My legs didn't quite want to cooperate with what needed to be done in order to get the fastest time of the day at the Harper's Cycling Indoor Roller TT that I participated in on Saturday, but I did end up getting a first place finish in the Cat 1,2,3 division. Ok, I was the only one who entered, but when it comes to rollers, showing up is a huge part of the accomplishment.
Travis Jass and Simon Carl (both Cat 4's) posted very strong times of 5:13 and 5:10 respectively, prior to my attempt. Between those two numbers and the current season benchmark of 5:08.5, I had a lot of numbers floating through my head as I began to pedal. I thought about all the cat 1,2,3's in Iowa that weren't here and/or choose to ignore roller racing all together and I was a little envious of their sage wisdom with respect to ego defense. The bar had been set at 5:10.2 for the day... man that was going to take something special.
Well, I posted a 5:16.9, which is a very respectable time, just hard for me to completely be thrilled with, considering that I have posted faster times in previous seasons and even earlier this year. I really just overshot my limit on that particular day by aiming for too ambitious of a result, and ended up holding on for dear life, as my cadence slipped gradually throughout the effort.
I am quite certain I will be able to improve my 3 race average throughout the season as my results usually improve as spring approaches. I will tweak my training plan just a bit to acknowledge that there is some room for improvement. I hope to shave off a few seconds at the next event that happens this Saturday up in Cedar Rapids. I will at least have 'fun' trying.
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