The Race of TruthThe cold and rainy weather of today made me strongly consider skipping this race. But my lovely wife gave me a little encouragement and I braved the conditions.
Speaking of conditions, it was about 40 degrees and a downpour when I toed the line for the start. I was in a little pain from the cold, but soon after, I could not feel my hands or feet. They were numb. I was clipping along all alone during the first half of the race. Apparently, I was not fast enough to catch anyone but too fast for anyone to catch me. I was starting to think that I was not going to see another biker for the entire race. Eventually though, I caught a guy from behind. It gave me a little boost to pass him like he was standing still. He looked like he was decent, so it was confirmation that my effort was solid.
I do not have official results yet, but I think I finished between 49:00-53:00. I am guessing this left me close to the middle of the pack.
This was excellent training. It is impossible to duplicate this type of effort without a race. I hope it will springboard me to a strong showing in the Peanut Butter Duathlon on May 2nd.
you did it! awesome, good job!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Zack getting out there in those miserable conditions on Sunday and finishing strongly in those elements! I was out there too on Sunday and your note reminds me exactly what I was thinking & feeling that morning :-) Great blog here and good luck with the du on May 2nd! Brian
ReplyDeleteVery very awesome!! I love a good race report.
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