Hot, Humid and Fastest Time.........

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Orlando Time Trial #7

It was Tuesday, July 27th, but it felt more like our typical mid-August summer afternoon - very hot.
The year has really flown by. Tuesday night was the 7th race of the Orlando Airport Time Trial Series.
This series of races will end in October.

I packed up the SUV and the entire family (Geri and the kids, even Grandma came along).
Once we arrived it quickly became apparent that they were more interested in the planes landing and taxiing in versus the race venue. However, no offense taken as it's very cool to see all the planes up close! In fact, on our way out to race I was explaining that it took a bit of time getting used to having the jets fly over you as you were warming up and racing. It feels like the earth is shaking all around you.

I was feeling pretty good and strong enough to challenge the 14 mile time trial even with the heat.
I could have opted for only 7 miles, but I wanted to work on my pacing strategy for longer TT distances.
I usually bring lots of extra equipment to the races. For example, I have (2) Time Trial type helmets (known as our "lids"). You know, the ones that look pointy and kind of funny looking. One of my lids is more aerodynamic because there are essentially no vents for air to flow through. The downside to that lid is that it can get quite hot. In any endurance event, when body temp rises you lose power or strength and that is a fact. So, I'm very glad that I brought both lids cause I went with a vented approach that allowed for lots of air flow.

I was off quickly and got up to race pace which is ~ 25 mph.
It wasn't too windy, mainly some crosswinds.
I went out a little too hard cause I was feeling it by mile 9 and had to slow it down which bummed me out a bit.
I completed the 14 miles in 34 minutes and 14 seconds at an average speed of 24.5 mph.
Not my best time or speed for this distance, but most of the racers were a bit off their times too.
I did manage to get the fastest time. Even my 7 mile split time was faster than those that did just the 7 mile TT.
So, got to be happy with my result!

Have a great weekend and thanks again for your continued support!

Adam