... to be riding 27mph, nothing hurts, HR is low, but you just can't push the gas pedal any harder. Like being stuck in 3rd gear. More than a mile an hour slower than my 40k speed last year, 30Watts below threshold, heart rate ten beats low. Easy, just not fast.
That's the first Coburg TT in a nutshell. Good news is, the lungs are clearing in a big way, bad news is, I'm feeling 90% strong. Good news is, that's better than three days ago, and miles ahead of 5 days ago, and a light-year ahead of a week-ago. So on that trajectory, all should be good for Collegiate Nationals on Friday.
Sure hope so... 8,000 ft of climbing in 70some miles, but at least that's my only race and I get to spend another three full days doing long rides and sitting in coffee shops / breweries in Madison and wondering how I got so lucky.
Results? Meh. It's about the good times.
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