Had a great race. Finished fifth in the overall for the full(60 mile) distance, and got to stand close to the podium! Pretty happy because I did a 5+ hour 7k ft MTB ride the day before, and I had a late start. Had just exited the Porta-Potty when I heard the gun go off, so I was behind and playing catchup from the beginning. Raced like hell to catch the front group. I ended up catching a few guys who were riding near my pace on the early pavement and rode with them the rest of the race. Every lap at the end was a few technical bits that included a short steep sharp right turn, that I was able to use to breakaway at will, and I used this to get away on the last lap and put some distance between my rivals. But it was just a bit too far and flat to the finish for me to hold them off and I was passed almost at the line by the eventual 3rd and 4th place finishers. Was still pleased with this result. Great race.