First Time Trial - Crash Course in Reality

[RoadRaven]

Congrats, Brecca! Sounds like you had a great time, and you improved your average speed a significant amount. Those headwinds can be terribly demoralizing, but you perservered, which is fantastic!

RoadRaven - how did your TT go on Saturday?

SheFly

Alright I guess... I did win my grade (G), and would have come 11th in the next grade up, and second to last in the grade above that.

There were 17 women out of the 98 riders, I came 7th out of the women - but don't know where I would have come if it was age graded rather than ability as I don't know the ages of all the girls/women.

It was a nasty nasty day with a dreadful cross and head wind that swirled around the hillsides so despite the relatively flat course I didn't even average 30kph. Coming down the only hill I was pedalling flat out in my biggest gear and couldn't get over 40! It really sucked.

My only consolation re my time is that everyones times were slow. My eldest son and my partner would usually expect to have a 40+ average... they were both 39.something...

But did I enjoy it as a race - oh yes... I loved it. I loved it loved it loved it!

I am so obsessed and addicted its crazy!

Thanks for asking - sorry its taken a week to get back to this thread!

[SheFly]

There were 17 women out of the 98 riders, I came 7th out of the women - but don't know where I would have come if it was age graded rather than ability as I don't know the ages of all the girls/women.

Woohoo! That is an awesome result! Top half - you should be impressed with yourself. As I mentioned to Brecca, the wind can definitely be your enemy on the TT courses. Sounds like you hung in there, though, and did well despite the breeze!

But did I enjoy it as a race - oh yes... I loved it. I loved it loved it loved it!

I am so obsessed and addicted its crazy!

Thanks for asking - sorry its taken a week to get back to this thread!

Now that's enthusiasm And just remember, there are many worse things to which to be addicted. I was about to put out an APB on you, so glad that you finally got back to us with your results.

I, however, have some "bad" news to share. After working so hard two weeks ago to set the tandem record on our course, our competition beat us last week by 2.2 seconds (or 0.05 mph). We were really hoping that our record would hold until next season, but it looks like we will have to get out on the beast one more time (we only have one week left) to see if we can regain the course record. Of course, Ma Nature is conspiring against us - supposed to rain here all week....

Congrats, RoadRaven - looking forward to hearing many more TT adventures this season.

SheFly

[RoadRaven]

Gaaargh! SheFly! 2.2 seconds!!!

Bet you were gutted! So close...

So have you been out again? Had any luck to get that record back so you can hold it til next season?

I have just started my own "brag" thread (or maybe I'm being hopeful and it will be a "shame" thread) in this forum about my race goals... no stories there yet as the TT here I wrote about is the last race I have entered.

I am doing some specific TT training at the moment based on The Female Cyclist (which draws heavily on Friels Training Bible)

Hoping to see a significant improvement in my TT times.

Sushi and Brecca - hows your TTing going?