MTB 2:22:25 [3] 28.5 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Anthem
Generally a decent ride but with some big mistakes that lost me a lot of time.
1 & 2 easy
3 - long leg. chose to go north first and lost track of where I was a little. Figured it out but then misread a track junction and ended up exploring on the out of bounds areas a bit
4 - easy
5 - somehow managed to misread the main roads intersection - drove past later while control collecting and still missed the road I didnt spot the first time. Had something to eat here and decided to simplify my course choices as I obviously wasnt on the ball today
6 - easy after dodging the trail bike riders zipping around
7 - simple route choice and a late minute decision to avoid the hill worked out well for me
8 - looked at the track spagetti to the south and chose to ride the hill. It was a bit of a grind to the top but the downhill was fun and worth it. I beat some people I left the junction with so I'm pretty happy with that leg
Finish - uphill with soft gravel kindof put me out of the running for the fastest split
Found the nav quite tricky compared to previous M courses - but Wal tells me that M is just a shorter course not easier. I was thinking about moving up to the L course this week but I think the longer M course this week will be a good transition. Nice length ride, legs held up well and I had a lot of fun when I wasnt making silly mistakes.