Good write-up! Bubba and I started doing these this summer. Yellow, HotRod and Killer Bea came down from the mountains also so it just kind of turned into a party during and after.
It is an informal 10 mile flat TT sponsored biweekly by our LBS and the local Tri club. You'll get everyone from 12 year olds to Hawaii Ironman winners. At 56, Bubba is usually the SOF (senior old fart) but not always. It's fun because you're racing against the clock, not anyone else . . . well, fun if riding 10 miles at just below puke level in 95-100F weather is what you call fun.
I'm hoping this year to take 31 secs off my time for a 21 mph avg. Course, this is all on my triple crankset century-comfy Litespeed carrying double water bottles. I did add clip-on aeros but that has been my only concession. Yellow can make the pavement smoke. I wanna be like her when I grow up.
Now for the confession. Said group above? We probably race it more for the excuse to have Mexican and frozen margaritas after.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.