we love helsinki

i had a great weekend in many ways, also in terms of running. i did two longer runs, 26km on saturday and 20km on sunday, both remarkably easy and light. the run on saturday might have very well been the best one i've had this spring; running felt so effortless and fluid that i must have looked like a retard with the happy expression i had on my face during it. due to the good runs and the lack of any kind of fatigue or strain in my legs after them i also started to think whether i should run a marathon again this year -- i haven't been actively planning on it but it would appear that it wouldn't take that much to train for it from the current point. we shall see.


another thing i thought about is that one thing i will certainly miss about helsinki if and when i move out next year are the running routes. the shorelines, seurasaari, keskuspuisto, even töölö bay to name but a few-- it is quite beautiful a city when you think about it, and offers a variety of enjoyable paths to take. and, when the weather is such it was this weekend it is hard not to love this place.


... and then a few months later the reality kicks in. but let's not think about that now.