Sweden dominated todays relay competition with strong wins in both the mens and womens classes. It was not a great day for the British Teams, finishing 12th in the womens race and 14th in the mens, although there were some promising performances by individual team members.
Helen Bridle got the second team off to a great start, finishing the first leg in 6th place, Helen Palmer then had a strong run to send Karen Poole off in 8th place on the last leg with the team finishing in 12th. In the first team Pippa Whitehouse suffered a torn calf muscle at the far point of the course scuppering any chances of a top result for the team. Rachael Elder and Sarah Rollins finished strongly despite running at the tail of the field.
Matt Speake ran strongly for the mens second team to send them out in touch with the leaders whilst Oli Johnson lost a little time early then could not make it back in touch with the lead pack. Graham Gristwood and Scott Fraser ran strongly on second and third legs to overhaul the British second team and many others but couldn't bring the team back into contention.
Scott Fraser finishing strongly
There is a rest day tomorrow and then the Middle distance on Tuesday. Online commentary, GPS tracking and results will be available here.
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