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On pace from 1mile to 13,1miles
I won P.F. Changs Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon in Phoenix on January 14th. This was my first big victory in any road race, and with Haile Gebreselassie and Ryan Shay being previous winners of the race it feels good to join them. My finishing time over 21,1km was…
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1.0633 and there was 24000 runners finishing behind me. The conditions during the race were not ideal, as the race day was the coldest day in Phoenix in 12 years! Perhaps I, as a Finn, was able to handle the freezing conditions better than my contestants. I definitely believe that I have achieved a significant amount of Sisu being raced in the hostile climate of Finland. Anyway, Lopez Lomong was supposed to pace me through 10 miles, but after helping me out on the 2nd and 3rd miles he had to slow down due to an ankle injury. From there…
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