I traveled down to Peoria, OR on sunday to race the OBRA time trial champs 40k. It's a 40 kilometer solo race against the clock. Something went wrong with the race organizer's records and they had me 1:30 seconds slower than I clocked myself at, but they also thought I was from "Hammer Velo" so who knows. haha According to my watch, I rode 58:30, a 4 minute improvement over two years ago, the last time I rode the same course! I'm pumped about this because I haven't done much intensity or significant volume on the bike yet this season, so I know the end of the summer is looking good. Quote of the day from coach Bryant Howard, "4 minute PR..THE TRAINING IS WORKING." Agreed!
I used a Scott Plasma2 LTD that Chris Boudreaux, my boss at Athlete's Lounge, is lending me for the summer. Couldn't imagine a better bike, and it has me in a super aerodynamic position, which makes all the difference in time trials. I also got to use the Zipp 808 demo wheels from the shop, which were awesome, what a fast wheelset!
I'm finalizing my summer race schedule and it's looking like a lot of fun, just a little later start than usual. With the way training has gone so far though, I'll be just coming in to my peak at the end of the summer, and I can end the summer season on a high note.
Later!
-Aggro
