Training Log Archive: Hirppa

Home-Jokimaa-Tonttila-home.

Plan was to do also running but it was so late when I got home that didn't.

Video of our this year's ice racing. Including some DX-light karting.

It was a tough weather and the pace dropped because of that.

Pics from the Tiirismaa-juoksu.

Weekly evening event in Hälvälä. The plan was to take it easy and get get blisters with new shoes. Executed both very well.

LS-37 football session at Heinsuo football stadium. We played with one fewer player but still managed to win both games.
Though I already have two ongoing weekly football sessions, I think this calls for a regular monday session?

In a long time I took a mp3 player with me. Just to set the mood right for the evening's Biffy Clyro / The UFOs musical engagement.

The GBL and a dash extra.

At Kärpänen.

Home-Kisapuisto-home.

Shalaa-la-laa-la-laa-la-laa-la-la---la-la,
teki maalin, jonka muistamme, aina,
ei parempaa paikkaa juhlia,
ku klubi******* kotona,
FC Lahti marssi Eurooppaan!

Home - Jokimaa - home.

Home - Jokimaa - home.

Jukola 2011 Virolahti
LS-37 II / 5th leg
I knew I was in bad shape so I concentrated only in smooth and solid navigating. In the past few competitions I haven't done that much of mistakes so I was confident my plan might even work.

▷-1 It started as well as it really good.
1-2 I realised I'm running as fast as I can with this shape and still I was on the map the whole time. Unusual for me. Could've used the path through the green though..
2-4 Easy peasy spot on. I lead maybe 5 guys to the wrong forking on #3. That felt nice.
4-5 Some girl tried to get past me, and in fact did...
5-6 Fortunately that girl went too much right and I overtook her again.
6-7 First notable mistake. I got really close (most likely to the other side of a spruce) but others lured me more north. Saw the big stone NW of me and to the cp I went.
8-11 Pretty much spot on.
11-12 Went straight but at the green swamp I felt like it wasn't the best idea. But then saw the clearing which had baybe altogether three trees cut down and knew this was the better choice. Small mistake in the cp circle
12-13 After half point I had no idea where I was. There was some new paths (or should I say roads) which confused me a lot. Somehow I still ended up to the cp...
13-14 The biggest mistake. I was still on the map 100m before the cp (two big stones on the top of the hill) but for some reason wanted to follow some random guy who was going more left.
14-15 Spot on.
15-16 Another beculiar mistake. I lead a train of maybe 5-6 guys and I swear I was on the right side of the highest point of the hill. GPS says the other way.
16-17 My mind was already on the finish line mode. The only time I went to the wrong forking the whole race...

I'm still pretty satisfied though I lost quite a bit to the best of our short leg guys.
The best results for our 1st and 2nd team in 18 years. So all in all magnificent result.

Team results
RG
Photos

Event: Salpa-Jukola 2011
 

New Puskarasti is out. Nothing much but some interesting Jukola- and Venla stuff.

Just some calves in Kaisaniemi. In the rhythm of Linkin Park.

If you ever wonder where 2010 jukola-pics (the "official" ones) are:
http://hirppa.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Suunnistus/2010/jukol...
The official gallery will be closed soon.

At Kärpänen "hockey ring".

Again pretty close call to the start... Had to run a bit too fast for that weather.

Suunto Games 2nd day.
This was a bit more familiar terrain than yesterday's. Or at least part of it. But it was more or less "I've been on this hill before" and not "oh, that spur is this time as a control point". Though course setter had made it also a bit similar to 2009 course (e.g. 2009 1-2 vs. 2011 2-3).
The race was as hot as I expected (~30°C). And I've never done that well in hot conditions. From #18 to finish I pretty much walked the uphills and the parts where you had to lift your feet over 5cm (except the moment where I might've gotten to Jagge's video, there I put all in, though it may not look like it...). Navigating was pretty solid again. That was just again my kinda terrain.

Edit. Thought, I'd have bigger role in the video by Jagge. And yes, at first I'm walking.

Combined results
Splits
RG

C • Sivuosa 5

SG 2011 1st day
Again pretty close call to the start. 32min before the start I was still at our cottage.
Race was pretty much what I expected = nothing. Bad shape and the heat is not the best combination. Navigation itself worked out fine (home terrain) and that can be seen in the splits positions.

Results
Splits
RG

Scouting for tomorrow's terrain.

Home - Jokimaa - home.

To work.

Winter coat off in Lil' Brick Lake.

Home - Jokimaa - home - Herrala - home - Rullakatu - home.

The Carpenter had so good pace towards the evening event place that I was notably tired when I arrived to the start. I could manage 3-4 controls with "running" and then rest of the way 90% walking. Suunto Games will be a struggle... Now it was maybe 25 degrees and it'll be five more on saturday. Though then I haven't got 35km of cycling done that day and I may have eaten something closer than 7h before the race.

70km of cycling the whole day.

C • Miksi 7

Home - Jokimaa - Tonttila - home.

Did a Turku/Raisio sightseeing tour and FC sprint photographing day with one trip. Couple of nice shots. At least I think so. Juhku staring maybe in the best of them.

Too bad for our 15 year old almost champion. She passed the last control (2nd last was at the start of "finish line" and the last one was on the side of it) from 5m away. She would've won by clear margin.

Back in business.