Race Report: Masters Nationals 30-34 Time Trial

After making a supra-normal effort on Monday, dehydration and a couple sub-optimal nights of sleep I got a treat this morning by getting a 2 hour delay on my TT start! Exactly the kind of information I could have used YESTERDAY! NOT 10 minutes before my start time as I get off my trainer to put my aero helmet on and go to the start house. And then a second one hour delay the second time I warmed up. Am I making excuses? No - most of the others in my group had to deal with the same issue, and on the day my numbers were at least average and about on target. Did I have ideal rest, recovery, preparation and a great day? No, but it wasn't a terrible day. If I went 10 seconds faster I would've been top 10. If I had a great day I think I could've been top 5 again. But I wasn't . . .

The course actaully suited me better this year than last year. It was slightly shorter, started with a solid climb, rolled for a few miles, then another climb before the turnaround, then do it backwards with a screaming 40mph descent into the finish. My pacing was almost perfect out of the gate (and I even go the distinction of 'looking the most aero & getting into my postion the quickest out of the gate' by Dave Towle), up the first climb, and all the way to the turnaround. I then got caught by my 30 second man and although I tried, couldn't quite up my tempo the way I normally do. A 10 mph headwind made the return trip tought, but I focused on my position and kept digging deep all the way home. Unfortunately it wasn't enough and my time of 31:22 was only good enough for 14th on the day. Congrats to Mike Olheiser who absolutely crushed all comers on the day, Pete Cannell who won the 35-39 race, and Josh Whitmore.

1	90	Michael Olheiser	00:29:20.20	133375	1377	Marx And Bensdorf Realitors
2	85	Sam Krieg	00:29:47.00	201431	1371	Ice Rocky Mtn. Surgery
3	80	Eneas Freyre	00:29:57.10	146736	1360	Targetraining
4	75	Jonathan Jacob	00:30:19.30	226733	1399	Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team
5	70	Tom Burke	00:30:23.90	179205	1353	Lathrup Industries/Giant Bicycles
6	65	William O'Donnell	00:30:33.90	225893	1376	Westwood Velo - Trade Manage
7	60	Yip Tsang	00:30:39.10	204595	1389	Champion Porsche P/B Racer's Ed
8	55	Gary Douville	00:31:00.70	101476	1357	Platinum Racing Team
9	50	Mathew Davis	00:31:09.30	230433	1355	Team Lasport
10	45	Joshua Whitmore	00:31:13.20	38071	1393	Global Bike
11	40	John Hart	00:31:14.30	141477	1363	Krystal / Hincapie
12	38	Todd Hesel	00:31:14.80	185182	1365	Kelly Benefit Strategies
13	36	Travis Werts	00:31:20.40	159867	1392	Krystal -SCV
14	34	Christopher Larsen	00:31:22.30	70660	1372	Industry )
15	32	Sean Steele	00:32:07.30	239515	1387	Texas Roadhouse Cycling
16	30	Travis Sherman	00:32:20.80	70876	1384	Warp9bikes.com/Tristar
17	28	Joshua Frick	00:32:29.90	135709	1361	Clean Currents P/B Don Beyer
18	26	Kenneth Young	00:32:41.70	233138	1395	Clean Currents P/B Don Beyer
19	24	Mike Suntken	00:33:02.50	188282	1388	RVCC - Brone's Bike Shop
20	22	Nathan Roberson	00:34:59.00	160464	1397	Schellers

Thanks goes out to all of our sponsors:

Industry 9, Trek, Hutchinson, Liberty Bicycles, Rudy Project, Honey Stinger, Dr. Miller, PML, Eco Concepts Realty, ABRC, Champion, Velosports, and Affordable Home Inspections. Also a special thanks to Andy Grabowski, my mechanic, who made a special trip to help Dave Grice, Mark Ruscoe, and myself!