The race went extremely well!! The 3 days rest was worth it and I had good power - to my surprise.
It was pouring very hard and it was very muddy and cold, but a fun course with enough singletrack and some jeeptrack. We also went over a very high train bridge..... (had to run or walk.... no riding allowed, although we rode it during our warmup, the bridge is about 100m high.... cool experience..! steel structure)
Thanks again for all the replies I had.... I was just fine... although shivering after the race as I was blue in my hands and lips from the cold.
