annett kamenz - triathlete

First Performance Test at the Aerobic Power Time Trial

Last weekend was a big weekend for Aerobic Power, as Coach Kevin put on his first club time trial for the Alberta Bicycle Association. Lots of APTSlers came out to try their first time trial, and it felt great to warm up as a team. The warm up felt hard, but it usually does not feel that great on a stationary bike. Alone the ride from the trainer to the starting line made me feel way better. Just the fact that when I rode over some rough stretches of road my new Storck/Zip-wheels made such a loud noise that everybody stared at me made me a bit nervous. I was hoping nothing would fall off in the time trial. Anyway, all nervousness about falling off tires was gone as I was on the smooth road pushing hard (my wheels were quite). I was the first of women A to start, right after Kris. That was good, as I rather chase than being chased. And I knew that she would be way stronger than the other two women A behind me, so I could look forward. Last woman on the start was Tara Whitten - our Canadian star at elite track cycling. It was clear that she was up for the win. I was just hoping that she wouldn’t catch me. And she didn’t :-)! Anyway, having Kris infront of me I could always tell if I am ahead of her or not. That helped a lot and I crossed the finish line 5sec faster than her. Mission accomplished. After the individiual time trials we (Chris, Adam and I) also had a team TT. Our "Team Awesome" (that name was Adam's idea I guess??), was unfortunately not sticking to its name in terms of speed. Poor Chris was totally toast. We tried all team race formations there are, some worked better than others, so at least we got a good practice ride. And we still had an "awesome" time as a team. So, we hopefully get to try this again.