The 2017 @texastimetrials are a wrap!
What a great race! A challenging course was made that much “better” (🤣) by high winds & heat this year… Thankfully, my @craftusa EBC SpeedSuit outperformed anything I’ve ever worn before, helping me to keep my cool, stay #AeroAF , & preventing me from requiring a kit change 😉
I went out a bit too hard on my @cervelocycles P3. Had to stop for ~12 minutes after lap 5 (132 miles in) due to hot spots so bad that i literally could no longer pedal… A short stop, cold towel, ice sock, ibuprofen, pedialite, bike swap (@cervelocycles S5), shoe adjustment and STELLAR support by my crew & Angela Zahm had me back in the game quickly though! .
I held the Overall 12 hr lead all day up until the final lap, when my body decided it was time to shut me down, & I was passed by Ryan, the Male 12 Hr Winner 😜.. Severe leg cramps & returning hot spots on lap 8 meant simply going into survival mode, and scaling back my effort level considerably so that I could finish. It’s really amazing that the cramps held off as long as they did, considering the amount of salt I was losing!
Despite falling 1 lap short of my personal goal for the day, I still managed to take 1st Place Female, 2nd Place Overall, Set a new Women’s Course record, and am officially your 2017 UMCA 12 HR WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPION!! 🎉🏆🥇🎉!
I couldn’t have pulled this off without the support of SO many (too many to mention in 1 post!) Thank you @hollandracing for putting on such an amazing event, @dontstoplearning for the stellar coaching & programming that prepped me to take this on, @sherrikirklin for the month long BEMER Mat sponsorship (OMG I miss it already!! 🤣), @nuunhydration for helping me stay fueled & hydrated… no doubt I would have gone into full-on cramping MUCH sooner without my Nuun Performance, and new sponsor @christopherbeancoffee for supplying #CaffeinatedChristie with delicious coffee to help fuel this adventure !
#UMCA #nationalchampion (x 2!!) #ridelikeagirl #ultraracing #ultracycling #dearcervelo #nicetop #TeamTracyATX
