Stoked to get the win! A great day out that will stick in the memory. Very tight race with Rune that just turned out in my favour.
Felt proper nervous before the start, which I tried to enjoy for the novelty. The first three controls were flat out through the park, which gave me a chance to calm my nerves with some fast easy running. Although I managed to clunk my head on a low hanging branch, which hurt a bit.
Fairly straightforward campus orienteering through to #12, where I felt fairly smooth through the controls. Lost a few secs hesitating here and there (e.g. not identifying I had to go through a building on the way to #4).
The underpass caught a lot of people out because of the iffy overprint (I think the map itself was fine). I was one of those people losing a crucial 11secs to Rune. Could've been worse I guess. Good after that though through quite a windy bit, finally getting onto the back of the Austrian at the second last control.
Some buzz from the crowd and commentary as I punched the last, so sprinted quite hard to the finish and was delighted to hear that I had just done enough.
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