Another Orange County Speedway time trial race is coming up next week: Tuesday June 10 at 6:30 pm. I am planning on doing this race again. I have not done any speedwork on the bike since my last time trial. I’ve only done hill work and made adjustments to my aero position. I am curious to see if I do any better by aero position alone. I suspect hot & humid weather will be a factor in this week’s race, and throw a monkey wrench into the comparison, as summer has arrived here in North Carolina with 90°F+ temps!
I’ll still do the race in the heat, but won’t expect much of myself in terms of performance. It’s a fun race! Also, I want to test how my stomach tolerates sports drink during a hard effort. Mark McDonnell of TriExpert.com suggested I use sports drinks instead of gels.
Good news: I was checking out the OCS time trial website and noticed that they have added 1 lap to the race since last year. So, I DID do better in the May 2008 time trial as compared to June 2007. My time was essentially the same, but I rode one extra lap. Yeah!
PS: I have NOT forgotten my Over the Mountain race report. Thanks to all who voted in my poll. I’m having a bit of writer’s block, and it’s been a crazy week with end of school stuff for my kids. I will finish it this week! I was hoping the official race photos would motivate me to get back to it, but there doesn’t seem to be any race photos 🙁