Portsmouth, Ohio United States HFP Racing

Total Time = 2h 25m 5s Overall Rank = 50/ Age Group = 25-39 Age Group Rank = 31/

My thought going in was HIM watts, cap HR around 150 and run at 160. I figured people would fly by me, and I was right. I kept telling myself to stay conservative and I would make up time after this race.

This is a hilly race, and the 53/39 with 28/11 cassette was perfect; didn’t need anymore gears at any point. The descents are tricky and one needs to be careful, as there are several turns that will end your weekend very quickly. That said, TT bike is the way to go all weekend long, IMO. When they say "slow down" they mean it. Some deadly turns out there!

I got off the bike feeling fine, and just ran steady, taking it easy on the descents to save the legs.

This is the one race I am disappointed in; just too conservative. I was talking with some friends after the weekend expressing this opinion, and one suggested, “Going too conservative at Triple T is not possible.” That made me feel better, but I should have gone a bit harder here and left about 4-6 minutes out there. A good lesson learned.

I seem to have a tendency to start out too conservative—while this allows me to finish lots of races, it seems I may be protecting a fear of blowing up and failing—something for me to work on.

31 OA solo racer--moved down 3 spots