Vaajakosken testijuoksu osa 4: 10km – 35:03 (1st place)

February 15, 2009

On Feb. 7th I had my first race in Finland 2009. The race was in Vaajaski, close to my “Finnish home” Jyväskylä and I could secure an “overwhelming” victory. Conditions were typical for Finnish winter: -7°C and quite a lot of snow. Adding the hilly profile of the course, the time is pretty ok and it was a perfect training run. Unfortunately my closest competitor and running mate Miika had a bad day and decided to take it easy after around 1km. So I had to push myself all the way through the snow. Nevertheless, the pace was steady (first 5K in 17:34min) and the feeling was really good. Also the new Air Pegasus (cross country version) did a good job – they had a good grip and it seems they are a perfect partner for the winter.

After all I can say that the 2009 winning streak continues two races – two victories.