Decathlon Blog

Pole vault did not go that well. I struggled a lot in the warm-up and did not get any decent jumps. I was the only one who started on 460 and although the first two went up okay I dropped on the bar on my way down. On third I cleared it (Carbon/500cm/175lbs/flex 19,1), but [...]

Had an excellent holiday in Tanzania. First four days on safari and then another four in Zanzibar. I finally started preparing for the Stockholm marathon as I went jogging four times some 35 minutes. So not much yet, but that is a start. Tomorrow I will participate first time ever to the Finnish championships on [...]

At the moment, here in Finland we have a real winter. A week back, we went skiing with Henkka. First 5km went okay, but the end was more difficult as you may see from the image.

Exactly ten years ago today, athletics training become a lot easier in the Helsinki capital region as Liikuntamylly, an indoor arena, was opened. Today’s competition was a celebration for the opening. I enjoyed my first competition as a ‘hobbyist’. In pole vault I cleared 470, which is better than what I did last summer and [...]