First race of the season, Prairie Roubaix
Let's put it this way, if the podium would have gone 20 deep I would have been one of the winners !!
Anyway, it was a good and solid effort fro me today. Met with Craig for coffee at 7:00 and road from Crowfoot to Lochend road to the race. Signed up in the B group (4 laps) just because last time doing that race I raced in the C group (3 laps), so for training reasons I wanted to ride a bit longer today. Started pretty good up in the front with Andrew and Andy and after the first lap I was feeling that it was a hard pace, no way (I thought) I can maintain this pace. 25min the first lap. Second lap felt "easier" even though it was the same time 25min.. Third lap was better (only because I saw Maria and Nic on the course cheering me on) and I was still in the front, this time with Andy as Andrew was a bit behind.. Got to the gravel section in the front, but got drop almost immediately, it was hard to pedal and felt like I didn't have power at all. I was hoping to close the gap as soon as I hit the pavement, but I couldn't (it was a 28min lap). I could see the lead group 100mts away from me, but man couldn't close it. I kept a hard pace despite I was by my self and finished a fourth lap in around 28min again.. 236watts, 1:47 riding time and almost 60kms are now in the books as the first intensity ride of the season.
Road back to Calgary with Craig, Shawn, Katy and few other guys to close a good training day with 106kms.
Anyway, it was a good and solid effort fro me today. Met with Craig for coffee at 7:00 and road from Crowfoot to Lochend road to the race. Signed up in the B group (4 laps) just because last time doing that race I raced in the C group (3 laps), so for training reasons I wanted to ride a bit longer today. Started pretty good up in the front with Andrew and Andy and after the first lap I was feeling that it was a hard pace, no way (I thought) I can maintain this pace. 25min the first lap. Second lap felt "easier" even though it was the same time 25min.. Third lap was better (only because I saw Maria and Nic on the course cheering me on) and I was still in the front, this time with Andy as Andrew was a bit behind.. Got to the gravel section in the front, but got drop almost immediately, it was hard to pedal and felt like I didn't have power at all. I was hoping to close the gap as soon as I hit the pavement, but I couldn't (it was a 28min lap). I could see the lead group 100mts away from me, but man couldn't close it. I kept a hard pace despite I was by my self and finished a fourth lap in around 28min again.. 236watts, 1:47 riding time and almost 60kms are now in the books as the first intensity ride of the season.
Road back to Calgary with Craig, Shawn, Katy and few other guys to close a good training day with 106kms.
Comments
Post a Comment