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Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 - CycleTime Trial
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Comments: Dropped my fucking chain on the fucking hill. Again. Fuck. What would you do differently?: Look for a race that requires a 100-yd sprint, put a chain on a bike, and another 100-yd sprint back to the finish. I might be able to do well in that.  Post race
Warm down: Was supposed to be a 30-minute Z1 brick run. I did 10 minutes. About 200 yards in my left calf muscle cramped worse than I've ever experienced a cramp. I've never really known what people were talking about when they've had cramps that are almost crippling. Now I do. What limited your ability to perform faster: Shit mechanics. I just had my bike tuned last Monday and a new chain put on. Outside of that, I did everything I physically could. Last updated: 2006-03-14 12:00 AM
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 2006-04-26 11:16 PM |
Expert  683    Denver |  Subject: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 |
| 2006-04-27 5:29 AM in reply to: #407772 |
Elite 3223  Hendersonville | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 Man, that sucks!! But you still did freaking AWESOME, so congrats on a solid, FAST TT!!!! |
| 2006-04-27 6:21 AM in reply to: #407772 |
Elite 2796 Texas | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 That's a solid effort and a good time even with the pause for the chain! |
| 2006-04-27 8:42 AM in reply to: #407772 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 Good job on the road side mechanics! Sorry about that, it certainly doesn't help with a good finish time. But hey 23 mph is still rockin! Next time huh? |
| 2006-04-27 10:14 AM in reply to: #407772 |
Extreme Veteran 336 Peachtree City, GA | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 Tough luck Ryan but still a good time I think. Your command of the "f" word is impressive.  |
| 2006-04-27 11:04 AM in reply to: #407772 |
Veteran 274 Westminster, Colorado | Subject: RE: Cherry Creek Time Trial Series #3 You might have dropped your chain because you just had a new one put on. When you get a new chain it takes a while to break them in and they stretch a little bit, esp in the first few rides and you have to adjust them, sometimes take a link out. My husband was a bike mechanic back before he had a "real" job, so he does all the work on our bikes. I don't trust the bike shops at all. If he didn't know how to do it, I would learn myself so I know exactly what was done and make sure it's quality work. |
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Showed up plenty early, watched some of the starts and finishes, jogged around a little bit, went to the bathroom and then hopped on the trainer.
Even though I got there early enough, I was only on the trainer for 15 minutes and intended to be on it for 20-25. Oh well. Legs still felt good since I didn't have a heavy week. Got my HR up to Z4 on the trainer by moving through all the gears and then settled, keeping it in Z2.