52 Lives

You know onions. You peel one layer off, there’s another one waiting below. Peel that off, there’s another and so on. OK, this layer metaphore has been used for everything under the sun, but here’s one more (*grin*). I like to call this “The secret of the three layers”. It’s a secret just because I didn’t know it before (another *grin*).

Winter sports, now there’s a challenge. Sports usually involve sweating and lots of it. On the other hand, winter equals cold and sweating in cold is not good. You might get ill or if you’re lucky, you only feel uncomfortable. Luckily there are companies in the winter sports industry which developing better equipment for the winter hobbyist. And they have unlocked “The secret of the three layers”…

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I’m going to participate in Pirkan hiihto on March 2. It’s the longest one day cross-country skiing competition in Finland. My former colleague is also participating, so I thought why not? I’m always open-minded for new challenges. Skiing for 90 km sounds crazy enough to be tried - at least once.

The race is now two months away. I bought skis a month ago and during our Christmas vacation I really enjoyed skiing. Yesterday I made up my mind and filled the participation form on Pirkan hiihto’s web site.

I’m all excited about the race, but now I need to start training and that’s always hard. It’s easy to get excited and carried away, but when the reality (=work needed to achieve the goal) kicks in, things get harder. A huge amount of motivation and self-discipline is needed. But it’s only for two months, so I think I can change my eating/drinking/training habits for that time.

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