COC Long. Some fun bits, and some brutal slogs through the long grass in the fields. I held it together for most of it, and the navigation never really got too tough, but as advertised it was hot and long and hot.
quickroute. Started weaving through the middle on the rides to 2, but then decided they were kidding about the "white" part and bailed to the fields. Easy through the fields then nailed 6-7-8, but then tried to contour through some gullies to 9 and got into confusing thick bits and just bailed asap. 13-17 was the feral field - they were plenty apologetic (and almost regretful) beforehand about the grass conditions and how it was miserable and slower than they were expecting in the spring, but I'm still not quite sure how that sneaks up on you. Its not like grass really grows up that fast, nor do cows eat it down that fast, that you can get caught unaware of either case at the last minute. Anyway, it sucked. Nailed the last two through the green forest, then got out into the last field again and instabonked, mostly due to lack of GU. Walk/jogged most of the way from 23 to the finish.