SOLA

SOLA 2008

Our revamped team returned this year to where it clearly belongs: the elite of barely missing out on the first half of the field! Obviously, having the right mixture of youthful energy and veteran experience resulted in this great success. We are placed 374th out of the 734 teams who started the race, and were timed outside of 10 hours by a mere 17 seconds. To conclude: last year's weaker performance was indeed atypical, just a one-year glitch, out of character, an exception rather than the rule. Congratulation to everyone! A kudos is due to Marc who ran a huge GremoPlus record on track 12 and to Florian who finished the race without injuring himself. For one last time we returned to Bonstetten for our signature, wild, after-race party. The menu was the usual pasta bolognese, upgraded with some lasagna, and many-many wonderful contributed desserts of various kinds. Unfortunately, our sister team of optomologists, "Aug um Aug", held their party at a different location, so we did not get to know the story behind their repeated "slowest10" finish. The party photo is on the right. Also check out the official GremoPlus2008 team photo! Thanks to everyone who took part!

The contract of the current management runs out with this year and it has agreed to take over an up-and-coming team in the elite Canadian league next season. The designated successor, Dominik, possesses all the necessary psychological and organizational qualifications, skills, and experience to guide GremoPlus to further unconquered heights. The outgoing management wishes GremoPlus all the best in the future. We are confident that the team is passed on in good standing, slated for a breakout year in 2009.
Circle May 16th in your 2009 calendar! We hope that you can all join GremoPlus for SOLA 2009.

The Rankings.

The official result you can find here. Lovers of statistics will enjoy wasting their time here. For suffering faces I suggest to visit this site.

Runner	Track	Distance	Ascent	Time	Average min/km	Ranking	cumulated time	cumulated average	cumulated ranking
Andrea	Bucheggplatz Hönggerberg	4.4 km	60 m	26:41	6:03	590.	0:26:41	6:03	590.
Andreas	Hönggerberg - Buchlern	13.25 km	130 m	1:04:06	4:50	467.	1:30:47	5:08	516.
Dominik	Buchlern - Uetliberg	6.2 km	420 m	40:12	6:29	523.	2:10:59	5:29	518.
Tibor	Uetliberg - Felsenegg	5.9 km	160 m	32:51	5:34	477.	2:43:50	5:30	517.
Tobias	Felsenegg - Buchlern	14.27 km	330 m	1:15:03	5:15	533.	3:58:53	5:25	540.
Florian	Buchlern - Hönggerberg	11.1 km	180 m	56:13	5:03	378.	4:55:06	5:21	518.
Robin	Hönggerberg - Irchel	5.1 km	45 m	25:12	4:56	268.	5:20:18	5:19	484.
Marek	Irchel - Fluntern	6.15 km	205 m	30:43	4:59	255.	5:51:01	5:17	443.
Uli	Fluntern - Forch	11.30 km	260 m	58:04	5:08	411.	6:49:05	5:16	444.
Heidi	Forch - Egg	8.63 km	175 m	46:49	5:25	457.	7:35:54	5:16	441.
Stephan	Egg - Zumikon	12.99 km	400 m	58:07	4:28	122.	8:34:01	5:10	378.
Marc	Zumikon - Witikon	6.91 km	120 m	31:50	4:36	379.	9:05:51	5:08	367.
Yves	Witikon - Fluntern	4.90 km	90 m	22:26	4:34	235.	9:28:17	5:06	347.
Emo	Fluntern - Irchel	5.64 km	60 m	32:00	5:40	594.	10:00:17	5:08 min/km	374.

Rankings from previous years.

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