Chuck - nice read. Seems you've learned a few things this year and will be stronger in the 4's for it next year. Looking at your feed it appears that you had a consistent effort from 45 minutes until the end at 2:09 which was higher than your ride yesterday
Setting a PR on the last outing should leave a good taste.

By the way - I'm a fan of neutralizing a race as soon as the earth turns uphill.