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Win at Sprint in Kainuu

My northern campaign has moved further north, to a hillier part of Finland called Kainuu. After a few days of orienteering in the depressions of Joensuu these faster forests feels great under my feet. Halfway through my crave of kilometers and hours of training in the aerobic state I took…
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part in the Huippuliiga race in Kajaani, Finland. Huippuliiga is a series of races where all the best finish orienteers take part and from which the Finnish Orienteering Federation selects runners to World Cups and World Champs. Sprint races in Finland are rare so I try to enjoy every one of them. I started out in a pace typical for me – slowly. Even without mistakes I was lagging almost half a minute at halfway, compared to Petteri Muukkonen. At this point we had just climbed a huge ski jumping hill, and due to the lactic in my body I…

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