Seward 1/2/3's - 3rd!!

Win-n-out format tonight. Was super active in the beginning of the race, peak 20-mins was basically the first 20. I was in just about every move (none of them worked); 323w (NP), 4.6 w/kg for that 20 mins. Watched moves the rest of the time, held position.

Felt dumb about not going for the 1st field sprint for 1st, but I made the choice to wait for the first few to pick up the scraps. Mission accomplished.

Final sprint (for 3rd) was somewhat controversial; I launched first and dude was coming up on my right, between me and the curb. I came over slightly, he protested (verbally and officially), I won the field sprint.

The organizer didn't really care and said "you guys work it out." (no officials at the race, it's just training). While I do feel slightly bad about coming in on him, I told dude after the race (when he was yelling/complaining at me) that I was cross-eyed at the time and that's just how it played out. It really was just a side-effect of looking over, not trying to actively block him. He wasn't happy with the explanation but whatever, nobody crashed.

the race:
Duration: 59:15
Work: 866 kJ
TSS: 108.6 (intensity factor 1.052)
Norm Power: 316
VI: 1.3
Distance: 25.116 mi
Elevation Gain: 1869 ft
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1080 244 watts
Heart Rate: 118 198 177 bpm
Cadence: 30 225 88 rpm
Speed: 0 38.7 25.4 mph

winning sprint (for 3rd):
Duration: 0:20
Distance: 922 ft
Elevation Gain: 49 ft
Grade: 5.3 % (49 ft)
Min Max Avg
Power: 709 1080 933 watts (13.5 w/kg; peak 5-sec was 15.5 w/kg)
Heart Rate: 191 197 194 bpm
Cadence: 75 109 90 rpm
Speed: 25.8 37.5 31.4 mph