City of London Race

[Tatty]

Thanks to SLOW for a great day's racing around the city of London. Despite having been here three years ago I didn't revisit any parts I'd been to before. Barbican almost as puzzling as before, but cut my time down here considerably!

[andypat]

Thoroughly enjoyed my race. Definitely helped having been through the Barbican 3 years ago, although I think also the building work helped a bit by making some route choices more obvious too.

[roadrunner]

Same here, very enjoyable event. Actually managed to get through the Barbican this time without getting too confused, though the leg getting into it - 17(244) to 18(239) on course 7 - certainly gave me something to think about.

[Angry Haggis]

Results now up, at http://slow.org.uk/events/lcr2014results/

Edit: Routegadget added too. Linked from the above link.

[Tatty]

TICK Alert. Rick of Compass Point spoke to me about ticks when he left. There had been a swilrl of ticks outside the school as they loaded their van. I checked when we got back and had 2 bites. Check yourself! Would never have believed it to be a problem at the City of London Race

[afterthought]

I know there has been some controversy over the use of artificial fencing in elite level sprint events but I did think the planners made very good use of it in this urban race.

Men's Open - it seems great navigation in the Barbican takes Richard Cronin from 8th to the win (see Spiltsbrowser and Routegadget.)

[andypat]

rather nice T shirt too, makes up for the disappointment of the British Sprint Champs one...

[ianandmonika]

Good event but just not fast enough for urban. confused at 223 (5 on course 9) as prote to east seemed to be blocked by a huge gate, so lost a lot of time running round. But that's urban, always the unexpected. 16-17 a good leg back into the Barbican.

[andypat]

The route to the E of 5 on course 9 is a main entry into the barbican - stairs and escalator. It was the route I took from 23-24 on course 6. Dont remember there being any sort of gate there.

[charles2]

Enjoyed the event yesterday - a fair bit of variety on course 5 (M40+), with two visits to the Barbican (half way through and at the end). Well organised as usual and thanks go to Clif for the free samples!

[mike g]

confused at 223 (5 on course 9) as prote to east seemed to be blocked by a huge gate, so lost a lot of time running round

The gate was a closed entrance to Moorgate station but the covered path went beyond it, round a corner and up stairs or an escalator to the square that 223 was in.

[johnrobinson]

Agree with previous commenst...a very good London race again.

Considering how the urban part of out sport has come on in recent years...last time we were in the Barbican I made a right cods of it, twice, also a major error out in the race area but was still in top ten.....this time only small cumulative hesitation errors , no major problems and I was well down. Advancing age in the age cat obviously part of it, but also nore people getting switched on to demands of urban. It used to be that a careful error free run would get you up at the top of the table now you have to be fast AND error free..
No free lunches anymore