diff --git a/rowers/courses.py b/rowers/courses.py
index 171e906e..16c3f7cd 100644
--- a/rowers/courses.py
+++ b/rowers/courses.py
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ from rowers.models import (
     Rower, Workout,
     GeoPoint,GeoPolygon, GeoCourse,
     course_length,course_coord_center,course_coord_maxmin,
-    polygon_coord_center,PlannedSession
+    polygon_coord_center,PlannedSession,
+    polygon_to_path,coordinate_in_path
     )
 
+from utils import geo_distance
+
 # low level methods
 class InvalidTrajectoryError(Exception):
     def __init__(self,value):
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ class InvalidTrajectoryError(Exception):
     def __str__(self):
 	return repr(self.value)
 
+    
 def get_course_timezone(course):
     polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course = course)
     points = GeoPoint.objects.filter(polygon = polygons[0])
@@ -58,19 +62,6 @@ def get_course_timezone(course):
 
     return timezone_str
     
-def polygon_to_path(polygon):
-    points = GeoPoint.objects.filter(polygon=polygon).order_by("order_in_poly")
-    s = []
-    for point in points:
-        s.append([point.latitude,point.longitude])
-
-    p = path.Path(s[:-1])
-
-    return p
-
-def coordinate_in_path(latitude,longitude, p):
-
-    return p.contains_points([(latitude,longitude)])[0]
 
 
     
@@ -293,7 +284,7 @@ def get_time_course(ws,course):
     rowdata = rowdata.resample('100ms',on='dt').mean()
     rowdata = rowdata.interpolate()
 
-    polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course=course)
+    polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course=course).order_by("order_in_course")
     paths = []
     for polygon in polygons:
         path = polygon_to_path(polygon)
diff --git a/rowers/models.py b/rowers/models.py
index bbcde970..eb6bad4d 100644
--- a/rowers/models.py
+++ b/rowers/models.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from timezonefinder import TimezoneFinder
 
 import types
-
+from matplotlib import path
 
 from rowsandall_app.settings import (
     TWEET_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY,
@@ -363,6 +363,19 @@ def polygon_coord_center(polygon):
 
 
     
+def polygon_to_path(polygon):
+    points = GeoPoint.objects.filter(polygon=polygon).order_by("order_in_poly")
+    s = []
+    for point in points:
+        s.append([point.latitude,point.longitude])
+
+    p = path.Path(s[:-1])
+
+    return p
+
+def coordinate_in_path(latitude,longitude, p):
+
+    return p.contains_points([(latitude,longitude)])[0]
     
         
 def course_coord_center(course):
@@ -407,6 +420,62 @@ def course_coord_maxmin(course):
 
     return lat_min,lat_max,long_min,long_max
 
+def get_dir_vector(polygon1,polygon2):
+    lat1,lon1 = polygon_coord_center(polygon1)
+    lat2,lon2 = polygon_coord_center(polygon2)
+
+    return [lat2-lat1,lon2-lon1]
+
+def get_delta(vector,polygon):
+    x = pd.Series(range(10000))/9999.
+    vlat = vector[0]
+    vlon = vector[1]
+
+    lat1,lon1 = polygon_coord_center(polygon)
+    
+    lat = x.apply(lambda x:lat1+x*vlat)
+    lon = x.apply(lambda x:lon1+x*vlon)
+
+    totdist,bearing = geo_distance(lat1,lon1,lat1+vlat,lon1+vlon)
+
+    dist = x*totdist
+    
+    p = polygon_to_path(polygon)
+
+    f = lambda x: coordinate_in_path(x['lat'],x['lon'],p)
+
+    df = pd.DataFrame({'x':x,
+                      'lat':lat,
+                      'lon':lon,
+                       'dist':dist,
+                       })
+    
+    df['inpolygon'] = df.apply(f,axis=1)
+
+
+    b = (~df['inpolygon']).shift(-1)+df['inpolygon']
+
+
+    if len(df[b==2]):
+        return 1.0e3*df[b==2]['dist'].min()
+
+    else:
+        return 0
+    
+        
+def get_delta_start(course):
+    polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course=course).order_by("order_in_course")
+    vector = get_dir_vector(polygons[0],polygons[1])
+    delta = get_delta(vector,polygons[0])
+
+    return delta
+
+def get_delta_finish(course):
+    polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course=course).order_by("-order_in_course")
+    vector = get_dir_vector(polygons[0],polygons[1])
+    delta = get_delta(vector,polygons[0])
+
+    return delta
 
 def course_length(course):
     polygons = GeoPolygon.objects.filter(course=course).order_by("order_in_course")
@@ -421,7 +490,14 @@ def course_length(course):
 
         totaldist += 1000.*dist[0]
 
-    return int(totaldist)
+    vector = get_dir_vector(polygons[0],polygons[1])
+    deltastart = get_delta(vector,polygons[0])
+
+    polygons = polygons.reverse()
+    vector = get_dir_vector(polygons[0],polygons[1])
+    deltafinish = get_delta(vector,polygons[0])
+    
+    return int(totaldist-deltastart-deltafinish)
 
 sexcategories = (
     ('male','male'),
@@ -766,9 +842,10 @@ class GeoCourse(models.Model):
         name = self.name
         country = self.country
         
-        return u'{country} - {name}'.format(
+        return u'{country} - {name} - {d}m'.format(
             name=name,
-            country=country
+            country=country,
+            d = course_length(self)
         )
 
 class GeoCourseEditForm(ModelForm):
@@ -785,6 +862,16 @@ class GeoPolygon(models.Model):
     course = models.ForeignKey(GeoCourse, blank=True)
     order_in_course = models.IntegerField(default=0)
 
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        name = self.name
+        coursename = self.course.name
+        
+        return u'{coursename} - {name}'.format(
+            name=name,
+            course=coursename
+        )
+    
+    
 # Need error checking to insert new polygons into existing course (all later polygons
 # increase there order_in_course number
     
diff --git a/rowers/templates/virtualevent.html b/rowers/templates/virtualevent.html
index 8fe2c290..36d75779 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/virtualevent.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/virtualevent.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% load staticfiles %}
 {% load rowerfilters %}
 
-{% block title %}New Virtual Race{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}Rowsandall Virtual Race{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}