I don't know how much info you all need...so...
I race 10 Mile TT's on a weekly basis, a few days of training, watch my food intake fairly close...ummm, 30 years old, 5'-7", 140 lbs.
Alright...
Last Tuesday I found out there was going to be a Crit Race on Saturday. Sadly I didn't decide to race until Friday night. This was my first group race and I wanted to see what the weather was going to be like (LOL, 65, Light rain, 5-10mph wind ... what great conditions for your first race!) Anyway, not ever racing anything other than a TT...I "prepared" for the crit like I would for a TT. Thinking that it was going to be a "pace race" without a bunch of excellerations, brakes, etc. ...wrong.
Ummm...for breakfast I had Oatmeal (2 cups of coffee), a banana for a mid morning snack, couple of turkey sandwiches for lunch, and a cup of coffee about 1pm (my start was at 2pm). I also drank ...?... enough water, don't know exactly how much, and a little bit of Gatorade.
Raced, felt great...I think I did alright for my first race!
...Warmed up for about 15-20 min, raced for about 28 minutes, took a lap and a half cooldown. The corse was about .5 mile around a couple city blocks. After the cooldown, I found my family and rode about another block really slow (walking speed).
PROBLEM...
When I got to my truck I still felt fine. I got off my bike and put it up on my carrier...then...all of a sudden I felt like I had a major burp (or throw up?), I couldn't stand still (felt almost dizzy...but not?), and my wife told me that I lost all my color. She made me sit down in my truck (didn't help), I got up walked around in circles in the parking spot next to my truck, while sipping on Gatorade. Finally started feeling good enough to finish putting all my stuff away. My wife drove, and about 10 min later I was feeling fine.
Now, I don't think this is anything major...but just odd enough to make me wonder what I did "wrong"? I've never had this feeling before...and don't want it again!
From what I know, I'm guessing its among the following...
Diet ... Should I have ate different for this type of race vs. a TT?
The cup of coffee that close to the race?
Not a long enough cooldown ... Should have taken a little longer to bring my heart rate down?
Or preperation for this style of race? The braking and excellerations "killed" me. For the last part of the race I ended up riding like a TT.
Thanks for all your help and suggestions.
I race 10 Mile TT's on a weekly basis, a few days of training, watch my food intake fairly close...ummm, 30 years old, 5'-7", 140 lbs.
Alright...
Last Tuesday I found out there was going to be a Crit Race on Saturday. Sadly I didn't decide to race until Friday night. This was my first group race and I wanted to see what the weather was going to be like (LOL, 65, Light rain, 5-10mph wind ... what great conditions for your first race!) Anyway, not ever racing anything other than a TT...I "prepared" for the crit like I would for a TT. Thinking that it was going to be a "pace race" without a bunch of excellerations, brakes, etc. ...wrong.
Ummm...for breakfast I had Oatmeal (2 cups of coffee), a banana for a mid morning snack, couple of turkey sandwiches for lunch, and a cup of coffee about 1pm (my start was at 2pm). I also drank ...?... enough water, don't know exactly how much, and a little bit of Gatorade.
Raced, felt great...I think I did alright for my first race!
...Warmed up for about 15-20 min, raced for about 28 minutes, took a lap and a half cooldown. The corse was about .5 mile around a couple city blocks. After the cooldown, I found my family and rode about another block really slow (walking speed).
PROBLEM...
When I got to my truck I still felt fine. I got off my bike and put it up on my carrier...then...all of a sudden I felt like I had a major burp (or throw up?), I couldn't stand still (felt almost dizzy...but not?), and my wife told me that I lost all my color. She made me sit down in my truck (didn't help), I got up walked around in circles in the parking spot next to my truck, while sipping on Gatorade. Finally started feeling good enough to finish putting all my stuff away. My wife drove, and about 10 min later I was feeling fine.
Now, I don't think this is anything major...but just odd enough to make me wonder what I did "wrong"? I've never had this feeling before...and don't want it again!
From what I know, I'm guessing its among the following...
Diet ... Should I have ate different for this type of race vs. a TT?
The cup of coffee that close to the race?
Not a long enough cooldown ... Should have taken a little longer to bring my heart rate down?
Or preperation for this style of race? The braking and excellerations "killed" me. For the last part of the race I ended up riding like a TT.
Thanks for all your help and suggestions.