Tuesday August 3rd was the annual 40k time trial for the Rochester Area Triathletes at Webster Park. Athletes met at 6pm and the first rider was scheduled to go out at 6:30.
Several of the Team NiceTri! Athletes were there to get some training data for the planned 60 minute ride. Chuck Waterman was sporting an Aero Jacket rear disc cover for the Zipp 303, and Alvah Aldrich was recovering from anemia but did his best nonetheless. Paul Thomas was ready to stay in the drops for the 40 kilometer course, and that is precisely what he did. Nice effort, team!
The weather was absolutely gorgeous, with a typical westerly breeze off the lake at about 10 mph. I had hoped this would die off by the time I hit the turnaround, but it didn't quite work out that way.
Our Team is coming off of a build period that has left their legs feeling rubbery and lethargic. No one was peaked for this time trial, but the goal was to establish a power and heart rate zone and use it as a training event.
The trick with time trials seems to be pacing one's effort over the course of the race. There were some hills before the turnaround that could blow the pacing effort if the powermeter (or heart rate monitor) wasn't watched closely enough.
After looking at my power file from the event, the 60 minute wattage did seem low, and the total time for the ride should have been much shorter with fresh legs. If we keep in mind that this is just a training event and not an "A" class race, it's not quite as discouraging. We'll have to go back to the venue and test again once we have recovered!
Here are the NiceTri! results from the time trial. Well done, team! NiceTri! is home to some of the fastest RATs on 2 wheels!
Overall Finishing Place / Athlete's Name / 40k Finishing Time / (Speed Average)
1. Dan Jarecke 59:10 (25.3 mph average)
6. Chuck Waterman 1:05:35 (22.8 mph average)
15. Paul Thomas 1:12:29 (20.7 mph average)
16. Alvah Aldrich 1:13:23 (20.4 mph average)
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