Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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Tuesday 8 April 2008 - core | spinning | Pacific Raceways CR
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 6
Pulse (waking):  
Pulse (rising):  
Difference:  
Weight: 180
Body Fat: 8
Time of Day:  
Distance:  
Time (total): race - 43 min
Time (moving):  
Time (stopped):  
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Speed (overall):  
Total Ascent:  
Weather: low 40s, wet ground, mostly cloudy, calm
Workout Type: core | spinning | Pacific Raceways CR

Breakfast:  
Lunch:  
Dinner:  
Workout Food: gym - water
race - 2 scoops HEED in a small bottle (but I only had like two sips)

Course: race: counter-clockwise down the escape road, finish on the flats
Results: 1st prime - 2nd
2nd prime - 1st
finish - 2nd
Comments: For the first time in ages spinning felt good! I was rested and could go hard - that felt SO nice. My wind is still sucky meaning I had to seriously catch my breath a couple of times but hey, it's a start.

At the race Dave H went on the first hill and stayed away solo for one lap. We caught him half way up the second hill and I took off on the left side near the top. I got a nice gap right away and then saw Matt H chasing so I sat up and waited for him.

I had a couple of teammates in the bunch plus there were not many contenders out today so our gap grew really quickly. We worked really well together; Matt rolling his 50x11 (Jesus!) on the flats and me my 53x15. We decided to just pull through the primes so Matt got the first one and I got the second. With two laps to go our gap was enormous so we slowed a bit.

Matt left me on the front from the bottom of the last hill but we had loads of time so it was fine. Besides, I felt pretty confident about the sprint. I just kept the speed down thinking I had a much better initial jump than Matt and kept it glued to the barrier on the right side of the finishing stretch.

We got close and closer and were not going fast at all so I was in a pretty small gear... When Matt finally did make a move I stood up and felt like I easily stayed ahead of him at first. But then I had to shift up and kinda fumbled the shift. That plus Matt being a little faster than I had expected let him pull even and then he nipped me with a perfectly timed bike throw.

I threw my bike too but mine was late. Poop. Anyway, that was a super ride in that we attacked, made it a race and I actually got to sprint at the end. Plus I finally felt good while we were away. Dave got 2nd again and I learned not to underestimate Matt so much. :)
Equipment: Ti Cycles Hyak, 39/53, 12-25, Zipp 404 wheels
core | road race | spinning
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:01:39 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]  |  Related posts:
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