Way back on 29 July, my Wednesday night race series wrapped up with a little stage race. The prologue was a short time trial followed by a road race and then another, longer time trial.
For the prologue, I clocked 4:32 over the 2.68 km course for an average speed of 35.3 km/h and a maximum of 46.5 km/h. I averaged 159 bpm with a maximum of 174 bpm. That was good enough for seventh out of seven but I see that I was five seconds out of second.
For the road race, it was the usual story. I was splintered off the group during the climb and finished two and a half minutes behind the leader. I spent the last 15 km or so alone but had a group of three C racers just a few hundred metres behind me the whole way. I slowed a lot on the last little climb and one of them was able to sprint and just beat me at the line. I did the 29.2 km in 48:30 for an average speed of 36.2 km/h and a maximum speed of 63 km/h. I had an average heart rate of 158 bpm with a maximum of 176 bpm.
I was pretty tired for the final time trial and it was mostly climbing so I was only able to cover the 8.26 km in 15:30. That's an average of just 32 km/h with a maximum of 50 km/h. I averaged 162 bpm with a maximum of 174 bpm.
I really enjoyed the race series. The previous few years, I did the Midweek Mayhem criterium races. While the venue is close to my home, doing the exact same race each week is boring. I really liked alternating between time trials and road races and how the road races had different formats. I really need to improve my climbing because it's an obvious weakness for me. I ended up doing three laps of the Millarville loop during two races and was dropped from whichever group I was with at the exact same place each time. I really need to get my hip healthy so I can hit the weights more. I can also stand to lose 10 kg more while trying to increase my leg strength. More leg strength and less weight will also help boost my average speed on the flats.
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