Saturday, June 02, 2007
State TT - Humble Pie
Results Posted
I've been so happy with my results so far this season, I guess I was due for a bad day. Today was it. I felt good, my HR was where I wanted it, but my performance just didn't match up with my results from Wrenshall or Bike Club. It must just be simple fatigue from all the racing this past week.
I didn't stick around for the results, but I ended up with a 52:52 for the 23.14mi course (shortened due to construction). My average speed was 26.3mph with an Ave HR of 169. That put me 28th overall, 2nd in the Age 40-44 class to John Redmond (51:11). John Shishilla also smoked me in 50:35). Ian Stanford had the fastest time again this year (48:43). Dale Sedgewick was 2nd (49:56), Gordy Paulson was 2nd (50:02), and Timmer was a close 4th (50:04).
On a positive note, Jordan did great. He won the 20K juniors 10-12 class in 38:17. There was another under 15 junior named Kody McKracken (who also does the TNT TT) that beat Jordan, but he was in the 13-14 class.
The funny thing is I have a history of sub-par performances at the State TT. My first State TT ever was in 1997, back when it was in Santiago. I rode a 57:29 as a Cat 4. You would think that was fast enough to win the Cat 4's, but another Cat 4, by the name of Chris Flood, bested me with a 56:31. I had a bad day in 1998 and ended up 4th in the cat 3's. In 1999, I had a good day, but still ended up 2nd in the Cat 1/2's to Kyle Butkiewicz. In 2000, the race organizers neglected to get to the turn around before I got there, resulting in a DNF. In 2001, I had another bad day. I did my first St. Peter State TT in 2003, and got beat by 10 seconds by Dave Mercer in the Masters 35+.
State TT Results Summary:
1997 - Santiago - 57:29 - 2nd Cat 4
1998 - Santiago - 58:32 - 4th Cat 3
1999 - Santiago - 55:27 - 2nd Cat 1/2
2000 - Santiago - DNF
2001 - Santiago - 57:34 - 7th Cat 1/2
2003 - St. Peter - 56:13 - 2nd Masters 35+
I rode the tandem with Jordan in 2005 and 2006, and took 1st both years (no other tandems in 2006). So I do have 2 state championship time-trial gold medals, thanks to Jordan.
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3 comments:
Awe 1999, if I could only get those legs back.
Kyle
At least you beat people... the only person I beat was myself... I've got the same story as you, only worse, rode at 95% heart-rate but didn't go fast, my real time is a minute faster than the posted time, but it was still slow...
Rest assured both of you would have tore me a good one. Skibby, ya done good and Jimmer, you freakin' race all the time and drive everyone into the ground. You both are good cats and good racers.
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