New blog by Jani

This is my new blog page. I'll write here all sort of things concerning life, especially orienteering training (project-Vuokatti 2013) and mental subjects that are the key of harmony and development in my life.

You can check my old homepage here: http://www.vaajakoskentera.com/janilakanen/

Project-Vuokatti (World Championships 2013) has started, which means that I've started to train for July of 2013. My goal is long distance and relay. They are in very different kind of terrain types, which is problem only if I'm not in top shape. Anyway, long distance terrain suites me well and I'll be ready for it.

The long distance terrain is fast and quite easy technically and very demanding in same time with long course and same sort of orienteering tasks varying only little. Physically you are on your limits and that's mentally very tough. You have to be mentally present all the time.

The goal for 2012 is European Orienteering Championships in Mora, Sweden 14th to 20th of May. The terrain in the finals of long and middle distance are similar to Vuokatti long distance: easy running, open and quite hard mossy ground and depressions, which are very nice technically.

Another goal is Valio-Jukola in 16th to 17th of June in Vantaa. It's always nice to fight for top positions in Jukola with very good team. I'll sure enjoy this too.

My goals are early in the season 2012 and I have time to train for Vuokatti-training areas in summer time. I've already made a couple of training camps there thinking of the races in July 2013.

*Jani