diff --git a/otime.py b/otime.py
index d158041..6508a0d 100644
--- a/otime.py
+++ b/otime.py
@@ -226,19 +226,21 @@ def rank_runners(allrunners, o_class):
             runners_ranked.append(i)
     return runners_ranked
 
+def xml_child(parent, tag, content):
+    e = ET.SubElement(parent, tag)
+    e.text = str(content)
+
 def gen_xml_result(runners, o_classes):
     root = ET.Element('ResultList')
     tree = ET.ElementTree(root)
     event = ET.SubElement(root, 'Event')
-    ename = ET.SubElement(event, 'Name')
-    ename.text = 'PLACEHOLDER'
+    xml_child(event, 'Name', 'PLACEHOLDER')
     for i in o_classes:
         #<ClassResult>
         class_result = ET.SubElement(root, 'ClassResult')
         #<Class>
         t = ET.SubElement(class_result, 'Class')
-        name = ET.SubElement(t, 'Name')
-        name.text = i.name
+        xml_child(t, 'Name', i.name)
         #<PersonResult>
         runners_same_c = get_runners_in_class(runners, i)
         runners_ranked = rank_runners(runners_same_c, i)
@@ -246,22 +248,17 @@ def gen_xml_result(runners, o_classes):
             person_result = ET.SubElement(class_result, 'PersonResult')
             #<Person>
             person = ET.SubElement(person_result, 'Person')
-            eventorid = ET.SubElement(person, 'Id')
-            eventorid.text = '0'
+            xml_child(person, 'Id', '0')
             #<Name>
             name = ET.SubElement(person, 'Name')
-            family = ET.SubElement(name, 'Family')
-            family.text = n.last
-            given = ET.SubElement(name, 'Given')
-            given.text = n.first
+            xml_child(name, 'Family', n.last)
+            xml_child(name, 'Given', n.first)
             #</Name>
             #</Person>
             #<Organisation> 
             org = ET.SubElement(person_result, 'Organisation')
-            orgid = ET.SubElement(org, 'Id')
-            orgid.text = '0' 
-            name = ET.SubElement(org, 'Name')
-            name.text = n.club 
+            xml_child(org, 'Id', '0')
+            xml_child(org, 'Name', n.club)
             country = ET.SubElement(org, 'Country')
             # TODO: hent land fra løperobjektet
             country.text = 'Norway'
@@ -270,35 +267,25 @@ def gen_xml_result(runners, o_classes):
             #<Result>
             result = ET.SubElement(person_result, 'Result')
             if len(n.splits) > 2:
-                start_t = ET.SubElement(result, 'StartTime')
-                start_t.text = n.s_time.isoformat()
-                finish_t = ET.SubElement(result, 'FinishTime')
-                finish_t.text = n.f_time.isoformat()
-                time = ET.SubElement(result, 'Time')
-                time.text = str(n.totaltime())
+                xml_child(result, 'StartTime', n.s_time.isoformat())
+                xml_child(result, 'FinishTime', n.f_time.isoformat())
+                xml_child(result, 'Time', n.totaltime())
                 if n.status() == 'OK':
                     #<TimeBehind>
-                    totime = ET.SubElement(result, 'TimeBehind')
-                    totime.text = str(n.totaltime() - runners_ranked[0].totaltime())
+                    xml_child(result, 'TimeBehind', n.totaltime() - runners_ranked[0].totaltime())
                     #</TimeBehind>
-                    pos = ET.SubElement(result, 'Position')
-                    pos.text = str(n.rank(runners))
-                    status = ET.SubElement(result, 'Status')
-                    status.text = n.status()
+                    xml_child(result, 'Position', n.rank(runners))
+                    xml_child(result, 'Status', n.status())
                     #<SplitTime>
                     for code,split in zip(n.o_class.course.codes, n.res_splits()):
                         st = ET.SubElement(result, 'SplitTime')
-                        ck = ET.SubElement(st, 'ControlCode')
-                        ck.text = str(code)
-                        time = ET.SubElement(st, 'Time')
-                        time.text = str(split)
+                        xml_child(st, 'ControlCode', code)
+                        xml_child(st, 'Time', split)
                     #</SplitTime>
                 else:
-                    status = ET.SubElement(result, 'Status')
-                    status.text = n.status()
+                    xml_child(result, 'Status', n.status())
             else:
-                status = ET.SubElement(result, 'Status')
-                status.text = n.status()
+                xml_child(result, 'Status', n.status())
             #</Result>
         #</PersonResult>
         #</Class>