Time Trials

Date             Distance         Course type       Weather conditions            Bike ridden               Time
03/7/08          10 miles        Salt Ayre Track           14C 9mph wind            Focus Cayo              27'12s

28/5/08          17 miles        Circuit of Coniston  Wet / no wind / 12C          Focus Cayo             51'20s

Salt Ayre Cycle Track 03 July 2008:
1st time trial on 10 miles. 27'12s. 12.5 laps of the recently renovated Salt Ayre cycle racing track in Lancaster. I stopped counting laps after 2 of them. Doh! Not ideal. Fun event with many youngsters from the Go-Ride club as well as older time trial types.

Next TT: first Thursday of August. I wil be joined by my 7 year-old daughter. She wants to have a go at the 2.5 laps distance. 

Circuit of Coniston 28 May 2008:
First time trial ever!

I rode the Circuit of Coniston after being convinced by my mate Allan to have a go. Coniston is a bout an hour away from home so I took a day off work and we tried to make most of the day. Picnic and a nice walk around Tarn House. Gorgeous. The girls enjoyed their day. (Beware of Tarn Hows midge. Nasty little things.)

Back on topic: This was unfamiliar territory to me. Not much scope to go off track even with my infamous orienteering skills: You keep on going left :-)

I survived the experience and I found it hard. Hard to judge how much effort to put in. Hard to judge what's coming next. Hard to judge whether to let yourself go on downhills if unfamilar with the course and in wet conditions.

I don't think I got the time trial bug yet but I am glad I tried one and I would not mind riding one again in the near future. As for improving on the above time, that will have to wait for one year. The circuit of Coniston time trials only run twice a year in May.