Jukola/Venla

[AndyC]

So the question changes to "How long can they keep SYO in sight?"

[Jethro]

Oh well ..... there's always the SYO 2nd team to think about

[Homer]

The SYO 2nd team and the Scottish old men may well be quite closely matched. Should be an interesting battle...

Interesting that there appears to be more strong British teams than at the Harvester. Perhaps the Harvster trophy could be awarded to the leading British team in future?

[ifor]

Looks like BOK have been ordered up as well. Not right at the back as well which will help.

537 Bristol OK 1
1 Matt Franklin
2 Ifor Powell
3 Mark Bown
4 Mark Saunders
5 Charles Daniel
6 Ben Doherty
7 Tom Cochrane

[Homer]

Just spotted a couple of interesting looking French teams:

389 Tous Azimuts Douai 1
1 Fabien Barthez
2 Lilian Thuram
3 Laurent Blanc
4 Marcel Desailly
5 Bixente Lizarazu
6 Didier Deschamps
7 Emmanuel Petit
1142 Tous Azimuts Douai 2
1 Zinedine Zidane
2 Youri Djorkaeff
3 Thierry Henry
4 Stphane Guivarch
5 Patrick R Vieira
6 Christophe R Dugarry
7 Aim C Jacquet
I thought some of them might have been in South Africa next weekend

[graeme]

Rumour has it, team JOK too...

Leg 1, dusk/dark 9.9km - Alan Cherry
Leg 2, dark 10.1km - Roger Thetford
Leg 3, dark 11.4km - Jon Marsden
Leg 4, dusk/day 7.0km - Ian Webb
Leg 5, day 6.9km - Phil Marsland
Leg 6, day 9.3km - Graeme Ackland
Leg 7, day 13.5km - Joe Mercer

[Jon X]

and also

FVO
1 Ross McLennan
2 Jon Cross
3 Roger Goddard
4 Jason Inman
5 Gary Longhurst
6 Fraser Purves
7 Tom Ryan

FVO/JOK & Friends
1 Trevor Hoey
2 Hanna Tuomisto
3 Mark McLeod
4 Patrick Walder
5 Dave Coustick
6 Anne Other
7 Dave Rollins

and not forgetting in Venla
FVO/JOK
1 Liz Cross
2 Heather Walton
3 Pauline Sinclair
4 Fiona Berrow

Looking forward to some quality GBR competition and banter!

[Domhnull Mor]

Don't know if someone is having a laugh but our team number is 666 . Don't know if that's a good or bad omen.

By the way, we're still looking for a fourth runner for our Venla team so if you want a run just drop me a line or look for us on Saturday morning.

[Kitch]

SYO team looks good for a top result.... not sure what best result from a UK team is but 44th in 1993 or 4 by GB rings a bell....

We were 41st in 1993.

The race between SYO and Scotland (Edinburgh) is perfect.
Just what I had hoped to see happen.
Competition creates pressure, creates quality.
If people race like this they will move up and up the results board
and bit by bit will form the belief that they can be, indeed are, as good as anyone out there.
Great Britons

Go guys.

[Spookster]

Hello from a warm and sunny assembly area. Venla start in 30 mins.

[Spookster]

SYO womens teams:

1. Grace Crane
2. Heather Gardner
3. Laura Daniel
4. Jenny Johnson

1. Lizzie Ingham
2. Lesley Ward
3. Hilary Bloor
4. Clare Baker

[frog]

Lizzie Ingham had an excellent run.

[frog]

I can't find her in the BOF SYO rankings though. Is she an "honorary" member?

[frog]

Scotland are climbing up.

[frog]

Come on Hollie, have a virtual cheer.