Kansas City Corporate Challenge Bike Race - CycleTime Trial


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Kansas City, Kansas
United States
Kansas City Corporate Challenge
86F / 30C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 06m 20s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/55
Pre-race routine:

Shaved my legs; put PAM on my legs to reduce drag. Took everything off the bike that had drag. Checked in and stood in line to race chatting to the other old coots. They had the racers lined up by age and we geezers got to go first. What a range of equipment, everything from Huffys to mountain bikes to 7000 Cervelos.
Event warmup:

Took a couple of laps around the infield.
Bike
  • 06m 20s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 23.68 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

I drew blood on shaving my legs despite using one of our daughters as a consultant. I would shave more carefully next time.... blood on the legs was a bit intimidating.

Also I needed to warm up more racing into the wind.
Post race
Warm down:

Got in car and came home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Headwiiiiiiiiiiiiind

Event comments:

Will try again next year when I move into the 60+ bracket. Maybe I can compete with a walker.




Last updated: 2008-05-27 12:00 AM
Biking
00:06:20 | 02.5 miles | 23.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Avg HR of 158... I never race this high but the hyperventilation at the start caused it to spike. I am comfortable racing around 135.
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Once around the NASCAR speedway. Flat but extremely windy
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 76
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4