Our tri-club started their weekly time trials last night. Since DH and I just joined, this was new to us and we were a little nervous. I didn't want to embarrass myself with a slow time and really wanted to earn the respect of the other club members. The course was 10 miles long on a winding, hilly county road and the wind was blowing at 15mph with 23+mph gusts. Not the best conditions for a bike ride to say the least.
Only five of us showed up to brave the blustery conditions and I was the only woman. I was picked to go first with a 5 minute lapse for rider 2, then a 3 minute lapse, then 2 minutes, then 1 minute for the last rider. I put my head down and rode my heart out. I was determined to not get caught and succeeded. I was the first to start and the first to cross the finish line. I finished with a time of 34:45 with a 17.53 average. Not super fast but with the wind and hills, it was fast for me and I was happy. The best part was that I loved it. I was so spent when I crossed the finish line but pumped at the same time. What an awesome feeling. I can't wait until next week.
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03-23-2011, 04:57 AM #1
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My first time trial
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03-23-2011, 05:15 AM #2
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That is awesome! Congrats....guess you felt like the chased rabbit? I'm happy for you in that you didn't get caught! You KNOW those guys were trying hard to catch you!
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03-23-2011, 06:04 AM #3
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That's very cool!
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03-23-2011, 06:15 AM #4
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Yes, they were. They told me I wasn't going first next time
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03-23-2011, 06:49 AM #5
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That's awesome, Bike Chick! I'd be positively thrilled with that time, with or without hills and wind. Congrats; I'm glad you had fun!
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03-23-2011, 08:10 AM #6
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Woohoo! Great job - glad you had so much fun!
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03-23-2011, 08:08 PM #7
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Awesome! Congrats!
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