Wednesday the 25th was the 2nd 40km Putah Creek Time Trial. Most of them are 10 miles but this year they added 4-40kms for those of us who favor the longer distance.
The first 40km featured wicked wind and unusually cool weather. Last night was very similar; the rain had come through earlier but by 4 pm the roads were dry. I had no excuse.
I ride these TTs w/no aero equipment; I don't have a TT bike or aerobars, so I don't see the point in wearing the aero helmet. Old School Eddy Merckxx, that's how I roll.
So legs 1 & 3 were into the wind with a couple short crosswind segments. Legs 2&4 were downwind with a couple crosswind segments. No matter which way I went there was pain to be found.
The last leg I kept gaining speed, esp. the last 3kms. I crossed the line at 26 mph. Once I stood up, like a jockey on a racehorse, I realized how much I hurt.
I met Chris Phipps (aka PizzaMan, aka@CPBike) who is even nicer in person than he is on the Internet. He didn't even blink when I told him my time (a new PR for me BTW), although he was many minutes faster than I. Props to him for that.
I finished in 1:14:39, vs. 1:15:29 in April. I'm happy for that time, happy to be stronger than a month ago (proof that I'm getting faster and training is paying off), and anticipate a new PR next month.
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