Personal Bests, wheels or fitness? Either way a step closer to reaching long term goals!

Set alot of personal bests today!  The new wheels (vuelta corsa lite) are helping alot.  Whether it be the better bearings, the more aero profile, the MUCH reduced weight.... or perhaps my fitness.. probably a combo of all the above!... either way, I feel much faster now!

The way up to work was incredible, I held back so as not to walk in sweated out and too tired to walk, but STILL had some good stretches around 25mph, and this is with very low winds!  I've in the very recent past not been able to hold that sort of speed without a tailwind for hardly any distance without getting winded quick!

Also at the end of my commute to work I hit a certain (.5 mile or so) stretch I like to go fast through and ended up in the 27-28mph range for the duration!  I've really NEVER been able to pull that off without a strong tailwind or some sort of drafting from a car or something... and I was not totally spent at the end!

The way back was a bit rougher as I was kinda tired and didn't have a meal, but STILL a personal best on most of the Strava segments on the lakeront path... actually I had a great 27/28mph .5 mile sprint (not the same as the way up there) to start things off.  The LFP was crowded, which slowed me down in some spots, but still my averages were generally quite a bit higher than ever before - some of which were under more favorable conditions!  Really should have eaten, woulda helped alot toward the end of the ride! 

At the end I went a bit harder to get my legs tired and tried a standing sprint under these conditions to simulate a race (although I wont be carrying a backpack of tools in a race lol).  No amazing results, I think not eating had alot to do with that!  BUT its good to get in this practice, as this is one place I fell short in my first race!

Wheels and fitness... I hope to improve greatly over this year and get a bike underneath me that doesn't hold me back!  I think I'm getting both of those things taken care of right now - and I have my eye set on the elusive goal of a 40k in less than an hour on my road bike!