Got a DOMA account setup and have put my Easter maps up so time for some analysis ...
Prologue 25th, +2:36 (20%)
Day 1 17th, +6:22 (20%)
map
Day 2 18th, +15:37 (18%)
Day 2 GPS
Day 3 16th, +12:34 (22%)
Day 3 GPS
Overall 16th, +36:26 (19%); 10min (5%) off top ten
On the whole, I was very happy with my efforts at Easter: I finished (no mp and no complete fitness fail!), consistency, no mistakes larger than 1:15 and only 1-2 error per race. I felt I demonstrated good technique and hit most controls really well. I'm particularly happy with my compass work which I had been working on. My biggest time loss, percentage-wise, came on the last day and that was significantly about fatigue and lack of uphill speed.
I estimate my total time lost was between 6.45 and 10.45. This could be better, of course, a 50% reduction would be great, but I'm satisfied none-the-less. What it clearly shows is that I need to run faster! If I'd had four perfect technical runs I would have only just made tenth place. 15s/km faster would have done the same, 30s/km would have been good for around 7th and if we take some mistake time off we're starting to get somewhere!
The big question is: how do I gain 30s/km?