Rode in the club ITT championships on the weekend. I hadnt spent much time on the bike at all over the cooler months but had used spin classes to maintain fitness. I also had a month off in August - a month of no aerobic activity and too much alcohol on an extended outback 4wd trip...not ideal prep!
Anyway I was keen on the day and as it turned out I was the only C grader there so I am champ by default...not the best route but if anyone wants it they'll have to beat me next year.
I rode 31.55 which is about 30 seconds outside my PR. Not a bad effort but as it turned out it was a few technical errors that cost me the PR.
1 - I did not warm up well
2 - I went just a bit to hard the first km and needed to carefully pace myself for about 6km to get rid of slight oxygen debt ( ITT rule no. 1!)
3- I was not mindful of my pedalling technique
4- I left my jersey neck zip half undone
5- I did not zero my computer so I could not monitor my av speed during ride
So after all that my time and ave speed (34) was not so bad. My ave HR was 177 and peak over 185 but that high figure was mainly to do with my early oxygen debt.
In summary..I think I will do a PR before xmas if I can ride a good technical ride. I want to achieve average of 36 next year some time - if I can do that I will buy myself a new TT bike and go for the next level.
Lindsay