Hines Park TT 2011 -Wannabecyclist- 32nd Place in Merckx

Sweet! 37:33.01 I shaved off a whole 59 seconds and five tenths of a second from last years time of 38:32.51. :) 32nd in the Merckx, movin' on up...

Rule #4: it is all about the bike, period.
Lighter = Better times at same wattage.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/104890536


Sun, 7 Aug 2011 10:04 Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Activity Type: Cycling |
Event Type: Special Event
12.3 miles in 37:36 at 19.7 mph avg. -582.5c--75.5fc-- 27.3 max. [from a computer mapped to a 32mm tyre but rolling on 28's. ============= http://connect.garmin.com/activity/78501512 Compare to my best: 36:48 riding a 52:16 fixie with no brakes, water, tools, and shaved legs. Same conditions roughly, energy may have been more during the RGTPS race plus I had great Moral support.

Overall
Time: 00:37:32
Distance: 12.14 mi
Elevation Gain: 114 ft
Calories: 748 C

Timing

Time: 00:37:32
Moving Time: 00:37:32
Elapsed Time: 00:37:32
Avg Speed: 19.4 mph
Avg Moving Speed: 19.4 mph
Max Speed: 25.9 mph
Avg Pace: 03:05 min/mi
Avg Moving Pace: 03:05 min/mi
Best Pace: 02:18 min/mi
SpeedPaceElevation
Elevation Gain: 114 ft
Elevation Loss: 186 ft
Min Elevation: 589 ft
Max Elevation: 699 ft

Heart Rate

Avg HR: 175 bpm
Max HR: 182 bpm
Avg HR: 95 % of Max
Max HR: 98 % of Max
Avg HR: 5.5 z
Max HR: 5.8 z
Zones% of Max bpm

What I would do differently next year:

1. Better carb loading
2. Don't ride a 60 miler the previous day.
3. Rule number 5.
5. Build a lighter / sleeker bicycle
6. Shave my hippy ass body proper.
7. Have a well oiled chain and free spinning hubs.
8. Fix the shoe cleats.

All in all I had fun and I am happy that I beat my crappy time from last year, even if by a minute, it is still improvement.


-WCFTW

Komen - Ride For The Cure 2011

60 miler in 3:30, so far our best time on the bike, as for road touring times. Garmin Data:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/104478208

Help us reach our goal of $500:
DONATE NOW!!
We need just a few more donations to make the 500 mark!

I want to sincerely and personally thank every one of you who contributed a donation for this cause, I understand it is a tough time for everybody financially these days. I have uploaded a 3 minute 30 second video briefly glimpsing some of the event as the day had progressed. I usually video record many bits of footage, but have just come off of having a broken wrist, things are slightly more difficult there.

I hope to keep you all posted by September of any further updates.

Thank you all so very much,

-Michael Lorenger
A.K.A. The Wannabecyclist


-WCFTW