Well I had great weekend in Iowa! The weather was crazy tho, thunder storms every night/morning, then it would clear and become really hot and humid.
Race day dawned just the same. The ages group races in the morning had to be shortened due to the weather, but by the time we started at 12.30 it had stopped raining, and started heating up.
I had no idea how I would go during the race. The days in Des Moines leading into the race, I had been feeling very average. But I knew all I could do was my best and I would enjoy the experience.
I had an ok swim, didnt feel great but was in the front pack somewhere (my dreams of winning the $5000 for the swim stayed just that :P), then on the bike I positioned myself well staying near the front and had a good position coming into T2.
Really happy with my run. I ran the best I have yet, definitly suprised myself! Never dreamed I would come top20!
Finished 19th and can honestly say I had fun during the race!

Back in Boulder now for another block of altitude training. Cant wait to get faster and see more improvements!