Yesterday the 2010 racing season opened in Michigan with the Willow Time Trial. While I would have liked warmer weather, at least it was around 55°. The forecast called for rain, but for some miracle reason it rained everywhere but the park. The Willow time trial consists of 6 laps around the park road totaling 13.2 miles. The roads are near dead flat and the only thing you have to deal with is the changing wind direction as you circle, and believe me its windy. Since this was my first event as a Cat. 3 is was a little nervous. I didn't want to embarrass myself and finish near the bottom of the list for my category. I was also very concerned about my allergies and asthma. The tree pollen this spring has been very harsh to me. However today my lungs ended up feeling great. So how did it go?
Full Results
Great, I placed 8th out of 15 in my category, 50/~200 Overall. I also set a new personal record for myself averaging just over 25.5 MPH. I surprised myself a bit, I was only predicting a time under 32 minutes and I finished in 31:03. I would have liked to get those extra three seconds, but I will settle for waiting till next year. My ability to time trail is greatly improving and I think I finally got my bike position dialed in to go fast. By finishing 8th I earned Michigan challenge points for myself and for the team for the overall championship decided at the end of the year. Overall I am feeling good about my fitness and excited to be finally racing for a team. I can't wait for Kensington in a few weeks.
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