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Race Preparation

Creating a Preparation from a Start List

How to create a race preparation by importing your start time and details from an o-l.ch start list.

Overview

There are two ways to create a preparation: importing a start list from o-l.ch (which auto-fills your event details, start time, and bib number), or entering the details manually. This article covers the start list import. For the manual option, see "Creating a Preparation Manually".

Step 1 — Pick your event

  1. 1Go to Preparation in the sidebar and click "New preparation".
  2. 2The "Upcoming events" tab lists all upcoming events on o-l.ch with a published start list.
  3. 3Click your event.
New preparation page with the list of upcoming events that have a start list
Upcoming events with a published start list. Organisers usually publish start lists a few days before the race.

Event not listed? Switch to "Paste link" and paste the address of the start list page from o-l.ch (it contains "type=start").

Step 2 — Find your name

  1. 1Search for your name (prefilled from your profile) or pick your class.
  2. 2Check that your name is selected — the list shows start times and bib numbers.
  3. 3Click "Next".
Name search in the start list showing the athlete with class and start time
Search for your name across all classes. The start time is shown next to the class.
Start list of the class with the selected athlete highlighted, start times and bib numbers
Your name is selected. Each entry shows the start time and bib number.

o-l.ch shortens long names in start lists (about 22 characters). This does not affect linking the preparation to your result later.

Step 3 — Add goals and course notes

After selecting your name, the preparation moves to the goals and notes step. Here you can write your race strategy and any notes about the map or terrain before saving.

Goals and Map & Course Notes fields after athlete selection
Fill in your goals and map/course notes, then click "Save preparation".

Linking to a race result

When you later import the race result from the same event, Contoura automatically links the preparation to the result — matching by the o-l.ch event and class. You can then view your pre-race goals alongside the actual performance on the race analysis page under the "Preparation" tab.

If the automatic link did not happen, you can link manually. See "Linking a Preparation to a Race Result".