EM League, Spring Cottage, Blueknew this would be grotty and muddy, no surprises, mapping of bramble thickets was probably out of date (they've spread), took some daring route choices through the shades of green, lost time struggling to climb a fence
#5 started out a bit left then forced further by bramble [20]
#9 surely better to have headed to the track earlier [30]
#12 map hard to read here, found myself at the foot of a steep bank where none was expected, peered at map before heading up for better view [20]
#13 struggled to climb fence, hesitant in vague area around control [40]
#18 flag on thicket 60m NW of control [30]
#20 changed mind about going around the uncrossable stream when I spotted a bridge on the map, then realized there was a second stream = double banana! [70]
1st, 6mins ahead of an M14 from OD, but 10 ahead of Dai Bedwell in 3rd
Spring Cottage RG