Scarletfire/Verizon Wireless 2 person TTT
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Comments: I knew I was in trouble when I pulled up the aviation weather forecast for RFD (Rockford Airport) at home before we left. At 10am, exactly 1/2 hr into our race, fcst winds 210 21G28...and that's in kts, not mph. I got in the car and told my partner, gee I hope we go NW first and come home SE...oh no, she says, quite the opposite (I did look for the route online but could never find it...it's burned in my brain now...12 miles of headwindy awesomeness!) What would you do differently?: It was my first race, I had no idea how it would go. In no particular order, here are the things I learned and will work on in the future: 1. I will conserve pace with the wind at my back to be stronger into the wind. As my partner pointed out, races are won and lost on hills and into the wind. I will train into the wind as much as possible from now on. 2. I need to cycle more. This isn't a BAD or a DISS...I just started, I have muscles that need to cycle more so it becomes more natural like running. TITS, right? 3. Bike Fit. My lower back muscles were screaming by the end of this. I need to find out if I need a new bike or what I can do to make mine work. It's all part of the process. 4. Aero...goes along with bike fit...don't need/want/cantafford a TT bike quite yet, but an aero setup and practice would help, I am certain...being doubled over in the drops was painful. 5. Cadence...my partner promises to kill me on the lakefront with cadence drills...for some reason (bike fit?) I need to push big gears to keep up and I need to knock that off now before it becomes a worse habit. 6. Mental. I am a loser in the middle of a race. I start strong and finish strong, but I falter in the middle...this is true with running as well. Any thoughts out there? I would love to avoid becoming a whiny little crybaby next time. Ugh. 7. Illness. I had been fighting a pretty nasty daycare virus for the last 10 days. Not an excuse. In fact I have been trying to punch the virus in the face, but it keeps kicking my ass. 8. Bad fashion. I simply must look cooler on the bike. I need to spend 1-2k on cycling clothes and maybe then I will go faster. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Threw everything in my partner's SUV, got a super sweet coffee thing at the closest 7-11 and blasted the heat until we hit Montrose. Got home and Daddy wanted brunch, so it was 2 kinds of pork with breakfast burritos and Champagne...that's recovery food, right? What limited your ability to perform faster: All factors related to a being a cyclist. Good news is I have a LOT of improvement in my future!!! Also, I was abducted by aliens right after the turn around for 10 minutes or we would have broken 20 mph. Not complaining, just stating the facts. Event comments: Really, do I need to blather anymore? Triathletes, do a time trial...it is good for your cycling soul and there's no fixing the mess you make on the run...because I would have kicked some (fast biker) old man ass on the run...nobody with red nylon ice skatey shoe covers will ever beat me running. Just to be clear. Sorry to bring up the run, I just need to feel good about myself for a second. OK. Thanks. Last updated: 2010-05-10 12:00 AM
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American Bicycle Racing
40F / 4C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 74/83
Age Group = W 40+
Age Group Rank = 3/3
Up at 530 for coffee...typical...woke up before the alarm. Made a low cal egg muffin and coffee. Set off the fire alarm, thank god I didn't wake up the baby. Sheesh. Drove 1:15 out to RFD. Chatted.
Rode the trainer after changing the rear tire, then got a little road time in. Pottied 2x (I remember now that I am a nervous race p-er...old habits die hard). Started to lose core warmth and couldn't catch up. Ended up having to put every layer I had on right before the race. Good news is I sweated thru all 7 layers I had on?!? Not sure how to combat this, but I've been cycling in cold with far less layers, not sure what happened here. Nerves? Mostly my warm up was horrid...it was stupid cold, and I could use warmer cycling clothes, but it shouldn't have been this bad.