I had forgotten what a time trial even looked like, much less remember how much they hurt! As the guy steadied my bike for my 8:15 a.m. "take-off", I told him it had been about 30 years since I had done something like this. And it wasn't up a damn mountain.
"Just relax"- "Ten seconds...three, two, one....BEEP!"
Out of the saddle start and right into a slight incline, that lead to much steeper inclines, and continued for most at least an hour, but for me more than an hour and a half.
It hurt. Badly.
I had taken my "singulaire" and my antihistimine and had a few puffs on my inhaler before starting. I still wasn't getting much air, but it's better than it has been, so who am I to complain? So what if my heart blows up and I pass out? So what if it's already over 90 degrees and I haven't trained much in the heat? This is a great workout? N'est pas?
Plus, I am all "kitted-out" and look like I "belong" to a regular cycling club. Right? (Dork!)
How can 12.5 miles seem so long? And take me over an hour and a half to complete? I averaged 8 min miles. Damn.
That sucks.
I either need one more cog (a 27 maybe?) or new lungs.
Or both.
The mountain has a better road to climb than it did when I was in my 30s. How come it feels so much steeper and harder?
But it is still just as pretty!
Shift up...ride on!
13 comments:
you did good lady! I have no doubt that was a tough race -- and you did great!
You are brave to toe the line on an uphill TT!! And with no 27 on the bike?? - madness! But you did it. I can see it taking that long. Clmbing is slow. Congratulations!
You rock, Fe-Lady!
So just how many other 55 year old women were out there doing this??
27?? May I have a 32 please? LOL.
Nice job!
i wish i'd just gotten my butt down there and done it with you. maybe next year???
The things we do for fun!
Congratulations on pushing past your limits.
And you didn't even get rained on. Heard that was finally happening in your neck fo the woods, er.. desert.
You are awesome. That hill is steep, and I can only say it looks too hard for me to even try. Maybe I'll tell Brian and Jill you think their kit makes you look dorky ;-)
time trials are fun....ok and they hurt a lot..every second feels like an eternity as your heart is ready to pop out and you are grasping air like there is no tomorrow.
Except for one 18 yo, the 50+ women who do time trials in Orlando are often the fastest women there. Great job getting out there!
we did a time trial at the track a few weeks ago...who knew 2 miles under just under 20 minutes could be so brutal? you are my hero Fe Lady, ride on!
Ride on indeed!
Jeez, you need to do time trials out here instead! Flat and fast!
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