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…