2009 Fireweed 200. 9th place overall, 4th in my age, 1st in my age & weight.

fireweed_2009_graph

So there it is.
Yellow is power, blue is speed, red is heart rate. 10 minute smoothing.

I’m very happy with my results. 11:28 is 22 minutes faster than last year.

                            2008         2009
First 15 miles:    0:49          0:53 (4 mins slower in 2009)
First 75 miles:    3:48          3:49 (1 min slower in 2009)
First 100 miles:   5:20          5:11 (9 mins faster in 2009)
First 125 miles:   7:00          6:47 (13 mins faster in 2009)
First 140 miles:   7:55          7:32 (23 mins faster in 2009)
First 163.75 miles: 10:16         9:52  (24 mins faster in 2009)
Finish (192 miles): 11:50         11:28 (22 mins faster in 2009)

The headwind in Keystone Canyon was pretty killer, as were the winds before Thompson Pass. Jeff said they were the worst he’d raced in all of the times he’s gone to Valdez.
Regardless, let’s suffice to say that I pretty much kicked ass and I’m happy with my results.

Entire workout (137 watts):
Duration:  	11:27:45 (11:31:12)
Work:      	5656 kJ
TSS:       	482.8 (intensity factor 0.649)
Norm Power:	153
VI:        	1.11
Pw:HR:      	16.13%
Pa:HR:      	11.56%
Distance:  	193.571 mi
       	        Min	Max	Avg
Power:       	0	510	137 	watts
Heart Rate:  	61	172	147 	bpm
Cadence:     	30	231	73 	rpm
Speed:       	2.2	46.2	16.9 	mph
Pace         	1:18	26:49	3:33 	min/mi
Crank Torque:	0	827	162 	lb-in

You twitter folk have said you were expecting more updates–I should have appointed one of you to call and check in with the crew to post updates. Lesson learned, will do that next year!

One Response to 2009 Fireweed 200. 9th place overall, 4th in my age, 1st in my age & weight.

  1. very impressive !!!

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