Jukola 2024 - 7th leg - 2nd mass start

A really fun race on a very nice terrain. First 18 controls of Lakia Jukola's 7th leg. I made a mistake with the camera angle, had to compensate at editing. I apologize for some mild cursing, my ankle suffered some misteps, and the knee while better after the surgeries, still disliked some of the jumping up and down the rocks :) Still it was a lot of fun, next year we go again!

[@edthebumblingfool]

My sons team no 7 was so happy when no 6 got in 5 mins before the cut. went on to get top 100 for the leg with a clear track. seroiusly worth stacking the shorter day legs with faster runners to avoid this.

[@netrunner3776]

I do enjoy these mass starts, as they really give a "Jukola vibe" and in the daylight where I get to enjoy the sights and the forest more. It is true tho, at least a good -10 minutes you can count for traffic. For me the others were less of a help than a distraction, two times I got drawn to a wrong direction when I didnt check my compass. I wish there would be a bit more course variation for 7th leg, it was a bit too much "train". Its more fun to have this mass of people run around clueless building social interactions :) I understand that for the very top runners a more straight leg is needed for the competition to be exciting / fair.