World University Orienteering Championships - Middle Distance

World University Orienteering Championships
Alicante,Spain
Thursday 5 July 2012

Hollie Orr

The middle distance race was held in a relatively flat area, dissected by some steep rocky gullies. The underfoot conditions were very stony and many people suffered from blisters. Apart from that, the runnability was relatively good but the many bushes reduced visibilty so it was easy to pass close to a control without seeing it. Small mistakes were almost inevitable.

Hollie Orr again ran an excellent race making only small errors and ended up in 8th place. Anne Edwards also had a good run to finish 15th.

Mark Nixon

Mark Nixon made one 2-minute error which kept him out of the top ten but finished a very respectable 18th. Doug Tullie felt he ran a bit too hard and made mistakes in the circle finishing 23rd.

Martin Hubmann of Switzerland, yesterday's sprint winner added another gold to his collection. But Sweden dominated the women's race today and there was a popular bronze for Spain, the home nation.

 Women 4.0 km 125m

1. Lilian Forsgren  SWE    29.39
2. Anna Forsberg SWE    31.38
3. Anna Serrallonga Arques ESP    32.35
8. Hollie Orr  Edinburgh University  34.44
15. Anne Edwards  Oxford University  36.05
24. Rebecca Harding Edinburgh University  37.55
    Catherine Taylor Edinburgh University  dnf
80 runners

Men 5.4 km 180m
 

1. Martin Hubmann SUI    32.49
2. Zsolt Lenkei  HUN    35.10
3. Adam Chromy  CZE    35.41
18. Mark Nixon  Edinburgh University  39.14
23. Douglas Tullie Edinburgh University  40.35
47. Peter Hodkinson Oxford University  43.23
71. Kristian Jones Sheffield Hallam University 48.08
102 runners