{"id":4154,"date":"2012-03-24T22:54:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T02:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2012-03-24T23:48:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T03:48:43","slug":"post-barry-roubaix-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/24\/post-barry-roubaix-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Barry-Roubaix Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend Danielle and I traveled out to the Grand Rapids<\/a> area for my first go at Barry-Roubaix<\/a>. After a great race and hanging out for a while we headed to get Roxie<\/a> and then back home, but not before stopping in Ann Arbor at Zingerman’s<\/a>. Being just off of I-94<\/a> we were able to easily stop at both the Bakehouse<\/a> and Creamery<\/a> where we picked up a bunch of great baked goods and cheeses. This resulted in tonight’s outstanding snack of a sea salt bagel spread with pimento cheese spread, eaten while sipping a glass of Bell’s Hopslam<\/a>. We’d also picked up some doughnuts from Zingerman’s Bakehouse; properly fried ones filled with chocolate pudding. A picture of it can be see here<\/a>, and this may be the best doughnut that I have ever eaten. The filling, dough, and topping were perfect.<\/p>\n

As far as the race goes, it was a wonderful time. I probably could have pushed myself a little harder, but during the race I felt good, and finished with a time that I’m content with: 2:21:42 \/ 15.2 MPH average \/ 66th our of 92 in my class. My max heart rate was right at the end meaning I probably could have pushed a bit harder, but with an average of 156 I think I was doing okay.<\/p>\n

The course was through some really beautiful areas, and the rain the night prior had the dirt roads in tip-top shape. Some of the anticipated sandy bits were a bit of a slog and required dismounting and walking, and there were some serious puddles in a few sections, but it was overall quite fun. The weather was absolutely beautiful, with 60-ish temperatures and overcast skies making me perfectly comfortable in typical summer wear of shorts and a short sleeved jersey, lightweight gloves, and simple socks. A bit of misting rain found its way to us for around 20 minutes of the race, but only the slight visibility degradation was a problem.<\/p>\n

The start\/finish area was also very well set up and included both some great beer and excellent food. I had some Korean-style pork tacos (with kimchi<\/a>!) and a really nice chili-pork burrito. There was also a few kegs of Founders<\/a> beer on hand, with tickets reasonably priced and proceeds going to benefit the WMMBA<\/a>‘s campaign to build fifty new miles of single track trails in the next five years<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This was a really great race. I’m extremely glad I went.<\/p>\n

My Garmin Connect data from it is here<\/a>, if you’re interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend Danielle and I traveled out to the Grand Rapids area for my first go at Barry-Roubaix. After a great race and hanging out…<\/p>\n

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