Originally Posted by
joewein
Yeah, but in my experience a flat course often means you trade hills for headwinds, which are much more frustrating than hills (no coasting once you reach the top to get payback). As she wrote on her Facebook page:
Exactly, and she fought crosswinds and headwinds right up until 30-40 miles before the finish. The only thing more elevation would have changed in the outcome of the race is that she would have beaten the first place man by more than the 5 1/2 hours that she did.