I traveled to Portland on the Friday, and was greeted at the airport by my wonderful home stay host Cindy. On Friday we drove the course...and wow what an awesome bike course! It was the hilliest bike course I have ever raced on, which included 2451 feet of climbing. The run course in comparison was all flat apart from a few little rises up an overpass. Here is the elevation chart of the bike course. Steep climbs followed by technical descents.
The weather on race morning was perfect. Warm, blue skies and no wind. The women's field was once again choc a-block, with 20 pro females toeing the start line. As soon as the gun went off though, I knew it was going to be a long day for me. I just didn't have my usual spark and felt pretty flat throughout the whole race.
However, the amazing scenery, challenging bike course and wonderful support on course took my mind off my non-cooperating body! Despite how I was feeling I still managed to put in a solid race, finishing in 8th place. My aim was to go top 10, so to achieve that on a tough day was a positive.
For now it's back to the drawing board to find my spark before the next Rev3 race in Wisconsin in 5 weeks time.
A huge thank you to Cindy for being such a great host and showing me the sights of Portland, it was great. Also, congrats to Rev3 for yet again putting on such a great event...I'll definitely be back again next year!
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