My wife, Betty Jean, and I drove to Paulding County on Saturday morning to ride the Tundra Time Trial. It was about 38 degrees and misting by the time we finished. It was cold, but fun. I rode the 9.5 mile, out-and-back loop at 21.5 mph, and Betty Jean posted a 19.5 mph ride. We both ended up in the middle of our respective competition groups (she's women Cat IV and I'm men Cat V).
I improved my speed by 1 mph over my test run from a month ago. My average heartrate was also a couple of beats per minute lower. I guess the training is sinking in. My average cadence was 78 rpm. My power tests say I should be at 65, but that cadence feels unreasonable on the course. I'll need to do some tests in the future on the road to see if the testing translates.
February 8, 2014
10 years ago
