I completed the Buffalo Springs 70.3.
Despite my age, preparedness, the conditions, I experienced the same type of decline as the race progressed as what normally happens and has happened to me several times.
I'm 40 yrs old, at 158 lbs. Racing tri for 10 yrs, and running off and on for 25 years.
I ate breakfast (pancakes, sausage, and hash browns) 1.5 hrs before my start time.
I took 3 gels on the bike, and had 1 gatorade bottle on the course and 1 bottle of EFS Pro (1st Endurance) along with 2 bottles of water. I had a great bike... managed my effort, power, and HR all the way, but the last 5 miles were different despite riding with measured effort. It felt like my power availability went down by 30% for the last five miles of the bike.
My run felt weak and my pace began at 9:30 per mile and then down to 11:00 per mile after for the last 10 miles of the run.
This same scenario plays out even on 140.6 races and despite the temp/conditions. Rather than the last 5 miles on the bike, it's the last 25 miles that crushes me on the bike and then I'm flamed out for the run.
What am I doing wrong? Not training hard enough or not eating sufficiently calories?
Despite my age, preparedness, the conditions, I experienced the same type of decline as the race progressed as what normally happens and has happened to me several times.
I'm 40 yrs old, at 158 lbs. Racing tri for 10 yrs, and running off and on for 25 years.
I ate breakfast (pancakes, sausage, and hash browns) 1.5 hrs before my start time.
I took 3 gels on the bike, and had 1 gatorade bottle on the course and 1 bottle of EFS Pro (1st Endurance) along with 2 bottles of water. I had a great bike... managed my effort, power, and HR all the way, but the last 5 miles were different despite riding with measured effort. It felt like my power availability went down by 30% for the last five miles of the bike.
My run felt weak and my pace began at 9:30 per mile and then down to 11:00 per mile after for the last 10 miles of the run.
This same scenario plays out even on 140.6 races and despite the temp/conditions. Rather than the last 5 miles on the bike, it's the last 25 miles that crushes me on the bike and then I'm flamed out for the run.
What am I doing wrong? Not training hard enough or not eating sufficiently calories?