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ITT Harry Must 10 2nd July '09
23'42"
That's a new PB. I was suprised that i got it. I hadn't been on a bike for 5 days, I'm smoking again, didn't feel strong and got stitch and had reflux on route to the start. I wasn't expecting a good ride.
I started steady and smooth without really feeling that I was putting the power down. But it was probably OK, or so I thought until Jules passed me over the brow of a small slope in Knockholt. I had another stitch at that time. Anyway, that woke me up. From there to the bottom of Cudham Lane we were passing eachother in turn, making sure not to take shelter from eachother.
On Cudham Lane Jules stretched out a gap as I span a low gear to haul my bulk up to the finish. I didn't feel like I had had a good hill, not that strong, but I was concentrating on being smooth and keeping a cadence.
After the finish I wasn't expecting much, but when I saw the times I thought I read 24'42" and thought to myself 'fair enough'. But it said 23'42" which is 16' off my best time on my last ride of the course. I reckon that on a day when I feel good there will be more to come.
I chatted with Jules after about doing some 25s and the SL 2-Up. I may do the Bec CC on 19th July - a drag strip. Then I reckon I can put in a time...
Av Spd 37.7kph
Mx Spd 67.9kph
Av HR 175bpm (94.6% mx HR)
Mx HR 181bpm
Av Cad 86rpm
Mx Cad 105bpm
KCal 478
I can't have confidence in the Av HR, it seems a little high.
That's a new PB. I was suprised that i got it. I hadn't been on a bike for 5 days, I'm smoking again, didn't feel strong and got stitch and had reflux on route to the start. I wasn't expecting a good ride.
I started steady and smooth without really feeling that I was putting the power down. But it was probably OK, or so I thought until Jules passed me over the brow of a small slope in Knockholt. I had another stitch at that time. Anyway, that woke me up. From there to the bottom of Cudham Lane we were passing eachother in turn, making sure not to take shelter from eachother.
On Cudham Lane Jules stretched out a gap as I span a low gear to haul my bulk up to the finish. I didn't feel like I had had a good hill, not that strong, but I was concentrating on being smooth and keeping a cadence.
After the finish I wasn't expecting much, but when I saw the times I thought I read 24'42" and thought to myself 'fair enough'. But it said 23'42" which is 16' off my best time on my last ride of the course. I reckon that on a day when I feel good there will be more to come.
I chatted with Jules after about doing some 25s and the SL 2-Up. I may do the Bec CC on 19th July - a drag strip. Then I reckon I can put in a time...
Av Spd 37.7kph
Mx Spd 67.9kph
Av HR 175bpm (94.6% mx HR)
Mx HR 181bpm
Av Cad 86rpm
Mx Cad 105bpm
KCal 478
I can't have confidence in the Av HR, it seems a little high.
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