Rev3 Quassy Race Recon Trip #2

As a part of this past crazy weekend, I went out to the Rev3 Quassy bike course on Sunday and made a double loop of the middle section of the course in an attempt to compile a prediction for race day.

Thank you Town of Morris for the use of the Town Hall / Library parking lot!

This loop put me on sections 2-4 according to my course breakdown.  Below is my total course breakdown. 


Section            Round 1                       Round 2
Section 1        57:00 (17.89 mph)        58:38 (17.45 mph)
Section 2        19:07 (22.55 mph)        18:58 (22.64 mph)
Section 3        29:31 (15.42 mph)         29:09 (15.62 mph)
Section 4        37:03 (18.55 mph)        36:21 (18.90 mph)
Section 5        45:37 (19.50 mph)        44:47 (19.84 mph)

Total              3:08:18 (17.85 mph)      3:07:53 (17.89 mph)

2012 Race      2:57:27 (18.93 mph)


As you can tell, section 2 and 5 are the fastest portions of the course and compile ~21 miles.  And on the opposite side, section 3 includes a 7 mile span of six hills.  I had only remembered the course having four hills so it was fun to readjust my course perspective as I began naming the SIX hills.

Northfield St. Hills by Name

Bend Over

Into the Light

The House Doubles Down

Baby 'N a Corner

Alley-Oop

Straight Up

I'll let your imagination run with those names.

I had honestly hoped to be around last year's time, but I can't be sure how close a training day ride should be to a race day effort.  My next step is to take on the entire course at once to see if it matches up to the compiled sections and/or last year's race time.  I'd love to see the total course loop come down close to 3 hours, giving me a better chance of cutting time down on race day closer to a 2:50 or 2:45.


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Questions
1.  How close would you expect a training day ride to come to a race day time?
My money is on a better time come race day, but I'd love to have a better handle on how much difference there might be.  All thoughts are welcome.

2.  Have you ever named your rides, hills, or training areas?  Any fun names to share?


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