Saturday, 6 March 2010
Friday Time Trial
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The weather finally warmed up to the 40s so I could get out on my bike and do a 20k time trial to see where my cycling fitness stands. Normally, I would do a time trial all out to measure where my fitness is, but I didn't want to do that with this bike ride. I wanted to simulate a short triathlon race, so I held back a little bit to figure out where I would be if I were doing a 20k sprint bike.
After a 12 minute 6k warm up, I did a high zone 3 / low zone 4 time trial on the bike. I guess my weight training over the winter paid off because my times were much faster than what I was expecting. I did the 20k in 37:09 for an average of about 20.5 mph. I did that while my heart rate average stayed below 150 the entire ride. Needless to say I was pretty stoked about the results.
Now that the weather is warming, I am looking to getting outside on my bike and improving my form on the bike. Especially the handling. That will only get better the more time I spend on the road. Regardless, I am pretty happy with my progress this year.
After a 12 minute 6k warm up, I did a high zone 3 / low zone 4 time trial on the bike. I guess my weight training over the winter paid off because my times were much faster than what I was expecting. I did the 20k in 37:09 for an average of about 20.5 mph. I did that while my heart rate average stayed below 150 the entire ride. Needless to say I was pretty stoked about the results.
Now that the weather is warming, I am looking to getting outside on my bike and improving my form on the bike. Especially the handling. That will only get better the more time I spend on the road. Regardless, I am pretty happy with my progress this year.
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