James is right - you can waste a lot of time trying to pick your way through, and often it's a little firmer right in the middle. Relatively good conditions, but it's all relative - it was still very heavy going in parts.
The announcer said they'd be on the Power of 10 website, but they're not yet. Presume they've had a problem with them, as with full team declarations weeks in advance and chip timing, it shouldn't take long.
Quite a fun race, but I don't really enjoy it as much as other XCs - it feels like what XCs would be like if they were actually the BUPA Great Parliament Hill Run - long lead times for registration, expensive, and a start that looked like they'd consulted with Heathrow to see how they could piss everyone off most effectively.
