Orwell Wheelers 2015 Club League Round 03: Corkagh Park Crit 40 mins + 2 laps

After having trained twice for the race specific 30 second intervals, I felt more confident in this race.

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Actual finish was 28th out of 55 starters.

At least I hung in there this week.

I have a lot more to give in terms of performance, I could've averaged a little higher heart rate, by pushing myself more. I could've been much braver by diving down the outsides. But the goal for this week was to finish with the front group, which I more or less achieved, as I finished about 4 seconds behind the pack.

The sprint finish must've been tight, as people were crowding around Dave's Video for a long time.

I fared much better than last week, I sat on Stephen's wheel for the first few laps, I knew he wasn't getting dropped.

I was in second position, trying to close a gap on Garrett when the Semi-Limit group caught and merged with us. The two of us were soon somewhere to the back of the pack. Where I stayed for the rest of the race. Just redlining it outta corners.

I need to work more on my sprint power out of the corners, so I can catch and pass the wheels in front. The Zone Distribution Chart has given me much input into the training I must do to improve.

What was Learned

My training was pretty good. I was no where near my 5, 10 and 20 minute peak power for the ride. I set a new record for my 45 minute power at 188 Watts. I must continue my short intervals to be able to keep pace and pass people on the accelerations.

I need to improve my assertive riding. The way that the Semi-Limit guys carved through our group was sublime. I need this.