Way to go @adm0629!!! 
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Thanks, Theia! Their version of Roubaix is 40% pavement, 60% packed dirt roads, so most were on road bikes but the winner of my category did it on a gravel bike. I didn’t get in a warmup and showed up to the line just in time because the kids started their race from a different location, just before. My adrenaline was sky high. I spent the whole first lap clawing to hang on to feel ready and to overcome my shifting issues. I only ride that bike on the trainer and outside a couple times a year so it doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
By lap 2, we were pacelining on the pavement bits but I still couldn’t get into the lower chainring on any hills. Just had to use the standing technique/grip and really focus on sinking down and pulling up with a decent cadence and carrying the speed over the top. We split apart with 5 miles to go (where the bulk of the hills are) and I was in 5th. I really tried to maximize every effort with changing the gears often so that I was increasing speed, then maintaining it. I pushed so many watts in the home stretch, readying myself for a sprint that I thankfully never had to do. (I really had nothing left and am not a great sprinter - mostly a TTer.)
-Angie
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@adm0629 what mental toughness. So much went in in that race. You should be super proud of yourself! Bravo! 
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Well done @adm0629! 
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CONGRATS to @reservoircat for her win at the Melting Mann gravel race last Saturday!! 
Even more impressive was that she was 30 minutes faster than last year on this course!
I have been working with Liz in preparation for a big climbing event she is planning to do this month, and she wasn’t even tapered or rested for the Melting Mann!
Super excited about her progress. Liz has been very disciplined and has been working very hard despite her busy work schedule. Fantastic job Liz!!
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Congratulations @reservoircat ! 
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Wow Congrats @reservoircat That is a wonderful achievement Liz! super well done!! 
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Thank you! It is a fun race…a little easier than last year’s course as you only do Mann Road 1x now…but at most that made me two minutes faster so we will call it 28 minutes faster! I had a few post race beers and became really quotable so “your PRs are ahead of you” may be printed on some merch in the future 
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Awesome work @reservoircat !!! Super strong!!! You will crush your big event!!
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Congrats Liz @reservoircat !!! 
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