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3/27/2011

1:46 PM

17.4 mi

1:05:38

15.91 mi / hr

Weather

31 F

Ratings

8 / 10
6 / 10
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Notes

WC: 25ish.

Not sure on exact distance. I think it's 17.4. I was halfway down first big hill before I remembered to start my Garmin.

Good race...not sure my brain likes TT. It's odd not starting with everyone. I've never been passed by so many elite/pro racers. That never happens in a running race--they always start ahead of me. I think this is the first time I've not passed anyone, too. I certainly got passed, though...by a LOT of people (mostly guys. I think the field was about 80% male--that is definitely different from a running event, too).

Finished behind all but 1 person in my 30-39 AG. I figured I would be last, so that's a positive. The big negative is riding slower than my easy ride pace of last Fall...when I would ride 2-3x the distance. That lack of riding fitness over the Winter months is sorta demoralizing. I need to do a running race to feel better about my overall fitness. I could almost certainly finish in the top half of my AG in a 5-10k on my current training. One of these days I need to get a cross bike so that I can ride when the roads are too messy for my skinny road tires.

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