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Webroute: JK 2009 day 3

Today we present a Webroute from JK 2009 day 3 submitted by Dave Schorah. To make it more interesting for the reader to draw your route, we have included routechoices and splits for some of the runners in the graphic below the Webroute. You can also find the complete course ...

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QuickRoute developer: – This is really sad news

– This is really sad news, especially for me as the QuickRoute developer. The result of hundreds of hours of unpaid work is now banned to use at major international events. At least for the vast majority of athletes that do not have a non-display GPS watch, Mats Troeng – ...

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New IOF Rules: No more GPS-watches on WRE-events

You won’t be allowed to carry a GPS watch like the Forerunner 405/305 on WRE races, World Cup races and WOC races from June 1st according to the new IOF rules published by the IOF today. Note that the IOF rules are not applicable to events which are not organized ...

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NOC Test Long: Hausken and Nordberg

[Updated with complete course] The Norwegian NOC Test races over the long distance east of Oslo got as hard as expected – Nordberg taking the win in the mens class in 92:08. Nordberg was 25 seconds ahead of the winner of yesterday – Carl Waaler Kaas, with Håvard Lucasen in ...

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NOM Test Middle: Waaler Kaas and Hausken

[Updated 1800] Carl Waaler Kaas and Anne Margrethe Hausken took victories today – Swiss Simone Niggli and Daniel Hubmann where left far behind. In the mens class Waaler Kaas took a very clear victory – more than a minute ahead of Olav Lundanes – and with another minute down to ...

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Norwegian NOC Tests Sprint: Andersen and Skarholt

Marianne Andersen and Anders Skarholt won the Norwegian NOC test race over the sprint distance held just outside Oslo today. Andersen was only 3 seconds ahead of Anne Margrethe Hausken – the two being more than 20 seconds ahead of Elise Egseth in third spot. In the mens class, Skarholt ...

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Webroute Austria Sprint

Today we present a few Webroutes from an Austrian regional Sprint Championships for the region Burgenland and Steiermark – held in Pinggau. As usual – draw your route choices below first – and afterwards you may read more about the competition at these links: Discussion by one of the competitors ...

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Webroute: JWOC Italy prep 2

Today we present two Webroutes from northern Italy – suggested by Cristian Bellotto. One is from the Italian Championships in middle distance in 2006 – the other one from the official Sprint training for JWOC. Both are quite short legs – and as usually the important thing is to make ...

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Webroute JWOC Preperation 1

Today we present a long, steep Webroute from one of the training maps for JWOC 2009 in northern Italy. The map was found at the blog of the New Zealand Junior Squad – an article which also includes a discussion about the terrain. As alway: Try to make a quick ...

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Webroute French Selection Long – 2

This webroute is from the French Selection race long distance. See Thierry Gueorgiou’s website for Gueorgiou’s route and some discussion about the competition AFTER you have drawn your own route for the leg below. Powered by WebRoute – WorldofO.com Got another interesting leg for a Webroute which could be interesting ...

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