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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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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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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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First I broke my back, then the ankles and finally my head. Long rehabilitation coming up.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Shit happens
They tell that shit happens. And this time it happened just before the imprortant training camp. On Friday I went to a doctor in order to manage travelling to the training camp. I got the antibiotics...
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The Kalevala Day and Pearly Month of February
The conditions are springlike, moods high and orienteer's waiting for the summer. But what shall do the ancient hero Väinämöinen, an eternal wizard and how is the shape of Joukahainen? And what is...
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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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