So, I went and did TT efforts yesterday on McKenzie view. It felt pretty good. The first one I did after a short 15 minute warm up. I decided that, #1, I like McKenzie view because it has hills and it challenges me and makes me really aware of how my legs feel and the watts I’m putting out. I also decided that, #2, I don’t like McKenzie view because the hills make me feel slow during TT efforts. haha
Anyway, I was planning on doing 2 – 20 min efforts, going just under all out, and amping up at the end of each one ( like a TT). So, the first one went pretty well. I haven’t done TT efforts for a while, so it hurt and my lungs were about to explode – but overall it felt good. During this effort I tried to really pay attention to how my legs were feeling. I realized about 1/2 way through that my legs were on fire – and it’s always about that time that I think, “Why am I doing this? I need to stop, this is stupid Karey.” And then it’s always right after that point that my legs start to feel a sort of numbness. And that’s where I need to be to effectively do a time trial. It made me also realize (and I know everyone is different), that being able to reach that point of numbness (or I guess constant gnawing pain that doesn’t go away and doesn’t get worse) – is a hard thing for a lot of people to get to, and that’s why some people are better at TT-ing than others. I’m glad that my body allows me to get to that point – cause man, if I had to do the whole TT in the same pain as the first 10-15 minutes, I would die. haha
Anyway, I rested for a while after the first effort, and tried descending a little in my TT’s – which is freakin’ awesome! And then I headed back, attempting another TT effort. This one actually felt better, going about 24 mph into a strong headwind, and faster on the other parts. I wasn’t even gasping for air until the last couple minutes when I amped it up to about 28 mph. Hopefully this weekend’s TT will go well. I’m a little worried cause it’s similar to a hill climb, but I think I can keep a pretty steady pace, and the way back down the hill I’m gonna fly!
