Muscatine Indoor TT - Harper's Cycling

Mens' Cat 1,2,3 podium with Austin Turner, Chad Bishop, Travis Jass and Race Director Greg Harper. I enjoyed a great day of racing and socializing on Saturday as I competed in the Harper's Cycling  Rollerhead Killer 2 Mile Indoor TT that took place in my hometown of Muscatine, Iowa.  I was initially struck by the fact that Travis Jass had made the journey all the way from Fort Dodge Iowa.  He currently has the state record for the fastest time in this discipline (4:52).  I held this honor in 2009, and fellow teammate Lou Waugaman broke through the 5 minute barrier last year to set the mark, only to have Travis best him by a few seconds in a subsequent race. Travis and Simon Carl attended this event in 2011, and set solid times at about the 5:10 mark... which I wasn't able to beat last year.  I am happy to report that this year I bested Travis's time of 5:21 to win the 2012 event.  I posted a time of 5:04.6, which was a lot better than I was shooting for.  Maybe I could have squeezed out a few more watts to join the prestigious sub 5 minute club, but I am just happy to have posted a very rewarding effort. Sure I wouldn't mind getting a time under 5 minutes... but then where does it end?   I already have been receiving the same feedback regarding this result...  great job, now how about getting a time under 5 minutes?  This is flattering, but reminds me of my good buddy Lance Armstrong... After winning the tour 7 times, what did people ask after congratulating him... how about an 8th???  It never ends... racing doesn't have a finish line, rather it is a journey to enjoy.  I try to appreciate noteworthy accomplishments as they happen, rather than constantly looking forward... Along those lines... I am in a good place right now, and happy to have exceeded my expectations.  Congratulations to all those who braved this grueling 2 mile effort, each participant should feel proud to have spent the day testing their fitness while connecting with fellow bike enthusiasts. Race Results for Harper's Cycling & Fitness Rollerhead Killer 2 Muscatine, IA(Event Information) Time Trial on 01/14/2012 Men - Under 16 - Juniors - 10-15
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1		Ian Henriksen	Muscatine, IA	7:30.8	335064		Melon City Bike Club Inc.
	2		Joshua Holley	Marion, IA	8:06.4	358416
Men - Cat 1/2/3
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	425.42	Chad Bishop (1 - Cat2)	Muscatine, IA	5:04.6	223776		American Equity Racng Team
	2	449.63	Travis Jass (1 - Cat3)	Fort Dodge, IA	5:21.9	257430		Fort Dodge Trisport Club
	3	473.84	Austin Turner (2 - Cat2)	Iowa City, IA	5:52.8	290106		Bikes To You / World of Bikes
	4	498.05	Andrew Buntz (3 - Cat2)	Iowa City, IA	6:02.5	291573
	5	522.26	Christopher Reed (2 - Cat3)	Center Point, IA	6:11.6	132199
	6	546.47	John Adamson (3 - Cat3)	Cedar Falls, IA	6:23.4	87722		Twisted Spokes Racing Team
Men - Cat 4
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	498.30	Jon Sulzberger	Muscatine, IA	6:11.6	72351		Melon City Bike Club Inc.
	2	544.15	Eric Henriksen	Muscatine, IA	6:44.6	91805		Melon City Bike Club Inc.
	3	590.00	Robert Hayes	Muscatine, IA	7:49.5	51122		Melon City Bike Club Inc.
Men - Cat 5
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1		Christopher Lintecum	Marion, IA	6:13.4	354594		HBA Racing Team
	2		Stan Boyer	Dallascenter, IA	6:31.2	286542		Des Moines Cycle Club
Men - Masters - 40-99
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	488.98	Randy Catron (1 - Cat3)	Urbandale, IA	5:55.1	88590		DMOS Racing Team
	2	505.82	Gregory Harper (1 - Cat2)	Muscatine, IA	6:11.0	15134		Melon City Bike Club
	3	522.66	John Adamson (2 - Cat3)	Cedar Falls, IA	6;15.8	87722		Twisted Spokes Racing Team
	4	539.50	David Hammer (1 - Cat4)	Urbandale, IA	6:16.2	178295		Des Moines Cycle Club
	5	556.34	Richard Gilmore (2 - Cat4)	Washington, IA	6:21.0	65541		Twisted Spokes Racing Team
	6	573.18	Russ Clarke (1 - Cat5)	Cedar Falls, IA	7:51.3	366645
	7	590.02	Vernon Rotert (3 - Cat4)	Marion, IA	7:57.1	45873		Hawkeye Bicycle Assoc
Women - Cat 1/2/3/4
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	479.11	Connie Inks (1 - Cat3)	Waterloo, IA	5:57.5	194642
	2	534.56	Kathleen Porter (2 - Cat3)	Cedar Falls, IA	8:15.4	236465		Twisted Spokes Racing Team
	3	590.01	Rozalyn Boyer (1 - Cat4)	Dallas Center, IA	9:56.8	286543		Smart Honda Women's Team

Suffering on the rollers, as onlookers gaze at the computer data displaying my progress.