This site is about my experiences running, trail running, rogaining, orienteering, hiking, and exploring in Finland
This page contains a link to my video race report, Manu's video of the event (filmed during the event), several images, and a few final thoughts at the end. Here is a link to the actual GPS tracking during the competition. Here are the results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2C7wvmxa1k My video race report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhjzNRmIs4 Manu's race report with... Continue Reading →
Perhaps the most memorable section of this entire race was when I approached the crest of a staggering fell and experienced the stunning beauty of snow-capped mountains in the distance. Photo: Antti Korhola @akorhola Getting there after almost not getting there This past weekend I participated in the Kaldoaivi 57 km Ultra Trail race in... Continue Reading →
Finisher medals In this post I briefly reflect on my participation in the NUTS Karhunkierros 100 miler race from 2016 - 2021. I have included some links to the events and related race reports/ videos. I am grateful that I have been able to travel to this race each year other than in 2020 when... Continue Reading →
Photo: Jyrki Kukko Here we are again. This report covers my 5th NUTS Karhunkierros 100 miler finish in northern Finland. Before reading further, I suggest having a look at this short video (2 min) from the race organizers this year to get a feel for the terrain on which I have spent many, many hours.... Continue Reading →
https://www.uphillathlete.com/product/uphill-athlete-athlete-book-ship-in-usa/ Training for the uphill athlete: A manual for mountain runners and ski mountaineers. Publish in 2019 by Patagonia works. Written by Steve House, Scott Johnson, and Kílian Jornet. This is the second training book I am reviewing this year (2021). What can I say? My massive readership of at least three demands my work!... Continue Reading →
This event, the Markkasen Maraton, takes its inspiration from the notoriously difficult Barkley Marathons race in the USA, but it is not trying to copy it exactly. The organizers brainstormed what a Finnish version might look like, and they came up with this as an idea for one loop of the real event, which has... Continue Reading →
By Jason Koop with Jim Rutberg 2016 CTS https://trainright.com/ultrarunning/ "What does success look like to you?" asks Jason Koop, the author, in his book, nay manual, nay authoritative treatise on ultrarunning published several years ago. My question is "where has this book been all my (running) life?" I only learned of this book in March... Continue Reading →
This is what 5,000 meters of vertical gain looks like in Turku, Finland I like to challenge myself in December. In a previous year I did a pushup challenge. This December I signed up for a running challenge organized by Aravaipa Running (Jamil Khoury of the Barkleys Marathons) in Arizona, USA to see who could... Continue Reading →
Bridget drove me and my loads of stuff to the event in Espoo. Photo: Bridget On October 17, 2020 I participated in Big's Backyard satellite race. This post will provide a bit of background of the event followed by some notes and comments. This is more of a post-mission/operation debriefing than a race report. But... Continue Reading →
Photo: ERC Writing on August 26, 2020. I participated this past weekend in the 16th European 24-hour Rogaining Championships with Matti V. in Latvia. The competition was moved from June to August because of COVID-19. Interestingly, the Covid statistics in Latvia are actually better (meaning lower) than in Finland. Suzanne's excellent mask handiwork in a... Continue Reading →
Jeremy in Finland 