AM: 90' on the trainer.
Dirty Mitten Racing League Winter Is Coming Opener
We had the first Zwift race in the regular series. Some guys I know, some I don't. They put us on teams, which is kind of fun. Still trying to figure out Discord and all the other tech crap. Got in a short warmup and the race went off at 8. I was racing in the C group as I got demoted, which was humbling but correct. Need to weigh less or put out more power or both, so I figured I would do more than earn my spot.
Race has a neutral start, which is weird for a virtual race, but it was kind of neat. I was behind the lead group when the offical start went and it felt like I was way off the front of the B and C group, so I slowed down and then put it in a zone 2, only belatedly realizig that there were Bs and Cs in the lead group, which eventually broke up. I then chased for a long time to close a gap. I finally did and then sat in for a bit. I saw some Cs about 90"-120" ahead (in the lead), so I just figured they were going. Rode with the chase group for a while, then at 45' I made a move to gap them over a short climb with a downhill. I got 5-7 seconds on them and then increased that gap to 15-20 seconds or so and increased it, thinking they would bring me back, but I continued to press and dropped them all pretty hard (both Bs and Cs) and kept increasing my lead and working on cutting the gap to the top C spots, some Bs and even a lagging A. I caught them around 67' or thereabouts and tried to work to break them. They repassed me with a power up move that I thought I wouldn't cover, but did, they sat on my wheel, then I put in a few more efforts, and I dropped them. Finished on a tough climb up the volcano and held off third place for second (I was in the top half of the Bs by time as well). I was pretty pleased to get second, a much better showing than the preseason. By the end of the day I ended up in first as someone else got disqualified for some reason. So I am now wearing the yellow jersey.
I feel like I raced much better than I have been, had fun, and got in a good effort. Looking forward to this series and seeing what happens. Our team is currently in the lead for points as well. 88' @ 281 Watts @ 168 BPM
AM/Lunch: 8 miles, averaged 9:38. HR 135.
I took the boys for a bit, had some coffee, caught up on the Discord banter, and didn't feel like getting back on the trainer to cool down, so I got in a run, which felt good.
Picked my Mom, Katie, and Delia up at the airport in the evening.
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