This turned out to be a good day. Time trial down at Fiesta Island with a bunch of other Bisikleta riders and over 80 total riders. I caught a ride with Jhonar and his wife Pam and kids Kaitlyn and ??, riding over to his house on Poblado Rd. On the way down there, the pads for my tri bars flew off, so I ended up riding without the foam pads, it was a little bit uncomfortable but not unbearable. We got there really early, then others started showing up. Plenty of time for me to get ready and take a couple of runs to get my leg muscles ready. I was #80 to start, and Andy and Al started not so far ahead of me. It was fun cheering the Bisikleta riders on at the start and after their first lap before I took off. I got off a little too fast at the start but realized I couldn't hold that pace and slowed up a little, aiming for around 200-210 W. First and second laps went by fairly quickly, and the third lap was a chore, particularly toward the end, when I was starting to tire and realizing I needed to push just a little longer. According to the timer, I finished in 32:02.7, which was good enough to place me second-fastest in the 60+ men's category, with Andy coming in third-fastest. Robert finished third-fastest in 55+, Audrey was the fastest woman overall, Fritz was third-fastest in Men 35+, and Zac was second-fastest in Men 19+. Fastest overall time was 26:24. I was third-fastest in the Bisikleta riders, about a second faster than Audrey and behind Zac and Fritz. That was the biggest short-term effort I've ever put out on a bike, definitely felt good to be done and to celebrate and tell stories with the others afterward. Forgot to turn my Fitbit on, but it recognized the ride and reported my heartrate for it.
Avg speed = 22.9 mph. Total mileage = 12.3 mi
Avg power = 224 W. Weighted avg power = 223 W
Total elevation gain = 0'
Avg heartrate = 132 bpm
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