Sunday, February 24, 2008
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Sunday 24 February 2008 - Frostbite TT
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
Pulse (rising):  
Difference:  
Weight:  
Body Fat:  
Time of Day: 9:00 am
Distance: 9 miles (claimed, I think the course was shorter...)
Time (total): masters - 19:53
retro - 20:26
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
Speed (moving):  
Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather: mid to upper 40s, cloudy, calm, dry
Workout Type: race

Breakfast: oats, wheat germ, Ovaltine
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food: HEED, a couple of Shot Bloks

Course: Frostbite TT
Results: masters - 2nd
retro - 1st
official results
Comments: Okay, the first race of the year and I was psyched but maybe not quite as fit as last year...

Rolling out of the parking lot after the warm up my rear tire flatted. I had to rush back and grab the only wheel I had which was my training clincher. The only problem was my TT bike is 9-speed and I had just upgraded my race bike to 10. :( As I'm racing over to the start line I'm also switching my shift lever from index to friction but the chain is jumping all over the place.

Sure enough, when I stand up to accelerate out of the start, my chain slips and I almost fall over. I decide to finish my acceleration in the saddle. :)

Crap. It takes me for ever to get up to speed as I'm gingerly trying to finesse the rear derailleur into a position where the chain is not touching either adjacent cog. And I'm not having much luck.

I end up riding the 55x15 because this gear I was able to use with no mishaps. I was too afraid to shift for the turn around so had to muscle this gear back up to speed too. I gotta say, it had me a bit discouraged and even though there was no wind I was not able to ramp it out and just stuck it out in this gear all the way to the finish.

My 'retro' bike (read: my race bike with training wheels) felt phenomenal on the other hand. This was my first day on it this year! God, it felt so light and fast... :) Mick and Martha W were 30 seconds behind me on their tandem and I resolved to do my best to hold them off until the turn around by dropping it right into the 53x14 and leaving it there. If it had been about 500 m closer I might have made it. As it was they roared past me. I tried to accelerate and close the gap some but no use, they just rode away.

I managed to shift to the 13 with 200 m to go and must say I felt really good this ride. Better concentration and legs. Christ my race bike feels good.

Oh, did I mention that there was a snafu at the turnaround...? Oh yes, on my first ride there was no one at the turnaround (I saw loads of people ride right past the cone) and if not for a yell from Mick W who was in front of me I might have done this too. For my second ride the cone was in a different location! WTF? Other than that this is a perfect TT.
Equipment: Abici Time Machine, 42/55, 12-25, tri spoke front, Neuvation rear
Ti Cycles Hyak, 39/53, 12-25, Neuvation wheels

As seems to be the trend these days with Martin's bikes, I took the stem and turned it upside down moving my bars 3 cm up and about 1 cm back/closer to me. And it feels really good! I must have looked like Superman or something previously... my back is really dictating all of this these days. On the up side, it did not seem to slow me down today and felt good rather.
road race
Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:30:53 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [3]  |  Related posts:
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:54:24 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
You did a fantastic job martin, congrats!
brian
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:27:42 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Thanks Brian, you too! And I damn it feels good to have all of us warming up in the same spot; team spirit and all that, eh?
Martin
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:55:46 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Love it! We might have to pick up TWO tents...
brian
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