Joanne and I drove out to the small, rural town of Estacada for a 20 mile time trial.

The morning’s weather was beautiful! We woke up to clear sky and warm temperatures. After breakfast at Shari’s in Newberg (we volunteered at the Oregon Randonneur 300K closing control so we spent the night in Newberg) we drove to Estacada arriving at 9:00 am. Joanne’s start time was 10:45 and mine was 11:41.

Because we arrived early, we found a very good parking space in the upper lot and set up the trainer for Joanne. I did make one miscalculation, I parked the van in the sun. And the sunshine make warming up on the trainer a real warm experience!

This would be my third time I have participated in this time trial with the other two back in 2010. My times were 58:56 and 56:31. I was hoping to do better.

I did not. I finished in 57:08, 37 seconds slower than my best time two years ago.

Average Speed: 21.0 mpg
Average Heart Rate: 152 bpm
Average Power: 211 watts.

The course is not as flat as Jack Frost nor Western Bike Works at PIR. There were some minor climbs, nothing steep nor long, but enough of a hill to slow me down. My speed ranged from 10.7 to 36.0 mph.

Overall, I am very pleased with my result. I rode hard. I ripped my lungs out. I had fun!