2008 TT Goals and Results

[SheFly]

All in all, it was great! I wasn't Last this time! I improved my previous best time by 1 minute 7 seconds! I called on my TE ladies and the butterflies on the way and that always helps me keep my heart in it.

That is AWESOME! How long is your course? A 1:07 improvement is HUGE - you should be very proud of your accomplishment.

We had week 3 or our series last night as well. The weather was not great - windy and cool (I was shivering before AND after the race). Since neither DH nor I were really motivated, we decided to go out and give he rocketship (aka tandem) a go (I don't really understand this logic though, since this is MUCH harder for me than on my own bike ...).

I have had a tough 3 weeks of intensity training, and from my MTB race last weekend, my legs are pretty well junk. I really wasn't sure what I would be able to do, and I THOUGHT that I communicated that to DH.

We started out hard, like always, and were pushing bigger gears than I really was comfortable with. About 3 miles in, DH decided that I wasn't working hard enough, and sat up . I told him that I was going AS FAST AS I COULD (with HR at 175). So, we got back into a rhythm, and I did my darndest to put out as MUCH effort as I could, pushing hard on every rise, and trying to push just as hard on every downhill.

I thought I was going to DIE! My legs were screaming, and my lungs were searing from the effort and the cool temps. But, I pushed on to the finish. We crossed the line in 22:11 - 1:30 short of our best time, but still respectable for our first run of the season, and given how tired I was. I started with my "biker's cough" immediately after the race, and STILL have it this morning! My lungs are FRIED!

For perspective, last week DH set a personal best on the course with a time of 21:47. He is riding/racing stronger than I have EVER seen him, and me trying to keep up is really hard.

So, LBTC - keep at it, and good job for sure.

SheFly