{"id":21636,"date":"2025-11-29T05:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/?p=21636"},"modified":"2025-11-29T05:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:26:17","slug":"jump-back-on-the-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/jump-back-on-the-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump back on the horse!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Olen ep\u00e4onnistunut kerran jos toisenkin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ehk\u00e4 n\u00e4in on k\u00e4ynyt sinullekin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se, ett\u00e4 homma ei ole mennyt jiiriin ensimm\u00e4isell\u00e4 kerralla ei tarkoita, etteik\u00f6 se voisi onnistua toisella tai kolmannella kerralla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos tippuu hevosen sel\u00e4st\u00e4 niin pahinta on se, ettei hypp\u00e4\u00e4 heti takaisin satulaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muuten takaraivoon j\u00e4\u00e4 pelko uudesta putoamisesta ja se on sitten siin\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opin Gr\u00f6nlannin j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6st\u00e4, joka siis p\u00e4\u00e4ttyi yhden henkil\u00f6n evakuointiin paljon enemm\u00e4n kuin kuusi vuotta my\u00f6hemmin, jolloin j\u00e4\u00e4tik\u00f6n ylitys onnistui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sama juttu Arabian hiekkaer\u00e4maan kanssa, jonne aion muuten palata Saharan 2026 ja Langj\u00f6kull\/Islanti 2027 juoksujen j\u00e4lkeen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libya 2008 ei mennyt todellakaan nappiin, mutta se olikin minulle aavikkojuoksun korkeakoulu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ja nelj\u00e4 (4) vuotta my\u00f6hemmin juoksin sielt\u00e4 saaduilla opeilla koko Saharan autiomaan halki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>********************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve failed countless times and maybe you have too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that things didn\u2019t come together the first time doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t work out on the second or third try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you fall off a horse, the worst thing you can do is <strong>not<\/strong> <strong>get right back in the saddle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, the fear of falling again will stick in the back of your mind, and that\u2019s that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learned far more from the Greenland ice sheet, which, by the way, ended with the evacuation of one person than I did six years later when the crossing finally succeeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same thing with the Arabian desert, where I plan to return after the Sahara and Longj\u00f6kull glacier runs in 2026\/2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libya 2008 definitely didn\u2019t go well, but it was my graduate school of desert running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And four (4) years later, using the lessons I learned there, I ran across the entire Sahara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10525850_10205431646015687_6399751252193282397_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10525850_10205431646015687_6399751252193282397_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10525850_10205431646015687_6399751252193282397_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10525850_10205431646015687_6399751252193282397_n-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10525850_10205431646015687_6399751252193282397_n-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Running on the Arabian desert with a friend (H.E.) Mr. Pekka Voutilainen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olen ep\u00e4onnistunut kerran jos toisenkin. Ehk\u00e4 n\u00e4in on k\u00e4ynyt sinullekin? Se, ett\u00e4 homma ei ole mennyt jiiriin ensimm\u00e4isell\u00e4 kerralla ei tarkoita, etteik\u00f6 se voisi onnistua toisella tai kolmannella kerralla. Jos tippuu hevosen sel\u00e4st\u00e4 niin pahinta on se, ettei hypp\u00e4\u00e4 heti takaisin satulaan. Muuten takaraivoon j\u00e4\u00e4 pelko uudesta putoamisesta ja se on sitten siin\u00e4. 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