Mapping 1:55:10 [1] 7.61 km (15:08 / km) +131m 13:56 / km
Collecting controls after Silver Valley WJR. Much shorter than putting out as Rachel and Reid helped collect some in, and I only did one loop for the rest. Meant I was carrying 20+ controls by the end, but well worth it as my feet were getting very tired.
The event itself seemed to go well. It's a tricky area to plan longer courses on as there are only really two nice bits of forest, and the rest is pretty green. A couple of visiting Finns had nice words to say about the courses and the forest though, and there were plenty of new people who all seemed to enjoy themselves. Great!
I was very grateful to have the wooden shelter for registration and download. In true "event-organised-by-Ben" fashion, it was a wet day for the runners (with a mix of snow and rain). Fortunately for me, I stayed dry the entire day! The sun came out when I set off to collect the controls, and I got round in just a T-shirt :)