DS2 and I got in line and we decided he should go first so he wouldn't feel bad if he had to pass Mom. He took off then I got up to the spot and got ready with someone holding my bike so I could clip in.

I haven't done a TT since last year and haven't ridden the course since then either so this was just a see where I am ride and try to improve over the next 3 races.

I took off after the countdown and settled in the bars to race my race. The hills were comfortably hard. I was passed by six men (not all at once) on the way to the turn around.

As I approached the turn around I spotted DS2 and yelled for him but he didn't react. He told me later that he had turned in too big a gear and was fighting through that so he didn't hear me. About a mile after the turn I passed DS2 and told him that the wind was killing my downhills!

I was passed by a couple more men and a woman on my way back to the finish. At first I thought a man and woman were drafting but then I realized it was just a really slow pass (or they didn't want to get caught drafting as we neared the finish).

When I got past the finish I tried to go back and get a picture of DS2 but my phone died just as I "woke it up". Parental fail :(

Work on bike fitness

DS2 and I rode out the legs a little then changed to normal shoes and walked over to check preliminary results. Then we loaded up and went for a SBux stop.


bike fitness


I don't want to disparage this race. It's just a no frills, bare bones time trial. They have drinks and a few snacks at the finish but there is no pomp and doesn't need to be.