearing my new Road Suit from Zaavy Custom Apparel, and my new S-Works Prevail II helmet. I follow Hammer Nutrition's Steve Born on many pre-race strategies.
My goals for this race are to get some hard intensity in the legs! I'm not where I should be for this time of year. I just haven't had the good weather or discipline on the trainer. Despite all that I need to keep fighting it. There isn't a big group here either. That means that it's harder to find guys on the same level as you. Am I the only one out there that might not be ready for a race but I still support it and show up anyways?
I got a 30 minute warm up and rode to the start line only to find that we weren't starting anytime soon! Apparently the new race course and number of laps doesn't equal the total mileage....we were delayed for 1 hour! That doesn't help at all. I was good for 3 laps on this new course and then I just began to fade out. I was hungry and my legs were shot. I was getting discouraged about finishing the final two laps alone and the sun setting too...I opted to DNF and fight another day. I haven't done this for years but that's what's up right now. I was getting more excited about coming back for the awesome bike festival with Avery on Sunday. It's time to drink beer, eat great food, and free swag!
Time to recover with Hammer Nutrition's Recoverite and get a good night sleep. Don't forget to recover during your sleep and take some Hammer Whey to boost that HGH. I've also added Hammer Nutrition's Chromate, and Super Antioxidant to the recovery mix. Both have great recovery ingredients!
I got a 30 minute warm up and rode to the start line only to find that we weren't starting anytime soon! Apparently the new race course and number of laps doesn't equal the total mileage....we were delayed for 1 hour! That doesn't help at all. I was good for 3 laps on this new course and then I just began to fade out. I was hungry and my legs were shot. I was getting discouraged about finishing the final two laps alone and the sun setting too...I opted to DNF and fight another day. I haven't done this for years but that's what's up right now. I was getting more excited about coming back for the awesome bike festival with Avery on Sunday. It's time to drink beer, eat great food, and free swag!
Time to recover with Hammer Nutrition's Recoverite and get a good night sleep. Don't forget to recover during your sleep and take some Hammer Whey to boost that HGH. I've also added Hammer Nutrition's Chromate, and Super Antioxidant to the recovery mix. Both have great recovery ingredients!
Next race will be Cat's Hill Classic Criterium on April 29th!
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