That was tough today. The wind seemed to be a constant headwind. On the way out to Torphins, even going downhill seemed to be hard.The Glegg Trophy is a 25 mile time trial from Garlogie to Torphins and back. It's regarded as a slow course, a couple of minutes slower than the Drumlithie course on the A90 we rode in June.
I was pushing pretty hard on the way to Torphins, with my heart rate up around the 170 mark (my max is 180). After turning at Torphins I put in a hard effort through the village and then the wind hit me again. I seemed to be pedaling hard but going nowhere. This must have had an effect on my mental state, as over the next copuple of miles my heart rate dipped to the low to mid 160's.
Thankfully I managed to give myself a good talking too, and from Raemoir I put the foot down. At times I was riding uphill at over 30 mph. This picture was taken about a couple of miles from the line and you can see here the effort I was putting in. Eventually I crossed the line in 1:04:10, which was over 1 min 30 seconds faster than I'd ever ridden on this course.
Then it was a quick ride back to the car, throw the bike in the boot, and then back to Inverurie for the annual bike ride, some 25 miles around the Garioch countryside.
I finished the day with 63 miles in my legs and had used up over 3,500 caloroes. Needless to say, I'm very tired tonight......
