Road Bike (Slaughterfest) 1:59:00 [3] 37.8 mi (19.1 mph)
Oh man, I was definitely "carnage" tonight. The group was crazy - we kept alternating between full sprinting and coasting or even having to brake to not run into the bike in front of you. 14 miles in, I was getting pretty tired from all this. Just after my turn to pull (10-15 seconds) I went to the back, and a few gaps developed in front of the two riders in front of me. All of a sudden, the group decided to sprint, so not only were we needing to quickly accelerate to sprint, but also to close the gap. The back is the worst place to be in this situation... and I was dropped. :( We had been going 23 into the headwind, but on my own it fell down to 14-16 (and sometimes a struggle at that) because it was such a strong wind. On the positive side, the ride home was a lot faster and I was able to hold 20-22 most of the time even by myself!