The course was pancake flat with long straights and virtually no technical challenges except dismounting/mounting/running. At the start of the season I would have thought this would be a good course for me, except for the lack of climbs. Now it seemed like I lacked the power to be competitive. At the same time there is no way I could have hung in the Cat3 race at the beginning of the season, so at least my cornering has improved sufficiently. I went out too hard and got to 10-15th place over the first lap (started in ~28). I shed places throughout the race although was at about equilibrium over the last 2 laps. The biggest tactical mistake was on the first lap when I ran as hard as I could through the sand and continued to run the 40-50m to and over the barriers. I gained 3-5 places and about as 5-8 seconds but I went COMPLETELY anaerobic and it must have cost me a minute over the duration of the race. It felt like I had just raced a 400m on the track. In the end, I finished 22nd of 60 in the Cat3 race, so I'm not thrilled but not disappointed. I know I could do better but also that I couldn't have raced harder (just a bit smarter). I'm not sure if being sick over the past 2 weeks took a toll since it was minor and really just led to more rest and recovery. Now I have to decide what the rest of my season looks like. At least we had absolutely perfect conditions. So warm for late November that I just rode as long as I could before leaving.