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RASC Road TT Championship Series - CycleTime Trial
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Comments: The first half of the course was a mix of downhills and flats. So much fun! Before the first turn, I was averaging 19mph!!! I knew that would be blown apart on the hills though. Ahh, the hills. They started around mile 9 and didn't quit for about 3 miles. I made it up Mount MF again without stopping. I did consider stopping and walking, but I didn't. The stretch after Mount MF is a long false flat and last week I couldn't get above 14mph on it. I was determined to keep at least 16 this week. I was getting a sip of water when I saw a small grey cat that looked a lot like Chai. It saw me and started trotting down the road toward me. Then it meowed and showed me the mouse it had in it's mouth. WTF is it with grey cats wanting to bring me rodents? I dinged the bell at her and she took off into the corn. Crazy cats! The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful. My bottle cage and front reflector were rattling and making me think there was something very wrong with my bike. Also my sensor was hitting and annoying me. The finish was uphill and I powered up the hill to the line. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. Just need to get faster.  Post race
Warm down: None really. Another loop of the parking lot and then packed up the bike as it was getting dark. What limited your ability to perform faster: Need to ride lots. Last updated: 2007-08-07 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-07 10:13 PM |
Expert  2189    Dodge County, MN (out in the corn) |  Subject: RASC Road TT Championship Series |
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Lunch around 11:30. Something didn't sit well and I had a bellyache for most of the afternoon. A couple of doses of Pepto and I figured I'd give it a try. Then I packed up the car with plenty of fluids on board and I was off. On the way to town, I played some good music to get in the mood for a race.
The starter lined us up with stock first and then aeros and he left a 3 minute gap between the groups. This meant that I was going to be finishing very close to sundown. More incentive to pedal faster. He counted me down and off I went.