Today at lunch I hit the spin bike for one last ride. I rode for 40 minutes at a consistent resistance level, focusing on keeping my heart rate between 130-150 beats per minute. The time went by pretty quickly considering the fact I did not change the resistance level once or even get out of the saddle. Definitely the perfect pre-race workout from my perspective. Last night I took another look at the results from the last race on this course earlier this summer. What really struck me was how SLOW the bike times were -- the guy who won the entire race averaged less than 22 MPH! This course must be really hilly. Next year I am definitely going to do some more due diligence before picking which races to do -- I know it is kind of pathetic, but averaging 16-17 MPH on Sunday is not exactly going to great for my ego, considering I am used to riding 21-22 MPH for this distance. Yes, I am vain -- deal with it...
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