HelgaLife

Double-duty Sunday 🤩 trail running/hiking + MBT in the most relaxing environment.

Another day, another marathon on trails - today easier trails and still keeping the pace rather easy to save my knee. First time doing two (trail) marathons in two days, and it feels amazing 🤩

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Training camp day 1 completed: relaxed & easy pace, yet rather technical trail, in perfect weather & enjoying the views with training buddies for costa rica and for iceland 🤩

The Finnish nature is amazing, but I cannot wait next year's adventures either with 💪

After a proper warm-up week (aka moving) it's time to head to a weekend training camp 😃🏃

Packing & moving around 40 boxes, some 10 more for reuse&recycling = 21 hours of activity, consuming extra 6500 calories in a week, in addition to the usual training and work - and this is before the professionals come and take over the real stuff. Can this be counted as excersise? 🤔

Another nice & easy 10k without pain in the knee - starting to feel confident about that injury being history and ready for longer runs & trails 💪 and that called for a delicious late lunch with bubbles 🤩🥂

Just love these early autumn sunny weekends - perfect for long runs & biking sessions, charging batteries and enjoying season's delicacies with friends 😋

A bit different running scenery today - exploring the renovated Helsinki Olympic stadium 🤩

Anniversaries!🤩🥂 Exactly one year ago I ran my first marathon, and one year before that started running (&training at all) after several passive (=work-filled) years, and two days ago it was time for my first triathlon. This autumn it also will be the time for my first ultra distance run - if there are no official races, there's always gps tracking and inner motivation & joy of doing it.

It's a great feeling to have so much more energy and to be so much more fit than two years ago. There's also a significant improvement in the running pace, and yet this is a good reminder that it's a long journey when you're training for ultra distances / endurance sports. Looking forward to the years to come 😍💪

Made it through my first triathlon 💪 a struggle in the beginning - panicking after 30m of swimming - took the best edge off, but I'm happy I finished and especially the running felt quite ok. I need to learn a proper swimming technique and to control my head around it before the next time, which I'm quite confident will come - and with a longer distance 🤩 thanks to
for organizing a great event also for the first-timers 👌



@ Vierumäki

This week has been all about recovery (and work with amazing people in fantastic sceneries) - but tomorrow it's time to race again!🤩 My first triathlon, here we come 🙈💪





@ Vierumäki

So happy that I got this adorable hippo "Aamun ensisilmäys" home yesterday from Salmela's this year exhibition. Thank you .still for giving life to this lovely piece of art 🥰


@ Taidekeskus Salmela

First trail running marathon done 💪 my knee gave me quite a rough time from 10k onwards - taking that into account it could have been worse. But it's good to know that my energy levels would have allowed more, so cannot wait for the next one 🤩

@ Pyhätunturi Pelkosenniemi

Getting ready for the first race this year - NUTS Pyhä here we come tomorrow! 🤩

@ Pyhätunturi Pelkosenniemi

Enjoying the last bits of holiday season - what would be a better way than a great mixture of MTB, golf, and delicious food 😍

@ Vierumäki

This time only a sprint distance but in the right order - I'm starting to understand the beauty of this sport 🤩

@ Vierumäki

Trail running in rain, strength training during the worst parts, MTB with showers, golf in the sun & delicious healthy food - not a bad week 👌

@ Vierumäki

A sunny Sunday with no plans - perfect for extempore Olympic triathlon distances 💪🤩 Did it in reverse order as swimming is my weakest link but it was surprisingly easy - roughly 3hr35min at relaxed pace and effort, just enjoying the day 😍

Have never thought about doing a full triathlon because it's not natural to me to go through the technique training for swimming, but this experience made me think: should I? 🤔

@ Helsinki

Strength training has always been the toughest part of my training program to follow, especially when not being able to go to gym. Today I finally figured out what to use as weights and tools at home - and at the same time wine just became even heathier 😜

A short run to enjoy a little bit of Paris before enjoying apéro and heading back home after a fantastic alpine hiking week in the best company 🥰 weird how my body already feels fully recovered and ready again for proper training - even the "bad" knee is pain-free - but not complaining, and ready to and 🤩

@ Paris, France

TMB finished in sunny weather and fantastic feelings 🤩

@ Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Foggy day 5 of TMB completed with relaxed & joyful atmosphere - one more to go!

@ Refuge De La Balme

Fourth day on the trail - enjoying the views even with some clouds, and also the delicacies of the town below 😍

@ Chamonix, France

From Switzerland to France today, no more crossing boarders for the rest of our TMB - day 3 covered in cloudy weather but excellent hiking conditions 😊

@ Auberge La Boerne

Day 2 of TMB - from Italy to Switzerland 🤩💪 @ La Fouly, Valais, Switzerland

TMB day 1 completed, looking forward to the coming ones 💪🤩

@ Rifugio Maison Vieille

Starting point of our tour du Mont Blanc reached, all set & ready for 6 days' training camp in fantastic alpine scenery 🤩


getting ready for



@ Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Happy to be able to travel again - with full protection of course - and what would be a better reason than to meet a beloved friend who makes you great dinners 😍😋 getting ready & refueling for next week's alpine training camp 🤩

@ Paris, France

Running again after 1,5 months of knee rehabilitation without pain - even though such a short while, it felt so good, and the biking has clearly worked as an alternative 🤩 patience is not my greatest strength, but I'm going to play it safe with this one and take it extra easy.

Just love the feeling after a good night's sleep and full recharge 🤩 I almost never compromise on sleep as that's what keeps you going, both with workouts and work.