Cycling 55:12 [3] 22.68 km (24.7 kph) +155m
Down to Jutland Pde to tackle brycec's "Effort - 1" segment. I was disappointed not to hear much wind when I woke up but it was a bit stronger down near the river so a reasonable tailwind. Had a group of 4 fly past me going through the roundabout on Broadway/The Avenue and was briefly tempted to tack on but I didn't think that would be fair and I didn't want to kill myself going up The Avenue before the start. I ended up passing one straggler about half way through the effort and the other 3 at the Pt Resolution corner so I don't think they would have helped me anyway. I don't think I can be bothered trying that one again as it seemed it would be more dependent on the strength of the Easterly than how well you ride.
Cruised back to KP and decided I might as well have another go at May Dve. Initially I thought I would just aim for the Rosalie St climb, where brycec was ahead of me, as the Easterly would make the full climb tough, but I decided the full effort would do me good even if it was slow. I was happy with my effort up to Saw Ave, keeping the speed above 24 and knocking 6 seconds off the Rosalie St segment. Managed to grind out the next flatter section reasonably well but the legs were feeling it a bit and it wasn't a surprise that I really struggled on the steeper bit up to the circle. Resorted to using the big chainring to try to limit my losses on the final section and managed to knock 16 seconds off my best. Still feel I have more in me and that felt more worthwhile so I might give it another go.