Precision Bikes Time Trial, May 2007 - CycleTime Trial


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Lafayette, Louisiana
United States
Precision Bikes
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 3/12
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate tuna sandwich at 4:30, changed clothes at work and drove to race site.
Event warmup:

11.65 miles in 37 minutes (18.9mph)
Bike
  • 24m 20s
  • 10 miles
  • 24.66 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty demoralizing to average 24.5mph and have the guy who started a minute behind you pass before the turnaround. Equally demoralizing to see your average drop from 24.5 to 24.2 in the 20 feet it takes you to turn around.

Still, not a bad ride. There was some wind out there but it was hard to tell where it was coming from, guess it was predominantly a crosswind. Averaged 24.2 through the turnaround, then 24.8 the rest of the way.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It's still early in the season, I'm still carrying Christmas baggage, but lost only 20 seconds from last July, when I was in peak condition. My goal is to average 25 on one of these later this year.
Post race
Warm down:

Rode about two miles, made sure I wasn't going to spew, then waited for results.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Little hill, crosswind, fat behind. Only two that beat me were a 25-yo Cat 2 racer (26.6mph avg.) and a 15-yo who has real potential to be Cat 1 or better (25.75mph avg.). Add their ages together and you still come up ten years short of where I am.

Event comments:

Low-key, informal monthly event put on by the LBS. Fun, good way to test yourself.




Last updated: 2007-05-01 12:00 AM
Biking
00:24:20 | 10 miles | 24.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 3/12
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Five miles out on Lake Martin Road, 180 degree turn, then back to start. There's a ~40-foot hill about 3/4 of a mile in, that you cross again at 9.25 miles. Other than that, it's as flat as a pancake, through the Lake Martin Swamp.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3