Invitational League // Qualifying Race #1 Post-Race Notes

The Competition

Knowing that I was competing against 90 strong AF racers, I had no idea how I’d do. My goal was to hold on for as long as I could. It’s disappointing not to be able to realistically have the goal of winning. The racer who won averaged 4.2 w/kg which was 245 watts for the hour-long race. Scroll all the way down to my name and you’ll see I averaged 3.5 w/kg which was 213 watts.

Looking at the 45 racers ahead of me, I was the only one who held 3.5 w/kg. The rest were all higher. Sure, there was some strategy involved — not riding at the front, going into the supertuck once I hit 35 mph — but the rest was my legs and they aren’t as strong as the other 45 riders ahead of me.

Actually, my goal was to get 40th, so at least I’d get our team one point.

Holding Watts

I went off WAY too hard, something like 7.35 w/kg at the start which was about 440 watts. I assumed that’s what elite Zwift racers did but luckily I was wrong. I was at the front of the group right at the start which was not where I wanted to be. I eased off the pedals so I could sit in the pack instead.

Daniela had warned us that the first hill would likely knock us back to another group and that we had to hold on with all our might…