1st :)
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/78cf0e_7dd72bb3f613...Toyed with the idea of running round with and then outsprinting whoever was at the front, but then they announced that the race time would also include both getting our shoes on again (outside after the recce) and taking them off again and I decided I needed quite a big lead in order to have time to remove them. Took a bit longer than other people at the start to get them on, too, since I didn't want to have to stop and re-tie later.
Fears unfounded, low quality field so ended up well ahead. Remembered the course better than expected, barely had to glance at the map. Soup and bread included afterwards, and won some beer. Good day out, glad I came despite feeling rotten both before and afterwards!