Vernon World Champs TT - July 20/10

[SimonC]

Just playing with my new Polar CS600 after breaking it in on the Tues World Champs TT in Vernon this week ... See attached file pic.
An average day with average speed and time ...

The Wurtele Show (Heather and Trevor) showed up which was pretty cool ... I'm sure they had put in a 14 hr day and finished it off with a TT 

Here are the results ...

Simon Craig........................18:06
Sean Williams.....................18:20
Trevor Wurtele....................18:27
Eric Jewell...........................19:51
Heather Wurtele..................20:21
Becky Alexander................21:10
Graeme Lister.....................23:21

PS ... Becky keeps taking time off (3min 47 sec) ... is it ever gonna stop 
Tx
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[Andrew]

That actually looks like really smart pacing, and of course a very respectable TT time. Nice to see that the Wurtele show made it out to push you a bit, and dragged along Eric for the fun.

Excellent work by Becky of course, as she continues to improve each week.

So, here is the interesting question to consider...
Fastest TT of the night, beating the Osoyoos Half Ironman Champion by 30 seconds. In Osoyoos, Trevor rode 2:24, and you rode 2:33. Can you come up with the reasons WHY your are unable to ride a 90km TT faster than him, even though you have shown decidedly faster speed over the shorter distance?

Hint: Think about specific physiologic differences, and do not fall into using gross generalizations to explain these differences.

The reason I ask is to help make the following point: the challenge of training for Ironman is not a need to develop speed, but the requirement to sustain energy output over a prolonged period of time.

Which reminds me, the ITT on Saturday at the Tour will be VERY exciting, especially if you are a Ryder Hesjedal fan, and remember that he was National TT Champion for at least 3 years in a row, until Sven Tuft took the title, and went on to finish 2nd at World Championships the same year. GO RYDER!!!

[SimonC]

There are a few reasons why I think Trevor beat me in Osooyoos ....
1)   He’s a pro !!! (just getting the gross generalizations out of the way !!!)
2)   I think that he is more relaxed in the swim and does not tax his respiratory system anywhere close to how I fry mine. Resulting in 2 completely different athletes hitting the bike course.
3)   He has over time built the structures and physiology to maintain a steady pace on the bike which is well within himself, while I’m sure my efforts on the bike in Osoyoos were faster on portions of the course and also slower obviously netting a slower time overall while probably expending more energy.
4)   Experience: Trevor knows how hard to push the bike while still keeping enough juice to throw down a pro level run, where I’m still experimenting with pacing as I never really know how the run is gonna go as it’s all so new.

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[GinnySellars]

Wow, nice to see you on top!!

I think it's neat to see the HR is pretty much pinned even when the terrain changes. There is not enough time for it to dip on the short downhill sections.

Way to go Becky!!

Any idea if the TTs keep going through August?

[Andrew]

I think your assessment of Trevor's ability to control his resp during the swim is a very good point, and one that would not be lost on him. He had a bit of a "panic attack" during the swim due to the warm temperatures, which caused him to lose focus on hi breath control, and cost him at least 1 minute on the swim. He recovered, and made up the difference fairly quickly, but that is the only reason I was still ahead of him towards the top of Richters.

As far as his structures and pacing, I think those are VERY important issues that can not be underestimated.

Very good review. Now time to focus on your own structures, and pacing ideas in prep for your big race coming up in just 5 weeks!