My race season is officially over, and I’ve has some time to
reflect on the year. Going into Ironman Louisville, I was prepared to do nothing
for 2 weeks. But with how poorly I raced, I haven’t been able to sit still and
have been busy investigating my bike mishap. In my previous post I tried to
blame a mechanical issue on the bike for slowing me down.
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| Actually stopped to remind myself I should be recovering. Soaking in the views |
I took my bike to a local shop, and they didn’t find anything
causing friction. This means my power meter was reading high, and my legs were
not fully recovered (it felt like I could’ve been pushing that hard). I took my
race setup for a ride last week to see what the power would be reading.
Prior to Race: 200 watts ~ 20.5-21.0mph
Race: 230 watts = 20mph
Post Race: 252 watts = 20.5mph
This tells me that the power meter is reading ~40 watts higher
than it should be. I know weather plays a large factor in all of this, but I
was consistently averaging over 20mph at 200 watts. I plan on recalibrating the
Vector 3 pedal this week and making sure my crank arm length wasn’t changed
(that’d be an easy fix!).
Alright, rant over. This week I am hoping to catch up with
friends and do some housework instead of training all week. I can tell my body
needs some time to fully recover, but it is hard knowing that I need to make
even more improvements if I plan on getting to Kona.
Oh yeah, and I’m playing around with idea of Ironman Tulsa May
31st for my next attempt =O We’ll see if 6 months will be enough
time to train!
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