JK Long Beaudesert
Again it couldn't have gone much better technically. Started ok but lost ~50s on the pit at 4 (to be biggest error) when the green didn't quite make sense to me. At the 6/9 cross over point I knew I was ~3mins up on Rhys FR, 2mins up on Murray, 1 min up on Jamie S and 1min down on Joe W. This was a confidence boost particularly as Murray was now in catchable range, indeed I did catch Murray at 9 where he made an error which distracted me into loosing a few seconds.
Straight rather than around to 13 looks to have lost time and quite hesitant on 14 but time losses were limited and never far from Murray. Rhys popped out the hell mover green swearing just as we headed into the forest to 20 but Rhys and Murray were now running faster than I could sustain and started dropping back. With cleaner orienteering they were still in sight heading to 28 which I spiked and hadn't realised they had missed it.
Left on the long leg by the road (not on it). Tiring on the climb to the spectator and lost some second in my route up to 30 using the valley rather than the spur. Murray past me at significant speed just after and I tried to stay in touch, which was particularly useful spiking the pit at 34. I lost ~20s at 35 and was then just slogging it back up to the finish.
The long nature of the race meant I was mainly well below threshold and so my cold wasn't really a factor today.
http://www.jk.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#74&route=5001...