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Protugal
I’ve rarely looked forward a training-camp so much I did for Team Finland’s camp in Portugal last week. I was packing my bag one week prior to the trip…The long, cold winter and good training through...
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Weekend in Denmark
Vaajakosken Terä's weekend in Denmark was both sweet and successful. We took the victory in the Spring Cup day relay with a good team performance and got the desired cross on the Hall of Fame.More...
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Anttolanhovi & Icebug
Anttolanhovi and Icebug will continue to support me in the future as well. The long-lasting co-operation with Anttolanhovi started already in 2002. In the photo below we are enjoying the beautiful...
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The sky is brightening
After a difficult 4wk period, things are starting to go well. During last week, my running started to feel good and as a result I won Kaakon Rasti's race (photo above). The whole weekend-trip in...
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Relaxing in Anttolanhovi and FC on Ultra-long
One week of quality sportman-life is once again history and I'm sitting on a computer and preparing myself for tomorrow's examination (one article of 15 to read). Wonder why I'm always starting the...
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Latest leaps
This time my story over the last few weeks can be found on an orienteering blog of YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Company). Here are some photos from France, some maps and more you can find on the...
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Jukola and NORT
The first important competition period is over. In Jukola we did quite ok, and got 4th position and in Nordic Orienteering Tour I achieved 7th spot. Both results are "quite okey", but maybe it's just...
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Homelandlove
Bugs in throat, horseflies biting ass and calves eaten by mosquitos! That is how summer is on my homeland in the beginning of July. But it's also evening training sessions in "spectacular terrains",...
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Ylläs training log - updated
Let’s check out this summer’s most finest (and hardest) training week in detail. Principals for the training are these:1.Training much (old-fashioned way). >200km, >20h and as a bonus I have a...
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WOC simulation is on
Hi from France! Our trip has started well and after four days we've done already 7 sessions in terrain. Today we had the first final - the long final - in Le Revard. Le Revard starts to be quite...
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Finnish selection races
Today's performance on Finnish Team's middle distance selection race wasn't exactly very good. I got lost on the first control (3min) and made another big mistake on "easy" 4th control (2.40min)....
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6,9 x 690m and other WOC-preparations
The summer has reached the point where preparations for the World Championships take place. This last two week period is interesting: the last hard trainings are extremely hard and even painful (check...
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Finally back on WOC-medals!
Ten years of waiting is now over and big goal reached in the form of WOC-silver medal! WOC long distance in France was not the feared via Dolorosa for me - on the contrary, it was one of the most...
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1st in World Cup race in Liberec!
It has been a while since I last time stood on the podium as a World Cup race winner (2002; Belgium, Norway or Sweden), so this win feels rather nice indeed. I haven't updated any news after WOC, so...
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It's time to work!
The season is over and hard everyday life is on - but this time the feeling is strong. My Master thesis study is about to start with an information meeting for the subjects. A lot of time has already...
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Training Figures 2011
Training year 2011 has now ended. Total training amount was 650h. Running, orienteering and hiking 5500km, cross-country skiing 800km and cycling 800km. 13% of total time was either in maximal HR zone...
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Obsessed by orienteering
I became ill. In fact, I got the disease long time ago. But there seems to be no cure for this obsession. Even though the autumn has been really busy, for some reason I've had the time to orienteer....
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PPT.com & other training news
Hello all you X-mas elfs!As the photo on the left shows, the real training has started also here in Jyväskylä. The sprint-intervals done on the University Campus area were far from "submaximal" and the...
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The Warmth of South
Happy New Year!Our plan to make a training-camp on last-minute-call -basis didn't work exactly as we had planned. There were other people escaping the darkness of Finland as well and we didn't find a...
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Hungry in Hungary
Views from Gánt hillsSport is a drug. And a hard one. I realized that once again during our training-camp in Hungary. Once you get caught, there's no way out. And in this case, the more you get the...
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På svenska från och med nu
Vårt mini-träningsläger i Mora är nu slut. Totalt gjorde vi 5 träningar och 50km med kartan. Fyra av träningarnakörde vi i gropterränger relevanta för EOC-skogfinaler (se nedan) och en i relevant...
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Training with Jouni Kahelin
Last month has been pretty much professional in terms of orienteering training and we have seen a bit of world also. The tour started one month ago with the training-camp in Hungary, which was followed...
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Unexpected
The Finnish Orienteering Spring really started one week ago in superhyper-feelings. I had not the best feeling physically, and made even one bigger mistake. Still, I could catch a clear win. This was...
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Still alive
I have spent the last few days at my home and now I am finally getting healthier. I have enjoyed the nice moraine terrains and the training speeds show, that the situation is not too bad after all. At...
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Qualified :) or just qualified :| ?
Greetings from EOC!The qualification races of forest distances are now over and my performance was good enough to achieve only 10th place on middle distance. The result does not satisfy, but the...
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Freaky things
Hi!At the top edge of my pages it says: "for freaks mainly". That hasn't held true very much, so I think I have to correct the situation. This came up to my mind on Monday when I was checking my old...
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Ylläs Online
Ylläs seems to be the number one still. Training facilities are great and even the weather has been rather good. After one week of good training, my heart rate starts to find the right rhythm and my...
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Ylläs finished
The training-camp in Ylläs is now finished. This time I succeeded to exercise more or less reasonably than on last summer's Ylläs-camp. Back then I had such training goals as banking up climbing meters...
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Week to the Final!
The car has again left from Jyväskylä and next stop is, again, Vääksy. Tomorrow we'll have the usual press-conference, flight to Switzerland and accomodating ourselves there. On Thursday some last...
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Musta vuori
For the first time on Musta vuori (=Black hill/mountain). It's true in de facto and when it comes to mental issues. I printed the training Lasse had organized in the forenoon and headed out for the...
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You may laugh!
Here you can see some typical Vihanti-terrain. This is a good location to start preparations for next year's WOC-long, don't you think? I am actually serious about this. With two o-sessions done on...
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Antalya
Hello!The last two weeks I have spend in Antalya, Turkey, for the bad times' honour. In fact, this trip was planned to do with Minna, but now it turned out to be only a one-man trip. Shit happens. I...
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Process finished
Howdy ho!Finally I have been able to deal with all the issues and new course has been set. It took only six months, my dearest one, lots of money and reputation. So, I survived with little damage ;-)....
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Bachelor Boy
The spring is showing it's first real signs here in Lampinsaari as well. Due to a certain misfortune I had to stay here for a extra month. My operated arm became inflamed some ten days after the...
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Acceleritas!
The spring is getting warmer and warmer! In today's forest-interval session both the weather and speed were at the top. Actually the training weathers have been rather okay during the last three weeks...
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Kainuu
Damn it feels good to be in Kainuu and enjoy some great company. Sun is shining, Finns are doing great in WOC and it's nice to do some races without any goals (except finding the controls quickly). As...
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Bronze Medal from Finnish Champs Middle Distance and Gold from Relay!
Jiihaa!Photo: Tuomo PuskalaMore story (in Finnish) at my online-training-diary on My-O -pages and the maps you can check from the right. Now I need to get some sleep before the relay (last night I...
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Actual Agenda
Photo: (c) Touho HäkkinenYesterday it happened. Precisely at two o'clock on a skiing trail towards Ampujien maja. I noticed that I was running at 4½min/km pace, even though I had once again promised...
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Up-to-date
The night-o series Kurko-Cup ended last week in snowy conditions and the hectic autumn is ending in any case. At the very moment (6.30 AM...) I am sitting at the office and starting the last workday...
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Start of the Training Camp in Israel
Our second day in Israel is now finishing. We have had pretty perfect weather, as you can see in the photo above, check out more photos from the race) . Yeah, we participated in a local competition of...
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Israel part 2: o-maps added
Yesterday evening we had an o-technical meeting here in Shimshit. For me, it was a little surprise how skillful the young guys here are and it is now obvious that thinking in orienteering is processed...
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Israel - Unlimited Edition
Photos by: Bar ZrihenPrologue: During this autumn I've been facing a new situation every now and then - I should be able to deal with many important when it comes to my work, sports and studies, but...
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Not Quiet on the Training Front
Photos: Touho Häkkinen, TeräAs you can see, I have started my Pilates-career! Well, Pilates might not fit into my tight schedule yet, but AI-stretching already does. I even got a manual about this...
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Prior to the EOC
The coolness and peacefulness of the hotel room feels odd and new. At the same time it feels I am missing something and that I "have it all". Pretty nice feeling! Training-camp with my high-school...
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FinnSpring 2014: Good speed, but no results ;-)
FinnSpring is history and I did two good performances in this year's races. Pity that I didn't get any results...In Saturday's shortened long distance my EMIT didn't register punching in the 2nd last...
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Some Success in World Cup before Jukola!
Photo: WorldofO (Kocbach)In last weekend's World Cup in Kongsberg I reached 2nd place only five seconds from victory. My performance felt as good middle does always - easy feeling all the time and time...
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First I broke my back, then the ankles and finally my head. Long rehabilitation coming up.
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From a club to another - why?
"Why do we competitive athletes tend to change our clubs from time to time? What makes us break the old and start something new? One can easily find several explanations, or dozen and maybe even...
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Filling THE application 20 yrs ago
Cheers from Spain!I have been seeking for snowless conditions with beautiful scenery and found them here in Barbate. If I count right, for the fifth time. This trip is partly work, partly training and...
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New e-mail address and Pasi Ikonen O-camp 2017 in Pikku-Syöte
Hi from Vihanti! My new e-mail -address is paisikonen@gmail.com. Old hotmail -address just "passed away". Furthermore, if you are attracted to Northern Finland training and competing, please view some...
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