First, I want to say that Dave Allen is a kickass teammate and really made this race fun. He rode hard, he was tactical and he acted as drill sergeant when it was necessary. Once things got underway I could see how committed Dave was to winning and I was not going to let him down

Oli Ryan gave me some valuable intel on the race. The most important tidbit was that they are always short on portapotties. That created a change in pre-race routine to hit the Starbucks on the way over for coffee and potty stop.

Let me just start this by saying that Foley kicks ass and had he reg'd 45+ then he'd have won that race handily. Since I had the best view of the final lap and Foley is out partying tonight...

The first lap was super hot almost right out of the chute.  When we hit the climb for the first time, about 5 miles in, I'm over 400 watts for extended periods, thinking, I should warm up more before these things.  But it seemed like everyone was suffering and nobody got dropped nor got off the front

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Does this course need more describing??  Hard, with sections of difficulty, followed by challenging parts.