How to Dress for Winter Running – Guide for Cold Weather
Dressing for running in winter can seem like a challenge if you haven't done any similar type of winter exercising before. During my first winter trail running season, I wasn’t sure if I could even run in the winter. In this article I tell you everything about my winter running favorites and what I…
Trail Running in Winter – 10 Best Tips for Winter Runners
Freezing weather or dark, slushy scenery may not look optimal for running. But there’s no need to toss your trail running shoes in the back of the closet for many months. Running in the winter is really fun and beneficial, when you learn a few basic things about winter running. As long as snow does…
Trail Running With Asthma in Cold Weather
It is common, that athletes and people doing fitness sports go see a doctor when they experience troubles in breathing or just difficulties in running. One thing explaining the symptoms may be asthma. In the Nordics, asthma is not rare even among top athletes. I’m definitely not a top athlete, but…
The Benefits of Trail Running for Body and Mind
Trail running, or forest running in Finland, is incredibly popular today. In Finland, we have run on trails and in forests for ages, but the sport has become well-known especially through the many trail running events. You can nowadays also find loads of special equipment designed for trail running…
Trail Running in Lapland: Saana Trails
Saana fell in Kilpisjärvi Lapland is one of the highest and most popular fells in Finland. It is located in Käsivarsi area in Enontekiö region. There are two great trails: The Saana Summit Trail and the Saana Circle Trail. Go around the mighty Saana fell and visit the summit at sunset. The steep…
My 2021 trail running recap & goals for 2022
Looking back to 2021 I had an amazing year on the trails, both with trail running shoes and hiking boots. The year included a lot of kilometers, beautiful sceneries and new challenges. But it also was a year of injuries, bad weather, and periods of working too much. This is the summary of my…
Trail Running in Finland: Forests and National Parks
Nature has always been an important part of life for Finns. We have walked, wandered, jogged, camped, and picked berries in the woods from the beginning of our history. Even though running is probably more popular than ever, and people are increasingly heading into nature in their free time…
Why do I trail run?
I started trail running in April 2020. Before that, I didn’t even know what is ‘trail running’. Really. I had heard the word (polkujuoksu in Finnish), but I thought it had something to do with the way you run, like stamping style (how embarrassing is that!). Trail running is, well, running on…