I haven't been able to run due to an achilles injury so I've been focusing on bike and swimming. This was my first TT without a swim in front of it. Not to mention, I spent 8 months training for a 10 hour race...and this was a 30 minute all out effort.

I did a practice run about a week before and started way too fast. I really suffered the last 5K and it showed in the time. This time I started out at a much more conservative pace. You immediately hit two hills that really spike the HR. I took them hard but controlled. After that, you have a nice gradual downhill until the turnaround at 8K. I passed the 5K point in 7:32.

I reached the turnaround and felt like I had paced well so far. I lost about 10 seconds on the turnaround because I overcooked the 180 degree turn and almost wiped out. The 10K mark is shortly after the turnaround and I hit that point in 14:42. I picked up the effort at this point.

The last 10K consists of 5-6K of gradual uphill followed by 2-3 steep hills followed by another 3-4K of gradual uphill. It really is a tough course. I hammered as best I could but still struggled on those last few hills and the last 2-3K.

Crossed the line in 31:36 which was 45 seconds better than the first time I tried this. Still not great but better. I have room to improve in my straight up time trailing.

More specific training. 3x15, 5x5, 2x20. not really trained for all out efforts like this.

Rode for another 45 minutes. Climbed over Pine Grove Rd and down the other side. Turned around and came back over the mountain to check out results.


Inexperienced in time trialing (except for triathlon). This is a very different skill. 20K is essentially a 30 minute all out effort...similar to a 8-10K run. Need to work on power and pacing.


Friendly, local 20K TT.