Subject: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU BT To all of you who helped me formulate a race strategy when confronting high winds....a sincere thank you. Your advice worked perfectly.
I'll post an RR when the official results get posted, but I did the Athens, TX, YMCA sprint tri this morning. For those who followed along, I was freaked at the wind forecast. It really was as bad as it seemed. Winds 20-30 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH. Y'all told me to ride high with a tailwind and to ride low (and spin ) with a headwind. Guess what? It worked. Had to get down into my granny gear at mile 11 during one of those gusts, but my confidence is sky-high. Followed the hard bike with a 26 minute 5K and beat every member of my extended family (including a 16 YO nephew ). Now I know my times aren't stellar; many of you can do this in your sleep. I just want to say thank you for helping an average joe get through a hard morning.
People, when you ask for wind advice on this board? Listen!
Edited by lynda 2005-03-12 9:22 PM
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