.... the jackal rides and run....

Yes! Finally outdid my March 2011 PR of 33.5km/h that was done on aero wheels! 33.8km/h ....... 0.3km/h improvement on the average speed for this personal training route. Average HR shot high but I felt ok and could maintain for quite some time even at 175bpm. I had a bit of tail wind helping me towards the u-turn (33.6km/h average achieved at halfway point) but going back the same route means it would be the same find that I need to fight against. Managed to keep and improve a bit towards the end. Lost a fair bit average speed due to the u-turn and drinking my water...ave dropped to 33.3km/h. Luckily legs and cardio were good enough to gain me back some speed. All this on my conventional alloy FRZ wheelset! Passed a couple of guys at service road and they promptly chased up and passed me. I was not interested in playing with them so I just maintained at my 34km/h average at that point. Sure enough, they lost steam after about 500m and I just passed them with no resistance offered....

My wife got this for me! SGD25 shipped. Supposedly made in Korea, it has a lycra-like upper sewn to a rubber (feels like latex) sole. Its very light and fits exactly like a short profile sock.....with a sole. I've not gotten around to try it out yet, except for running about by micro abode but it does feel good; very comfortable, extremely flexible (more so than even VFFs or my Puma's!). I would be a bit concerned about the durability though...especially on sewn area of the lycra-like material. Okay, they did not have the colour I wanted for the size I needed so I opted for the very loud looking one......