Once again no power numbers, but I think I will start using the PowerTap to get good numbers. I have a power tap on a 404 Zipp but I have been TTing on a 2005 Zipp Tubular Disc. Since I have been placing around 22nd, I don’t think that there will be that big of a time difference, whereas having power numbers might help in the post race analysis. Don’t get me wrong, the PT is more for post race then in race. I know there is an argument out there on power pacing but in my case I am not sure how well that would work.
On to the race. First, skin suits are not for the timid, especially at 203 lbs. But, hell, I have the rest of the equipment and if I could stay on course, it might help. One thing that I have noticed was that the skin suit feels much cooler than a standard kit.
Start of the race was good, I got my HR up pretty quick and set there for the next hour. Still have a little bit of a fit issue with the TT Bike, pressure in the manly area and a little pain behind the right knee. This really did not effect me much for the first 20k, but for the second 40k I had to adjust my sitting position and could no longer stay aero. So I worked as hard as I could from a more up right position. To get the same output for both half, I had to up my HR by about 4 bpm to get the same result.
This is basically the same issue that I had at Virginia Beach, so I have duplicated the pain, now I need to do something about it.
My biggest fubar of the day was at the 15k point, I had my head down, going the best I could looked up to see the police officer and flag men (no gender specific way) telling me to turn right. As I blew by them I had to go back and regroup . Got back on the course. It took a total of 21 seconds, oh well, my fault.
I ended up 23rd overall with a 1:02:4.36.
Glad you had a good time at CCTT! We have a blast putting that race on. If you are looking for a good fit specialist check out www.jhpsmidatlantic.com for the PowerFiTTE system!
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