Home to a dozen USA entrants was off a lakeside road.
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Sunlit side of guesthouse faced Russia (but we couldn't see it).
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Owner of the main house designed guesthouse for his parents.
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Mike Brown displays javelin form with an axe found in garden.
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House key was "hidden" in flowerpot but was rarely used.
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Bill Murray (from left), Dick Hotchkiss, Jim Barrineau and George Mathews at kitchen table.
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Laptops prolioferated throughout house, which had Wi-Fi (after two days).
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My Toshiba laptop sat on kitchen chopping block (above my track bag).
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Peter Hlavin cooked himself a nice breakfast before his M50 high jump.
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Room led to a traditional sauna and another guestroom, dubbed the penthouse.
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Dick and George shared a room downstairs at what we called the frathouse.
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I never made my bed on the second floor. Was waiting for the Maid Fairy.
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Jim Chinn's laptop rested on the desk we shared.
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Kitchen was fully equipped, and we eventually cleaned up after ourselves.
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The fridge was small but held tons of "decathlon food" the first days.
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Shower stall was in bathroom Euro-style -- only glass separation from room.
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Tiny clothes washer overflowed, so we put down towels as a dam.
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Dick, Mike and Jim relaxed outside, facing a gorgeous hillside garden.
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Dick and Jim, who arranged the lodging with Finnish wife's help, enjoyed the day.
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Jim Chinn savored his Finnish beer after winning bronze in the M50 400.
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