A 12.5 mile "L" shaped out and back course. Good tailwinds on the out, tough headwinds and crosswinds on the back. A small little 1/2 climb 1.5 miles from the finish which also put a little sting in the quads, especially when you got smacked in the face by the winds at the "summit".
Pushed the pace on the way out trying to take advantage of the tailwinds and then attempted to hang on and fight the winds on the way back in. I went into the race with less than fresh legs from the 81 mile ride the day before. But that is all part of the master plan for my Priority A race in Utah in 2 weeks.
My average speeds were just slightly below my typical TT efforts over the past couple of months. I did the CAT 4 race first and averaged 25.6 and finished 4th (16th overall), then came back 25 minutes later and raced the Masters 50-59, finished 3rd and was actually 20 seconds faster with and average of 25.8 (11th overall). Hopefully that is a good sign that all of the endurance and strength work that I have been putting in is paying off.
Now its time to taper.
