Solid effort on the 40km for first ever crack at it. Tough distance to pace without a few attempts.
I have two races to report: Amgen Tour of California Stage 4 TT from May 16th and my local sprint triathlon from May 20th.
Amgen ToC:
1) AP: 333W / NP: 350W
2) Avg Speed: 28 mph
3) Distance: 21.6 miles
4) Weight: 157lbs
5) Cannondale Slice, Flo Disc/90, Bioracer Road Skinsuit, Oakley Aro7 Helmet.
6) Result: 46:03 - 85th in pro field out of 116 who made the time cut. Only a little faster than 30 professional cyclists, a lot slower than a handful of genetic superhumans, pretty close to a bunch of genetic lottery winners on super aero setups and tired legs/little motivation due to cycling being a game of chess.
7) Excuses: not fully recovered from 70.3 St. George and definitely hadn’t practiced enough on the course. First half was windy and uphill (2 hard climbs) second half had 2 very technical descents where I lost a lot of time by scrubbing all my speed.
8) Video of my ride: https://m.youtube.com/...amp;index=2&t=0s
Hickory Grove Sprint (3 OA finish - definitely not 100% for this one)
1) AP: 322W / NP: 340W
2) Avg Speed: 27.3 mph
3) Distance: 15.5 miles
4) Weight: 157lbs
5) Cannondale Slice, Flo Disc/90, Giro Aerohead, 2XU Project X Sleeved Trisuit
6) Excuses: windy, legs beat from ToC TT and 3 days of training after, lots of corners, three 180° turns, 3 loop course puts a lot of slow people in the way (especially at the 180° turn!) I biked 34:30, next closest was 37:30. I need to learn to run a faster 5k and swim like I’m a fish.
I have two races to report: Amgen Tour of California Stage 4 TT from May 16th and my local sprint triathlon from May 20th.
Amgen ToC:
1) AP: 333W / NP: 350W
2) Avg Speed: 28 mph
3) Distance: 21.6 miles
4) Weight: 157lbs
5) Cannondale Slice, Flo Disc/90, Bioracer Road Skinsuit, Oakley Aro7 Helmet.
6) Result: 46:03 - 85th in pro field out of 116 who made the time cut. Only a little faster than 30 professional cyclists, a lot slower than a handful of genetic superhumans, pretty close to a bunch of genetic lottery winners on super aero setups and tired legs/little motivation due to cycling being a game of chess.
7) Excuses: not fully recovered from 70.3 St. George and definitely hadn’t practiced enough on the course. First half was windy and uphill (2 hard climbs) second half had 2 very technical descents where I lost a lot of time by scrubbing all my speed.
8) Video of my ride: https://m.youtube.com/...amp;index=2&t=0s
Hickory Grove Sprint (3 OA finish - definitely not 100% for this one)
1) AP: 322W / NP: 340W
2) Avg Speed: 27.3 mph
3) Distance: 15.5 miles
4) Weight: 157lbs
5) Cannondale Slice, Flo Disc/90, Giro Aerohead, 2XU Project X Sleeved Trisuit
6) Excuses: windy, legs beat from ToC TT and 3 days of training after, lots of corners, three 180° turns, 3 loop course puts a lot of slow people in the way (especially at the 180° turn!) I biked 34:30, next closest was 37:30. I need to learn to run a faster 5k and swim like I’m a fish.