Score Orienteering (Street-O) 59:36 [3] *** 10.6 km (5:37 / km)
shoes: Purple and Green Too-large Miz
SLOW Waterloo Street-O (actually Bankside + City Street-O - even better!) As usual my unstretched calves started complaining after 3km but didn't get too much worse. I know the area extremely well, having mapped almost all of it over several years for the City Race, so had a big advantage, despite some tricky control clues. Poor route choice at start meant I was near the finish with only low-scoring controls nearby and 6 minutes to spare. However got them anyway and gently finished rather than the usual sprint (still worried about the calves). Pub was good afterwards even if they closed the kitchen early so didn't get food. Huge turnout - all 110 maps that were printed were used (I was starter 109!)
Unexpectedly good result despite the deliberately slower pace than normal and what I thought was poor execution. Finished 6th. Route on Routegadget.