WOC 2013

[Simon E]

Men doing equally badly in the first loop. Hong Kong runner currently 500m off the map on the way to number 1, and still heading further off.

[mappingmum]

Has anyone discovered any free GPS or TV today?

Ah! Found it: http://gps.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2013mqM1/

[Domhnull Mor]

Don't think there's any TV coverage today as it's qualification but for the final tomorrow, the link to YLE's program is http://arenan.yle.fi/tv/1969771

[plain lazy]

Wow, stick the GPS track up to 10 mins and the first 5 controls on the men's heat 1 looks like my 3 1/2 year old has been scribbling over the map with his colouring pens...

[maprun]

Is it my imagination, there seem to be far more gps trackers falling off runners today!?

[rocky]

Looks like 5/5 for GB today.

[SIman]

Looks like 5/5 for GB today.

Can't do better than that
There were some big misses out there. Does it compare with the Trossachs?

[Gross]

Can't do better than that

Can always be better Could've been 6 from 6

[plain lazy]

There were some big misses out there. Does it compare with the Trossachs?

Personally I think the map looks harder than the Trossachs does (at least around the first 5 controls).

Looks like Men's heat 2 had an easier looking 1st control than heats 1 and 3, avoiding the rocky ridge.

Great to see all five GBR runners making it through a very technical race. How hard is the final going to be?

[graeme]

Safely through, Edinburgh's Nixon, Haines, Hill, Ward and ex-EUOC Orr.

But not a patch on Interlopers'
1st Kalvis Mihailovs (INT)

Time needed to qualify for Women -

Heat 1 38:06
Heat 2 47:19
Heat 3 37:38

[andypat]

Ahem... hands off our Hollie! She's been ex-Clyde longer than ex-EUOC

[Mrs H]

.......AND Tessa is a member of Harlequins

[Adrian]

In case you haven't seen it, here's a video of the Middle Qual area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYBNosFaePk I can't see what all the fuss was about. Finnish forests look so... fluffy.

I thought the best bit on the GPS tracking, apart from the general carnage, was watching those two guys getting the bus to the finish!

Good luck to Team GB for the final two days

[plain lazy]

So Middle Finals today... what are people's predictions?

Men's race - 6.3km - Hector - 11:28, Mark - 11:34
Women's race - 5.1km - Tess - 13:15:30, Claire - 13:18:30, Hollie - 13:30:30 (All BST)

I think we might sneak a top 10 somewhere but I can't decide who...

[Adrian]

It's the same area as yesterday but not quite such a good bit: more climbing and more paths. http://www.woc2013.fi/woc/images/Vuokat ... nvaara.pdf Hard to see anyone other than Tero and Simone winning the golds, but I'm sure something will surprise us. Edgars is an amazing runner, or does he just look sleeker/faster because of running in white?! I like the fact that Minna is starting 90 seconds after Simone, and they both have a long sweat for the medals...