Lol, not today but yesterday. Ignoring my muck up at the start, I hit a comfortable 
hr threshold of 183bpm (92%) for an hour yesterday and maxed at 191bpm. I averaged 185bpm and maxed at 196bpm (98%) for last weeks 10. I was thinking I should lower my max post OP but this gives the confidence it’s still in the right ball park 
All super impressive congrats on getting in the mix.
The earlier you get to the line the closer to the front you can be (without being on the front) and that can allow you to drop back in the field to recover without being shot out the back.
That’s especially important when there is a technical corner like you described. I raced in January (pre-covid seems like another life) and I managed to create a break with this same approach. I was 3rd wheel into the corner and coming out of the corner all of us on the front smashed and it caused the field to split early in the race. The strong guys who weren’t in the right spot for that corner were eliminated from contention with one hard dig.
Add to my story the element of the headwind from your story and that would be a juicy spot to attack for sure. Once gaps opened in front of you it would have been very hard to close them. The leaders had a clear line with no brakes and you probably had to slow considerably when everything bunched up around that corner. Then you had to chase into a headwind. Just typing this makes me want to road race so bad 
You then hammered for the rest of the race with NP=FTP and still didn’t catch back on which says a lot about the importance of that corner.
Great job and lesson learned for the next one!
Indeed. One can read as much as one wants on the tinterweb, but in the end, first hand experience remains quite valuable, it seems 
Can’t say I’m bothered by the result, it was intended as a learning race.
I’ve got 2 more in a few weeks, one a hill race, and the other one another flat, crit-type, race.
Can’t wait.
Hit 301 FTP on my latest Ramp Test on Sunday, which is an all time PR for me and one of my goals for this year. I was using TR on and off starting middle of 2018, starting with a 183 FTP. Really started consistently training last year around August and had an FTP of 222 then. Was using the Low Volume plans until Covid hit and I could switch to the Mid Volume with the extra time (now back to using Low Volume). So overall, I’ve been really happy with TR and my progress. Next goal is 4 W/kg, which will be 328W at my current weight of 82kg. Perhaps over the “offseason” coming up I can drop some extra fat I’m carrying around.
Not from today, but Sunday. Some nice progress at this duration.
Nice work! Are you taking that fitness to Leadville in 2021 or some other long event?
Nope, just part of my regular training.
Ignore heart rate and power. 5/10 RPE. Longer is fine.
Finally improved my time on a mountain bike segment I’ve been practicing for a while, and lost over 10 seconds too over my previous time on a 5 minute segment! Big frustration is that I still managed to add about 20 seconds to the run because of another rider with a small dog that refused to pull over for part of the run. No, I’m not bitter at all. Never.
Somehow managed a circa 58s (awaiting official results) on the Broughton TT despite the wind impact being twice as much, again having little warm up (it was freezing so I hid in the car 
), having a shallow wheel and putting less effort in so I wasn’t caught out. Last time I rode it in 2016 was when the same bike was 6 months old but it had no disk or powermeter and had only been doing structured training for a year
2016
Today
Had my first race since February. 10pm night laps in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Super fun race. Huge turn out, like 70 riders. Anyway had some new power PR’s that feel a bit embarrassing after seeing the numbers tour riders are putting out for an hour. That said, averaging 408 watts for 2.5 minutes is a lot for me. Not a steady 408 but an initial spike of 1280 and another at 800 soon after then settled in for an effort floating between 300 to 500 watts. Big deal or not, it was enough to get a big gap and take a prime lap. But in the end went from 4th to 11th in about 3 seconds at the finish. Made me realize the thing I hate most about racing is that the race ends. Would much rather prefer to just keep riding until nobody is left. I also realized that if you want to be competitive in fast races, where a break is very difficult to sustain, you have to have a sprint up your sleeve or you don’t stand a chance.
This feature is pretty sick. Isolates the PR and shows you TSS for and all kinds of data for your efforts.
(yesterday but w/e)
25w up over previous PR in this season, and it had a mis-shift in it.
Jealous! 
Is that the result of specific FRC work or from better training in general?
Nothing spectacular, but I completed this route with an avg speed 2.3 mph quicker today than when I last rode it in January, 140bpm then compared with 137 today.
I was on my gravel bike so the power is estimated.
I can’t compare my cadence but I know I spin loads better now than when I started TR in April.
Can’t wait to burst through the other side of a winter of training and dieting 
Did my first hill climb yesterday, after 5 days completely off the bike. Savage wake-up call for my body, but hit a 5min power PR (362w) that included coasting for the last 30 seconds… Went at 394w for 4:33, substantial numbers for me!
Beg to differ. Increasing from ~15 to ~17 mph is a HUGE achievement. Spectacular. Bravo.