Time for Last Jukola Preparations

Jukola is only one day away – and it is time to make the last Jukola preparations. There are old maps of the area to be studied, map samples of the new map, and lots of Jukola trainings made by other runners which may be relevant. Below I’ve collected some of the most relevant information.

I had planned to make a few Webroutes on the old Jukola map as well and publish them here, but found it wise not to, in case I would get “unlucky” and get some legs correct (which might by unpopular among the Jukola route planners). So I guess you’ll have to that part of the job yourself – you find the map below…

Old Map for Jukola 2009

The organizer provides the old map on the Jukola 2009 page, but with an annoying red ‘Forbidden area’ text on it. There is however also another version available on a Doma site:

• Old map – part 1 and part 2 – from Jukola.net
• Old map as above – but without the red ‘Forbidden area’ text (in Doma archive of Per Sjögren)
• Jukola 2009 map in Google Earth as overlay (as shown above)

Map samples: Competition map for Jukola 2009

In addition to old maps, there are map samples available at Jukola2009.net – thumbnails of which are shown below. Try to find these on the old map – it ain’t easy…

Historical Jukola maps and Jukola trainings

To get in the Jukola mood – and understand more about typical gafflings in Jukola – it can be nice to take a look at old Jukola maps and Jukola trainings runners have been doing lately:

• Browse old Jukola-maps in Omaps.WorldofO.com
• See old Jukola map locations – including maps (click on marker to get full map) (see also all old Jukola maps maps directly at Jukola.com
• See all maps in Omaps.worldofo.com with location – including Jukola-09 training maps.
• A search for ‘Jukola’ in Omaps.WorldofO.com gives a lot of recent Jukola trainings by a variety of runners – looking at some of these is a good way to prepare for Jukola.
• Mats Troeng has been in Finland in May doing a Jukola test race in relevant terrain in Mikkeli
• Some samples for typical gaffling in Jukola: 2006 leg 1-3, 2006 leg 4-7, 2005 leg 1 with Halden SK route, 2004 leg 1-3, 2003 – leg 1.

Jukola – info

Start: 22:00 CET (23:00 local time)

1. 12,2 – 12,3 km daylight/dusk 63 min
2. 12,6 – 12,7 km dusk 66 min
3. 14,8 – 14,9 km dusk 79 min
4. 8,7 – 8,9 km dusk/daylight 49 min
5. 8,8 – 9,0 km daylight 47 min
6. 11,1 – 11,3 km daylight 60 min
7. 16,4- 16,6 km daylight 85 min

All the courses include approximately 800 metres of taped route. There will be a spreading system (forking) on all legs. The Sun will set at 10.56 p.m.on Saturday, 13 June, and rise at 03.26 a.m. on Sunday, 14 June. Competitors born in 1993 – 1994 may run legs 4, 5 and 6. Competitors born in 1992 and earlier may run all the legs. The race will start on Saturday, 13 June, at 11.00 p.m. as a mass start.

Venla – course lengths

Start: 14:00 CET (15:00 local time)

1. 7.1 – 7.3 km 44 min
2. 6,8 – 7,0 km 43 min
3. 5,8 – 6,0 km 38 min
4. 8,6 – 8,8 km 58 min

All the courses include approx. 800 metres of taped route. There will be a spreading system (forking) on all legs. Competitors born in 1993 – 1994 may run legs 1, 2 and 3. Competitors born in 1992 and earlier may run all legs. The race will start on Saturday, 13 June, at 3 p.m. as a mass start.

Useful links

• Main Jukola 2009 page
• Invitation
• Competition centre map
• Military tent map and tent numbers (Check before you leave home!)
• Links to online results are not available yet.

If something is forgotten – please add a comment below, and I’ll update the article accordingly. I have found no information regarding speaker sound, web-TV, online results, tracking (except that there is) yet.

Registered Teams

• Jukola Teams
• Venla Teams

Most top Jukola and Venla teams have not made their teams official yet, but Kristiansand OK – 10Mila winner – has the following team set up:

12 Kristiansand OK 1
1 Jon Duncan
2 Audun Bjerkreim Nilsen
3 Baptiste Rollier
4 Jostein Andersen
5 Damien Renard
6 Holger Hott
7 Daniel Hubmann

Another interesting team is OK Linné (second last year):

2 OK Linne 1
1 Jörgen Ohlin
2 Tomas Stenström
3 Jan Troeng
4 Albin Ridefelt
5 Mats Troeng
6 Henrik Löfås
7 Mattias Millinger

Jukola 2009 Live Blog

The success from 10Mila, NOC Middle and NOC Sprint is continued on Jukola. Again we are providing a LiveBlog – this time together with Ultimate Orienteering. The LiveBlog will get embedded on the main page of World of O. We’ll be (partly) live from Friday evening in case you have any questions up front.