SWOC street-o from Hayden's. Despite the weather forecast being light showers - was persistent heavy rain for the last 40 minutes!
As ever, not taking this too seriously but wanting to get a reasonable run out of it. Didn't spend long deciding how to start but was able to do a lot of replanning on the way round and think I hit on a pretty good route.
S-1-28-29-25-16-3-6-11-18-15-2-26-4-17-19-30-27-13-7-24-12-10-23-F. 490/600 with 7 mins time spare.
Went to 28 thinking I'd seen a path to 23 and wondering why everyone wasn't coming this way - so was quite a big change of plan from going anti-clockwise to clockwise around the top, which worked out well.
Mark P and someone else was behind me for the early part, but one didn't go to 6, and Mark didn't go for 15 as a dogleg from the roundabout (I decided late on - after leaving 18).
19-30 wasn't as I expected from the map - saw the big gate and worried it was blocked but glad to find a path around to the side. Was going to do 13 after 30 but half way there decided the dogleg to 27 would be shortest if taken them.
1st mistake going for 7 as missed the junction, caused by being on the wrong road to start with. Really wasn't looking at the map so much here due to rain. On the way here also distracted by deciding how much I was going to try and do as soaked through and cold. Options were be back 15 mins early and not cross the railway, be 8 mins late and cross railway and do 1, or take the full time. Went for middle...
Against the wind and rain heading down to 12 and was probably the worst bit. Road was mostly underwater with huge puddles. Still, had plenty of time if not going on for 22. On way back turned down a dead end but didn't cost me much.
Cough the best it's been for 2 weeks, stomach more settled today but noticing it wasn't great in last 10 mins. Did eat quite a lot of mince pies after...
Moving pace was fairly good tonight. Quite a change on how I felt yesterday.
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