Adam gets PR and 3rd in Series Finale

Cycling Fans -

Not the tour de France, but the Team Armada Time Trial Series Finale!
Sunday was the 5th and final TT of the spring / summer series.
My goal for this season on this 4.1 mile course was to set a new "PR" (Personal Record) for myself.
Top speed for me on March 29th, 2009 was 28.35 mph (and I haven't been able to beat it since).
I had come close a few times this season but failed to execute on my strategy and needed just a bit more fitness.

So, Coach Dara and I have been working diligently on some hard core cadence (how many times per minute I rotate the pedals) intervals on the TT bike to get my speeds up.
We drilled it over and over week after week in prep for this final race.

Sunday was "go time" and all I had to do was execute cause I knew my training was about to pay off.
I warmed up, rolled up and I was off - timed my start perfectly as I had not yet begun to cool down.
The strategy was to blast it from the get go, peg it (my pace and speed) and hold it for as long as I could.
To PR I needed to keep my speed as close to 29 mph as possible. The winds were mild so I knew this was completely doable.
I had gotten off pretty quickly and up to goal speed (between 29 and 30 mph).
I found my line, (the straightest line to follow is your fastest line) kept my head down and just tried to focus on what I needed to do which was trust the training.
I was doing AWESOME but by mile "3ish" at an average of 29+ mph I started to fade; I watched my speed drop slowly to the low to mid 28s!
However, I knew I was close and just kept trying to push as hard as I could as the end was near.
By mile 4.1 I had nailed it, average speed of 28.73 mph and a new PR!

My times over the series (5 races) earned me 3rd Place Series Champion which is pretty cool - see podium pic attached (got me some more hardware).
Next race is the Gwinnett Bike Fest just outside Atlanta, GA. There is a 6 mile TT on Saturday July 24th - should be fun with competitors from all over the southeast.
Geri and I are going to make it a bit of a vacation!

Thanks for your support!

Adam