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we have some sort of issue with the leaderboard.

both the guys who know how to work it have gone to bed,

so we are a little uncertain of the scoring at the moment.

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what we do know,

belgium got within a single yard of australia before losing their extra runner.

when the third belgian runner failed to complete 68that should have put them up by 2.

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the leaderboard shows australia up by 5,

when it had shown them down by 2 before the first belgian dropped.

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what probably happened is that australia had gotten behind on data entry

(which has happened a number of times)

and never actually trailed.

.it looks like japan,

which is now down to 3 runners

is still 22 yards behind,

and making up a yard an hour.

australia, with 3 is pulling back ahead.

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so the pressure is on the two remaining belgians.

if either one drops

the other is out after one more yard.

if one fails to complete a yard,

the other is out then!

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at 3 yards an hour,

the japanese would have an excellent chance of bumping belgium off the podium….

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and word is that it is raining in belgium.

not helpful to the belgian cause!

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the next hour or two are huge.