death race 2009...

VIKINGMAN HALF IRONMAN TRIATHLON
part 2
the bike
56 miles
3 hours 17 minutes

leaving the swim/bike transitionfirst loop of the bike, 28 miles down, 28 to go!coming into the bike finish! YAY!so happy that i am done with the bike!

the first 28 mile loop of the bike was fantastic ... i was way ahead of schedule and feeling great. my nutrition was good, my hydration was good and my muscles were good. my brother said that he had been eating chex mix on his long rides and suggested that i bring some, i did that as well as some of those peanutbutter cracker sandwhich things. not the nasty orange ones, but the whole wheat ones and they were amazing. i was feeling great and then at about mile 45, i started to struggle, i felt good still but my rpm was crap and i wasnt nearly as fast as the first loop, and i couldn't get my speed up for the life of me. i finished the bike in 3:17 (hours then minutes). i was stoked, it was way faster than my previous long rides and so far i was way ahead of the schedule i had given myself.