in preparation for my year's most important race, i went for a reconnaissance ride this weekend in gravenhurst. i wanted to check out the 40k cycling route that i'll be racing on July 18th. during last year's race on the same course i got a flat tire at about the 8k mark so i never got a chance to see the whole course.
in a tough crosswind and on tired legs from a hard week of workouts, i got a little bit lost and was only able to ride about 30 of the 40 kilometers but, after my ride, i hopped in my car and scouted out the rest of the route. i'll have a couple more opportunities to ride the course before the race so i'm hoping that i'll be familiar enough with the course that i'll have an advantage over the other athletes.
it's a great course with lots of steep ups and downs, sharp corners and fast, freshly paved flats. it'll be a quick ride on race day.
