Dismal Dash Update

Posted by Dan on 16. March 2009 08:34

I received an odd email saying the promoters of the Dismal Dash TT were working with Kale Running and race officials on the "2 minutes starting with the CAT 5 racers." I can't find anything else regarding this mysterious "2 minutes" issue, but I did revist my PowerTap data. I reset my computer while sitting under the start tent with two riders ahead of me to start. It didn't start recording data until I was given the green light. I crossed the finish line, made a right into to the shopping center parking lot and dismounted, taking the computer off the bike and putting it in the car to keep it from getting wet(ter). My total ride from start to Volkswagen was 1:08:58 - 1 second LESS than my reported 40k time.



You can clearly see how power, RPM and speed all drop off at 1:07:00 in the image above. I guess it's possible for the PowerTap to be off a bit, but not that much. It looks like my time will be 1:06:59.70. Still 10th place, but I feel slightly better.