Time Trial Racing Begins - Iowa City TT Series

Ok, what does it take to be successful at Iowa Time Trials? I obviously can't divulge my secrets, but can reward your readership by summarizing what I did the day before...
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I literally dusted off my Time Trial bike Saturday to get ready for Sunday's 20 mile Time Trial race near Iowa City, Iowa. I rode it about a mile total until I got a flat tire. It took about an hour for me to get the tire off of my disc. I kept punching myself in the face with the tire levers as my fist snapped back. I couldn't get 120 pounds of air in the wheel either. The 90 degree pump adapter kept slipping off. I tried using my rib cage for leverage, and finally got it up to about 115psi,but not before bruising my chest and my soul . I made two trips to Walgreens to get batteries for the speedometer. Not kidding, I was exhausted, and felt that I had gotten in a pretty good workout, so headed to my sauna to sweat out the toxins from the cleaning chemicals I had been using earlier to wax my car and bike. Later I ordered and consumed an entire medium deep dish Happy Joe's Taco pizza and side salad. I also watched the Little 500 and decided to maybe try one of the Tuesday night track races in Cedar Rapids.
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I was excited as I arrived Sunday to see so many cars along the roadway. Being the first TT of the season, I didn't really know what to expect from myself or others, so that sort of took the pressure off. I knew that I felt good (except for my black eyes and bruised ribs) and hoped my time would reinforce the fitness I felt that I had achieved.

Unlike pro races, we have no idea how fast the competition is going, so really is just a race against yourself. Of course, the pay-off is hoping your time stacks up well against fellow cyclists. Well, I had the fastest time of the day overall and within the Cat 1,2,3 division that I am competing in for the 4 part series.

That was very rewarding, and sets a good foundation for creating TT goals for 2009.

Results - Iowa City Time Trial
May 3, 2009 - 20 miles
38 startersOverall

01. 42:57.34 - Chad Bishop (3)
02. 43:29.18 - Paul Deninger (1/2)
03. 44:41.46 - Dan Shaffer (50+)
04. 44:58.35 - Greg Duethman (40+)
05. 47:01.94 - Mark Sorenson (50+)
06. 47:17.51 - Dan Reasoner (40+)
07. 47:24.75 - Kendall Jackson (5)
08. 47:34.93 - Ryan Jacobsen (3)
09. 47:37.45 - Rob McKillip (5)
10. 47:40.45 - Dan Galles (3)
11. 47:57.93 - Weslie Anderson (5)
12. 48:23.81 - Chris Martin/Monika (Tandem)
13. 48:43.88 - Julie Foertsch (W1)
14. 49:06.18 - Connie Inks (W3)
15. 49:30.70 - Dan Swenson (5)
16. 49:58.31 - Geoff Perrill (3)
17. 50:19.24 - Jamie Shea (4)
18. 50:40.19 - Barry Carter (50+)
19. 50:43.67 - Eric Hamm (4)
20. 51:01.27 - Erin Anderson (W4)
21. 51:44.24 - Jonathan Poling (5)
22. 52:19.39 - Kevin McConnell (4)
23. 52:27.63 - Daneila Williams (W4)
24. 53:06.82 - Sean McKay (5)
25. 53:32.45 - Jeremy Schwertfeger (5)
26. 53:49.60 - Brian Abbott (4)
27. 54:37.45 - Dustin Salter (5)
28. 54:46.90 - Cara Hamann (W4)
29. 54:51.39 - Matt Hartman (3)
30. 55:58.61 - Kevin Westman (40+)
31. 56:10.19 - Dan Rustan (5)
32. 56:11.03 - Jeff Dullard (4)
33. 57:13.90 - Damon Salter (5)
34. 58:28.03 - Joshua Gettings (5)
35. 59:00.16 - Vernon Rotert (60+)
36. 59:26.37 - Landon Beachy (50+)
37. 61:0278 - Peter Kaboli (5)
38. 63:53.57 - Aaron Christy (5)