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Finally 2009

I’m finally thinking positively again! The World Cup middle distance in Norway didn’t actually help that yet, but the chasing start on Saturday was clearly a better boost. I caught 18 places during the course and was able to complete the race without exhausting in the heat. In fact, I was rather fresh in the finish. Self-confidence is building up again, but it is a slow progress, even if the physical condition has been better for two weeks already. You just won’t perform well technically after a month of problems.

After the middle distance race I was thinking about retiring from orienteering...On the next evening I was already planning how to make it perfectly in the World Champs final! Now I have two fine training weeks ahead and situation looks almost splendid. Even the ten days’ journey to the World Games in Taiwan seems attempting. Before traveling to Asia, I’ll be running one middle distance selection race in Finland as a fifth starter in the race (hopefully the undergrowth won’t be over one meter height…). Otherwise I’ll be consentrating in good training. Check out last week’s happenings below!

Some extra: today is my birthday and due to that we made a good training with Mäki-Mixi. Ilves- and Horinvuori are the best terrains near Jyväskylä, but the best times have been seen a long time ago. But in fact, training's participants may have the best days still left ;-).


PICTURES:
Totally jammed in regional champs (PHOTO)
A happy man to the finish (PHOTO)
Icebug eats the wood (PHOTO)
So called recovery training after WC (HR)
The most demanding part of Isojärvi (PHOTO)
And on the top of the hill it is just perfect (PHOTO)
When it is warm during a long run, swim! (PHOTO)
Isojärvi (MAP+ROUTE)
Training on week 26 (SUMMARY)
Roller skating as a rehab training (GPS/GoogleEarth)

(29.06.2009)



Rock in Rokua
(22.06.2009)

Damn
(07.06.2009)

FC - Ultra Long
(25.05.2009)

Silja-rastit & FinnSpring
(03.05.2009)

TC in Hungary - facts in diary
(17.04.2009)

Maps & Photos from Italy
(28.03.2009)

Milan & Miskolc
(04.03.2009)

Periodization
(10.02.2009)

Three Weeks' Program (Portugal)
(27.01.2009)

The last training speculations of 2008
(29.12.2008)

Have a nice Christmas and Jouko Tolonen is the winner of Icebug-quiz!
(24.12.2008)

Icebug-quiz - a reminder!
(04.12.2008)

The End of the Season and the Start of a New One
(12.11.2008)

Top Ten 2008
(07.10.2008)

Finnish Champ!
(22.09.2008)

Finnish Champs in long and night
(16.09.2008)

Finnish Champs coming up
(31.08.2008)

August 2008
(23.08.2008)

TUSKA2008 (PAIN2008)
(01.08.2008)

O-Ringen - facts and maps
(27.07.2008)

8th place in the World Champs middle - and 6th in the relay
(20.07.2008)

WOC 2008 - Česká republika, Olomouc and the earth
(10.07.2008)

WOC qualification cancelled - Plan B
(29.06.2008)

The World Cup in Norway - 2nd place in middle distance
(20.06.2008)

From Forssa to Jukola
(13.06.2008)

Two bronze medals from the European Championships!
(03.06.2008)

The EOC in 10 days
(15.05.2008)

Kilpailukalenteri 2008
(01.04.2008)

The long training-camp is almost in finish
(16.03.2008)

Le Tour de France 2008
(25.02.2008)

International orienteering speculation in Finnish
(11.02.2008)

Orienteering year 2008…
(06.02.2008)

Finally back!
(26.11.2007)

World Champs 2007
(17.08.2007)

Top league's tapering!
(12.08.2007)

O-Ringen and World Cup
(23.07.2007)

Winning the Kainuun Rastiviikko 2007
(07.07.2007)

New stuff...
(29.06.2007)

TC in Ukraine
(07.06.2007)

NOC results: silver in the relay and smooth performances
(15.05.2007)

2nd place in Tiomila for Terä!
(30.04.2007)

Winning the NOC-qualification and Huippuliiga I
(23.04.2007)

More orienteering
(10.04.2007)

O-training in Finland has started
(18.03.2007)

Training-diary has been updated
(19.02.2007)

Dullstroom-online
(07.01.2007)

Training-diary is back in the business
(04.12.2006)

KurkoCup it's HOT again
(09.11.2006)

10th in the World Cup 2006
(09.10.2006)

World Cup -final...
(05.10.2006)

Finnish Championships turned to be a medal mess
(24.09.2006)

The Men of Small Relays
(10.09.2006)

Silver medal in FC long distance
(04.09.2006)

Win in Huippuliiga-final
(20.08.2006)

WOC has started!
(29.07.2006)

To the WOC
(25.07.2006)

Situation developing
(06.07.2006)

FC-extra long
(17.05.2006)

EOC
(06.05.2006)

Among the team in the EOC
(25.04.2006)

Competition season 2006
(23.02.2006)

First real O-training of the year is finally done!
(14.02.2006)

Training-camp in Ylläs
(05.01.2006)

Training diary
(10.10.2005)

Comeback done!
(30.08.2005)

WOC 2005 FINAL WEEK
(08.08.2005)

WOC 2005
(04.08.2005)

Injured
(30.06.2005)

Cycling is a fine hobby
(25.05.2005)

Tiomila
(25.04.2005)

No races for Pasi on weekend
(15.04.2005)

New pages coming up soon
(11.04.2005)

Hello from Spain
(12.02.2005)

Minna's and Pasi's training-camp nears
(01.02.2005)



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