Comments on: Jukola 2014: Full GPS tracking, maps + analysis

By: Tuomas

Tuomas — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 11:05:31 +0000

Hi,

Does anyone know how to adjust time on a gpx-file? I can’t simulate mass start in 2D rerun because my activity (with Garmin) starts one hour later than others. I ran the first leg

I already tried to adjust starting time in Garmin connect, but that didn’t work.

By: JillB

JillB — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:11:56 +0000

For me slightly unequal forking is OK. It explains some things.

In Venla the first leg begins with a choice of two forks. It seems the first 18 teams back overall came from one of those. Emma Klingenberg, OK Pan Århus, was fastest overall from the teams doing the other fork at the start. Signe Soes, OK Pan Århus leg 2, ran very well, but also enjoyed a slight advantage from all the teams ahead having the apparently slower fork at the start.

By: Terje Mathisen

Terje Mathisen — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:48:29 +0000

I agree with Ivar, #13 should not have been used for the last forking on the last leg!

However, it didn’t turn out to make any actual difference this time because KR would have won even if Thierry G had the long alternative here and Lidingö the shorter: I don’t believe Fredrik J would have been capable of running on his own and staying ahead for the rest of the race.

SNO was too far back at this point.

Further back, Olav L for HSK did get the long forking and still caught and passed Paso I, so at least the 5 first places were not affected by this planning mistake.

By: IvarM

IvarM — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:17:04 +0000

Thanks Jan for “spicing up” the very good live coverage through the night and for your analysis! When do you sleep? ;-)
In my opinion the differences between some of the forked alternatives were a bit to large. E.g. the 13th control on the last leg (seen in yout first illustration) could have made another result list if not both the best two (three) teams have had the same alternative there.