Thank you for an excellent update Dan, I did find it an enjoyable read and once again, well done!

It's a shame the organisation took a little bit of shine off of your day but delays and parking issues are fairly common at these city events (That's one of the reasons I prefer trail races).

Nonetheless, it looks like you had a really enjoyable day out and I think you can definitely go a bit faster next time if that's what you choose to do.