Eeva-Liisa Hakala

Working for sports and forests

We spent long days in Puolanka doing forest works. I took earlier start for weekend on Friday and stayed a night in Kuopio. Then my journey took me to Jukola relay to run two legs. Results of my teams can be found from here: http://online.jukola.com/tulokset/fi/haku/?hakusana_seura=kortes&hakusana_juoksija= .

Got to say it was a long week. After I came back to my summer home at last night I was really tired. Luckilly it´s not forbidden to take days off from my work. Now I´m trying to recover myself as soon as possible. ´Cause there´s another trip just behaind a corner...

Last weekend I had an awsome day at outdoors when visiting Tiilikkajärvi National Park. I´ll recommend it for everyone! (http://www.nationalparks.fi/tiilikkajarvinp)

Today I was orienteering in Sonkajärvi forests. After all controls were found I went to see Kanu`s football game. (https://www.kauhavankanuunat.fi/joukkue4917)

Back in business for next theree months. Hope it´s not going to be a warm summer  !

I´m ready for the summer and new challenges!

I went to chek my summer home. Which is located in a peacefull place; in countryside. Liked it! When driving through Sotkamo I had warm feeling. It´s a nice place to live and it can be my home again in someday. Never know !

My journey continued to Vieremä. Which is familiar place for me as I lived there few years ago. I´ve been cycled almost every road that municipality has  . We had a yearly meeting with my school friends. Some outdoor- and cottage-life: swimming, sauna and so on.

Photo: Raija-Liisa Hakala

I took part for two orienteering events and watched four football matches while visiting at home. For me running is thougher than riding a bike. And running in forest! I took it as a good training towards Jukola 2018 (http://www.jukola.com/2018/).

My short visit out there were fully booked. Now I´m heading towards my last exams, enjoy from the warm weather and preparing myself for the moving. But packing can wait one more week. ´Cause my next short trip is starting on weekend.

Once again I packed and started another trip. One night in Tampere and from there I headed to MTBO Team Finland training camp. It was held around Finnish capital city. Hunders of controls for atheletes to find in many different trainings. Even I didn´t train and were just "organizing" and helping in multiply tasks I´m feeling almost as exhausted as after Mallorca ! (Photos can be found from here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/262902260497793/)

May is going to be busy month in my life. Once again I´m moving. But just for over the summer time, three months. I´m suppoused to come back in my studies when Autumn comes.

Photo: Pasi Pyykönen

Had a great time in Mallorca, once again. Thank´s for xc skiing I had enough endurance training done and I was able to keep up with others. Sure my electric bike helped a bit, specially at the uphills. But mainly our rides were so long that I could use only the lightest assist. For example climb up from Sa Calobra took one hour when kept my limits.

Below there´s a long video from our rides. Take a look, at least some clips, and get the feeling we had there!

Instead of the original plan my summer job will be somewhere deep in Kainuu forests. It´s the same employer as I had during last summer. Now I´m organizing my living facilities to make it. 

There are still very good ski weather in Finland. But my mind is already waiting for a road bike camp. This time I´m going to have some extra watts; thank´s for an electric bike.

Yes, I can still ride a bike. But, I`m not able to go fast. Except for downhills  !

Some new expirience with a friend. Biathlon could have been or become my thing  .