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Susan Roberts and I did the Southern Oregon Time Trial yesterday. It was the first in a series of three races. Again, the race showed that I need to do some more hill work. Susan beat me by about 1 minute. I dropped my chain and had to stop to fix it. I thought that would be my excuse but she said she stopped once too when she thought she had dropped her chain.

I have figured out how to capture the screens from my Garmin Forerunner program. Isn't it interesting to plot heart rate against elevation?

Here's speed and heart rate. I felt pretty strong at the end. I figure I averaged13.4 mph going out and 21.1 mph coming in. I should be able to improve on that. I think I finished last in the masters group. It was fun though. I'm going to do the rest of the series. Next week is shorter but more climb.







I took my TT bike out for a ride on Thursday to make sure that everything was working properly and I flatted the front tire. I put some Stan's sealant in it and it held. I was a little worried racing on it but I really wanted to use the Cosmic Carbone wheels. It worked. The tire continued to hold air for the entire race and is still holding. I ordered some new tires though, with yellow sidewalls. Should look cool on the wheels.