Almost none of her team members knew that she was considering a start at the Tjejvasan, the Women’s Race of Vasaloppet Winter Week. Susanne Nix had kept her plans to herself. She was going to make that decision short-notice.

At 5 in the morning the alarm went off for the team of mika:timing and EST. It was still dark outside. The temperatures were around minus 10 degree Celsius when the experts went to work, to test every single system.

The team is complete, the critical preparation stage is about to begin, the Vasaloppet Winter Week kicks off on Friday with the first race. A crew of more than 20 from mika:timing and the Swedish subsidiary EST have set up camp in Mora in order to handle timing and results services for the world’s…

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Those who want to take part in the Dubai Marathon must get up early. The main race starts at 6:30 in the morning, when the temperatures are still pleasant.

There comes November and Frank Ratajczak regularly checks the weather report hoping for snow. This has nothing to do with an upcoming ski holiday, but with his job.