Run Away in Raisio

In this week I’ve been on the road for three times running lightly about an hour each time. Now I will have 2 day break before next sunday’s 30 km long run. And from now on one speedy run will be in program every week for next month and after that I will take it easier towards the Stockholm Marathon.

I have also plans to run another marathon this year but I haven’t decided which one of many possible marathons I would take part in.

I finished my first run race ever without any energy but it was worth it - Masku ½ marathon 21,1 km in 1h 56min 47sec. It was 2 times 10,5 km run and the first round I run 56.30 and latter 1.00.17. I lost my energy after 12 km and the rest of race was simply awful and I am amazed that it took only 1 hour to finish the latter round because it felt like eternity. Well, something to learn for next one.

Weather was beautiful, sunshine all day long and girlie band playing pop along the route and a lot of people cheering around. Energy drink was little bit too sugary to my taste but it generally tasted ok.

Spring has arrived when it was + 10 C tonight and I could run for the first time without the hat - I felt completely naked (which I wasn’t) in 10 km run (58 min). I’ve had the busiest week in the work for ages and whole week has gone so fast.

On sunday I thought to run ½ marathon in Masku (tiny settlement near Raisio) if I stay healthy. So far it does look like that I shall attend for the first run race in my life. I’m excited..:)

It was a cold day but sun was shining brightly when i run 20 km in 1h 52min. That’s a little faster than any long run ever which make me feel pretty good.

In the afternoon we had a coffee in my father’s place and there was delicius peach pie which made my earlier exercise totally useless but it was worth it

Last weekend we tasted 2006 Chateau St. Thomas, a lebanese red, which was delicious full-bodied big style wine. It had lovely nose of fresh fruit and a long long finish, recommended!

On last sunday, last tuesday and tonight I run 26,3 km, 6,7 km and 16,5 km respectively. Today it was particularly bright sun shining straight at my face for long periods of run. Eeva was working, Senja was a rabbit in Gant’s shop window and Leevi was fighting against the orks while I did my exercise.

Busy Easter ahead with visits to parent’s houses and a lot of stuff to eat including a horse.

There was a bright evening sun shining all the way during 10km which took no more than 55 min. First 3km were easy and then it felt good until finish at home door. My left foot is aching now which is bad news. Next Sunday I’ve planned to run 29km again and little run before that if the weather is not too bad and foot will get better.

Little by little runs are getting faster and still feeling good. On Sunday 20 km in 2h 1min and on Tuesday 6,7 km in 56 min - and I am particularly surprised with the latter which felt so easy to run.

So far I haven’t had any kind of diet as I love food so much but now I’ve started thinking of having one. I’ve lost 20kg from the last summer but I feel that little more must be achieved to get even more speed to runs. Maybe I shall only 1 chocolate bar in a day instead of 2 - well that sounds wee too radical. Or one potato less in meal which sounds much more achievable…:)

On Tuesday I tried to run faster than usually which I really did - 10 km in 54 minutes. And tonight it was the same route with easier pace in 57 minutes with some stairhopping along the way.

And all the snow has already melted from the roads though it can be seen in the fields here and there. There was a lot of traffic in the streets and some runners were even slower than I, can you imagine that? Well they were mostly older ladies jogging around.. I must remember my place and stick to humble training for years to come and that’s perfectly allright.

The cat was found in dollstroller, what a lazy princess

Wow, we tasted Ogier’s La Rosine from northern rhone district. It has lovely rustic nose, lots of dark berries and fruit in mid-palate and a long jummy finish.

Sunday I managed to run the longest distance so far 29,4 km. It took 3h 9 min but I felt much better than in earlier long runs that I’ve had. I started (and finished) slowly and I tried to drink 1 dl of sport drink every half an hour and it really worked. However I didn’t make any other special program for the run, maybe for next one I shall try to eat something more suitable than pizza

Our little girl is full 10yo, time is running so fast.

Well, I was out to run 20km on Sunday 11th, 10 km on Monday 12th and 10 km Tuesday 13th and times respectively 2h 9min, 60 min and 62 min. Sunday was an easy run with dear wife running the middle-part and keeping tempo down. Today was a terrible headwind right to your face for 4 km. There was a nice happening when one passer-by shouted “Hyvä urheilu, Hyvä Suomen miehet!” and this was really the first of its kind.

The picture is from Senja’s birthday party (only elderly people) and cake was too good to my diet and I gained 2kg with it and everything else, damnit.