Thursday, July 3

The middle distance final was the best day so far for the US team, led by John Goodwin's excellent run that put him into 17th place in the C final. Andy Strat (26th) and Hunter Cornish (29th), whose foot is getting better by the day, were close behind, and the whole men's team had solid runs. The men's course can be seen at http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/documentDownload.php?file=93 .
The C final results are available at http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/documentDownload.php?file=88 .

On the women's side, Tori Borish was the best American finisher, coming in 31st place. Holly was 40th and Anna 45th in the B final that had 64 runners. The women's B final map can be found at http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/documentDownload.php?file=94 , and the results at http://www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008/documentDownload.php?file=89 .

This was an exciting day to spectate, despite having to spend an entire day standing in the hot sun in 30C weather on an open field. It was great to see the US men turn in solid runs across the board and racing a lot closer to what they are capable of. The women continued to put up solid races, and it feels like the team hitting its stride just in time for the long and relay. Canadian Emily Kemp continued to impress, coming in 33rd in the A final.

Independence Day is a day off for JWOC, and the US team will spend its well-deserved rest day taking in some of Goteborg's sights, relaxing and celebrating the 4th of July.

One more side note: team leaders Kat and Samantha raced the women's JWOC middle A final course as their spectator event course yesterday and both turned in excellent runs, with times very competitive with the world's best juniors. In particular, Kat's result would have been good enough for 18th place in the women's A final.