WOC 2013

[SIman]

Great run from Scott for Silver
Murray 9th
Kris 16th

[Hammer]

Congrats Scotty!

Starr and I will drink a pint in celebration for you tonight at the Snooty Fox pub in Westdale!

from your Canadian fan club here in Hamilton!

[buzz]

Wow that was as exciting as the tennis and rugby (what a week for British sport - well mostly the Scots and the Welsh).

[ifor]

17 looks like the critical leg for the win.

[Scott]

Fantastic results!

Looks like good technical ("British style") sprint courses this year, which is nice to see.

[Adrian]

I think Scott made a better choice to 18 as well.

At the TV control (12) Scott was what - 5th? So I'm really pleased for him that he held it together so magnificiently while the others began to tire. Maybe he could smell Jonas's scent?!

Another great performance from Tessa too, and the rest of the team can also be happy. Murray was clubhouse leader for quite a while, wasn't he, and I expect Kris to get better and faster.

Are all our stars going out to Cali? We should do well in the relay there.

[graeme]

They really are that good . Courses look very tricky and a wee bit artificial at that beach hut, with a tiny bit of forest proving decisive.

(what a week for British sport - well mostly the Scots and the Welsh)

and that Kenyan bloke on his pushbike did OK too. Bostrom and Scotia were both training in Kenya this year too, but to contest World Championships proper preparation is essential...

[Simon E]

Updated list of all top-6 GBR performances at WOC. What can the men do today...

Things move fast around here. Old version now out of date, corrected version below. Wonder if I'll need to update it again later this week...

1 Yvette Baker Short 1999
1 Jamie Stevenson Sprint 2003
2 Yvette Baker Short 1995
2 Yvette Baker Long 1995
2 Scott Fraser Sprint 2013
3 Yvette Hague Long 1993
3 Heather Monro Sprint 2005
3 Jamie Stevenson Middle 2006
4 Steve Hale Short 1993
4 Yvette Baker Long 1999
4 Graham Gristwood Sprint 2011
4 Scott Fraser Sprint 2012
5 Jamie Stevenson Sprint 2001
5 Tessa Hill Sprint 2013
6 Helen Bridle Sprint 2006
6 Scott Fraser Long 2010

[Ant W]

Simon, did Yvette not also get silvers in both short and long in 1995?

[AndyC]

Simon, did Yvette not also get silvers in both short and long in 1995?

That is what her Wikipedia pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Hague says

[andypat]

So 3 top 10 finishes in the sprint including a silver medal. Its nae a bad start eh!

[Simon E]

Simon, did Yvette not also get silvers in both short and long in 1995?

Yes, and I remember being there in the heat in Germany. I think it was a cut and paste error earlier, but tables now updated.

Looking at top 20 positions, this table shows all GBR top-20 results in individual WOC events. Could have been GBR's best day ever if we had entered a full team

GBR top-20 results at WOC

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[ba-ba]

Excellent stuff GBR! Nice to get back from the useless results at work to find out the results! Good luck to Ralph, Helen and Cat tomorrow!

Strange that the Performance Lead is not in attendance for the complete championships.

reason: Steve was 5th (2nd team) at the European Mountain Running champs in Borovets, Bulgaria, on Saturday.

[Glucosamine]

Definitely not a blazer ...

[Gross]

Definitely not a blazer ...

or an orienteer.... yet. Maybe GBR can convert him