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Japan 2005
WOC 2005 is going to be a fantastic opportunity. For the only time in the next 5 years the terrain will be neutral for Europeans. It is on great terrain that will provide a huge technical challenge as well as a physical one. It will be important to prepare well for this WOC by finding similar terrain at home. Easier said than done...

PWT Nagoya

Not so relevant for the World Champs but an exciting sprint race round a city park with real forest sections.
WRE Tashiro Taori

Long, complex route choice legs. Often there is no definitive best route, but there are bad routes! It is important to make a good choice and then commit to it. Sometimes you have to look very wide from the red line!
Middle Race Tashiro Taori

The terrain takes on a very different character in a middle distance. You have to make many micro route choices and judge your height very accurately. This race had areas of rock detail which you can also see on the embargoed maps.

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The Food
delicious!
The Accommodation
jenny on the tatami mat
 sunbathing on the window ledge
 Yagai field education centre
Sarah in the bunkbeds field centre map  
The Forests
Oli Jenny Oli
The Culture
Japanese luch with the Fins Jani at the banquet Helen and Jenny sushi
The Fauna
Preying mantis Aaargh! Yamakagashi snake!
Sarah rescues a moth ???!!!  
To view the film clip Japanese 'Terrain', click here (real player required)
To View the film clip 'The Journey', click here (real player required)
These will take a while to download!

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