From my 1st visit to the Friday night excitement @ Marymoor.
In this “Snowball” race, points are awarded to the first person across the line on each lap, and accumulate as the race progresses. One point is awarded for the first lap, two for the second lap, three for the third, and so on. It’s a fast and exciting race to watch since the racers sprint every lap.
Ever wondered how far you could pedal in 12 or 24 hours? Here's a new opportunity to amuse your muscular mitochondria with 12 non-stop hours of pedaling. Or, if that's not enough, add sleep deprivation and see how far you can go in 24 hours.
Kristi Berg is a USAC cycling coach and ACE Personal trainer with Seattle's Cycle University. In addition to her coaching gig, Kristi also races road bikes, mountain bikes, and cyclocross.
To provide a bit of context for upcoming race reports, and from the perspective of a recreational cyclist who periodically races (if it can be called that...) a brief primer on the workings of amateur road races:
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