Winter in Finland
Now it's for sure: This winter has been the warmest in Finland since the weather recordings. I can't complain about that even if it sometimes was a bit tricky because the plus-degrees let the snow melt and mad some streets really icy. But still it's better than -25 or -30°C, because if you have those temperatures, you have to go inside and make most of your training on treadmill or indoor track unless you want to feel the ice in your lungs ;) Anyway, winter made some kind of a comeback in March (March is not officially seen as a "winter month" but rather goes as spring) with temperatures around -10°C or even colder. Still those temperatures are not too cold and you can get used to it.

Training continues and there is progress both in mileage and quality kilometers. On monday I did a fast sessions with the JKU-guys, which consisted of 4x3.000m in 9:45min. Tuesday was required as recovery, but on todays evening run the legs felt fresh again and went really well.

The normal weekdays have also been a bit more busier again in recent times. Some courses, the statistical analysis of my thesis results and especially a lot of Student Union activities and meetings. But nothing compared to last year, when I had 10 to 12 hours days.