Results are now available from the Long and Middle Distance Races at JWOC 2024.
Long Distance
The Long Race took place which consisted of mostly coniferous forest, and was mostly hilly, with little flat terrain.
Members of the Team GB Squad tackled the course, despite some setbacks due to poor visibility as a result of the weather.
After two days of Sprint races, the Long distance race at JWOC offered a completely different challenge for the athletes. It was a 9.6/11.5 kms and 480/560 meters of climbing for the women and men respectively.
This course seemed to suit the host nations athletes very well with a gold, silver and bronze for the Czech’s in the Womens race. In the Men’s it was Switzerland’s Matthieu Bührer who took the title, with Zefa Faavae (NZE) in 2nd and Daniel Bolehovsky (CZE) in 3rd.
For the British Team Imogen Pieters once again had a good day, sitting inside the top 10 for a while before dropping to 14th place. She was also joined in the top 20 by Euan Tryner who had a great race to finish 13th.
Images below: Ben Gostick and Imogen Pieters (Peter Háp)
Full results below:
Euan Tryner 13th | Imogen Pieters 14th |
James Hammond 53rd | Isobel Howard 54th |
Ben Squire 55th | Daisy McNamara 60th |
Tommy Rollins 67th | Ruth Gooch 62nd |
Ben Gostick 110th | Joice Hilton 83rd |
Adam Methven DNF | Freya Tryner 97th |
Images below: Team Debrief, and the JWOC girls. Credit to Sarah Rollins and Pauline Tryner.
Middle Distance
Euan Tryner and Imogen Pieters were the highest placed GB finishers in the Middle distance race at JWOC.
Again, both athletes secured top 20 finishes, 17th (Imogen) and 19th (Euan) respectively.
Tomorrow will be the final day of competition with the Forest Relays.
Wishing all the relay teams the best of luck!!
Images: Euan crossing the finish line, Imogen post race, Jocie Hilton and Tommy Rollins.
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