I looked at my training diary and noticed that, for example in December 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019, the ground was just as snowless as it is now here in southern Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s a diary entry from December 20, 2015:
\u201cSpent part of \u2018the warmest December day ever\u2019 in Espoo Central Park with three running buddies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We ran for about half an hour on the park\u2019s outdoor trails before heading toward the forest paths. And it only took 5\u201310 minutes before our shoes were coated in mud. If it were May or some other summer month and around 10 degrees Celsius, I would\u2019ve been running in shorts\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And here\u2019s an entry from December 26, 2013:
\u201cIt\u2019s great weather for running when the thermometer shows +5 degrees and there\u2019s no sign of snow. Brings back memories of the winter of 2006\/2007, when I was preparing for the North Pole running and mountain bike marathon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On December 27, 2011, I wrote a diary entry titled \u201cHeatwave\u201d:
\u201cThis is a dream December\u2026 the thermometer shows +10 degrees!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So for a runner, “a runners winter” means that there\u2019s no snow on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Katsoin harjoitusp\u00e4iv\u00e4kirjaa ja totesin, ett\u00e4 esimerkiksi joulukuussa 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 ja 2019 maa oli ihan yht\u00e4 musta, kuin nyt t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 etel\u00e4isess\u00e4 Suomessa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u00e4ss\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4kirjamerkint\u00e4 20.12.2015: “Vietin osan \u201ckaikkien aikojen l\u00e4mpimimm\u00e4st\u00e4 joulukuun p\u00e4iv\u00e4st\u00e4\u201d Espoon keskuspuistossa kolmen juoksukaverin seurassa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juoksimme puolisen tuntia Keskuspuiston ulkoilureittej\u00e4 ennen kuin suuntasimme askeleemme kohti mets\u00e4polkuja. Eik\u00e4 siin\u00e4 mennyt kuin 5-10 minuuttia, kun keng\u00e4t olivat mudalla kuorrutetut. Jos olisi toukokuu tai joku muu kes\u00e4kuukausi ja l\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00e4 noin 10 astetta, niin olisin juossut shortseissa..”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u00e4ss\u00e4 puolestaan merkint\u00e4 ajalta 26.12.2013: “Kyll\u00e4 kelpaa juosta, kun mittari n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 +5 astetta eik\u00e4 lumesta ole tietoakaan. Tulee mieleen talvi 2006\/2007, jolloin valmistauduin pohjoisnavan juoksu-ja maastopy\u00f6r\u00e4maratonille”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
27.12.2011 kirjoitin p\u00e4iv\u00e4kirjaan otsikolla “L\u00e4mp\u00f6aalto”: “T\u00e4m\u00e4 on unelmien joulukuu..l\u00e4mp\u00f6mittari n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 +10 astetta”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juoksijan talvi tarkoittaa siis sit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 maassa ei ole lunta tai j\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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