Notes
Dam TT
Avg Cadence: 89
Wasn't as windy as the run-far time trial out here last month. I tried to divide this race into fourths. I didn't want to get going too hard in the first half, so I tried to keep my HR around 165 with cadence over 90, and would back off if my HR hit 167. (I'm surprised my avg was under 90, though) I tried not to lose time at the u-turn this time, so I went hard into it and all but powerbreaked. I actually cut off one person going slow and wide into it and passed them while turning. I tried to really focus in the 3rd quarter and not let up and kept gradually pushing the effort until I was close to red-lining the entire last quarter. I felt like this was a very solid performance and a great improvement. I think my placement in the field was more an indicator of how strong of riders showed up than anything lacking in my performance.
I had my aerobottle on with a tiny bit of water. I took a few sips that were too ssmall to swallow, just enough to wet my mouth because it was so hot . that it hurt to breath hard.