Been a while
Summer and autumn went and a lot of stuff happened along the way. Participated in all of the planned events and added a few more. Made a new 21,1km PR of 1.46,22 which I was really happy with.
After Pirkan Hölkkä (1 week later) there was Voimaa Metsästä (30 km) in Tampere and Tampere Night Rogaining in November (all night city orienteering), which was a lot of fun. Started around 10pm and finished 5.30am next morning. Next time we need to pay more attention to our route planning, but as this was our first event of this kind, I was really happy how things went.
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Next weekend I’ll be challenging myself big time by running Himos Night Extreme (25 km) and Himos Trouble (37 km). Primary goal is to finish both distances successfully. Start for the Night Extreme is 8pm Friday and for Trouble, 12pm the next day. Not exactly ultra distances, but pretty ultra to me.
Not sure what to expect from next weekend as according to my Garmin Fenix 7X I’ve been unproductive for the past couple of weeks. Still, the only major concern I have is the plantaar fasciitis I need to deal with, and possible cramps, which caused major issues for me last summer during Himos Extreme and was the primary reason to miss the 3 hour goal I had by a bit over 10 minutes.
So this will be a really easy week with a couple of zone 2 runs and a HIIT on Tuesday. Thursday is rest and Friday a massouse in the morning.
