First club TT race was tonight. The sun was nice enough to show up, but he brought his friend the wind...at least 35mph straight tail/headwind. I gave it a full effort but didn't reach today's goal of finding a new pain threshhold. I was on the edge of my current mental pain threshhold but couldn't push over the edge into new territory, mostly because the wind was such a killer that I just wanted to finish. I dipped my toe into that new threshhold for the last thirty seconds or so, though, and it was an interesting visit.
Below is a picture of the course. 10k...three miles out, three miles back. Steady, slight downhill all the way out, a bit of a depression (20ft?) near the turn-around, and then a slight uphill all the way back. The wind loves to blow in this section of road, and there is sometimes road closures because the wind blows the dirt around alot. Train tracks to the side; as I was huffing and puffing on the way back, a train passed, and I remembered the scene from "Vision Quest," but I didn't have anything left to draw from the inspiration.
Sunny, windy, and 45 degrees. I wore a hat under my helmet, gloves, jacket, two warm long-sleeves under the jacket, and pants. Hey, if it's less than 55 degrees, why am I riding my road bike again? Like I said before, I'm definitely a fair-weather biker. The awesome sunny day made up for the wind and cold, though
My time sucked and is not able to be published, as this is not supposed to be a funny, comedy blog. Suffice to say that the out/back ratio was about 1:1.75. It took me nearly twice as long to get back as it took to get out......yeah, strong wind today, but at least it wasn't cancelled because it was too windy. It was GREAT to be outside, though! Maybe that 10k lunch run had something to do with it, too.
This year, I expect to hit all the TT and hill climbs except two, which I can't make it to because of work schedules. The races are free for club members. They're nice and quick for the most part, too. Beats the heck out of a $400 weekend based around one race.
Below is a picture of the course. 10k...three miles out, three miles back. Steady, slight downhill all the way out, a bit of a depression (20ft?) near the turn-around, and then a slight uphill all the way back. The wind loves to blow in this section of road, and there is sometimes road closures because the wind blows the dirt around alot. Train tracks to the side; as I was huffing and puffing on the way back, a train passed, and I remembered the scene from "Vision Quest," but I didn't have anything left to draw from the inspiration.
Sunny, windy, and 45 degrees. I wore a hat under my helmet, gloves, jacket, two warm long-sleeves under the jacket, and pants. Hey, if it's less than 55 degrees, why am I riding my road bike again? Like I said before, I'm definitely a fair-weather biker. The awesome sunny day made up for the wind and cold, though
My time sucked and is not able to be published, as this is not supposed to be a funny, comedy blog. Suffice to say that the out/back ratio was about 1:1.75. It took me nearly twice as long to get back as it took to get out......yeah, strong wind today, but at least it wasn't cancelled because it was too windy. It was GREAT to be outside, though! Maybe that 10k lunch run had something to do with it, too.
This year, I expect to hit all the TT and hill climbs except two, which I can't make it to because of work schedules. The races are free for club members. They're nice and quick for the most part, too. Beats the heck out of a $400 weekend based around one race.
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