The former biathlete is still in good shape.
Kaisa Mäkäräinen has also taken care of her condition after her racing career.
Matti Matikainen / AOP
Kaisa Mäkäräinen42, won the women’s 10 kilometer running race at Joensuu Run at 35.32.
Second came the representative of Pyhäselän Athletes Jaana Räsänen. He lost 38 seconds to Mäkäräinen. Lahti diligent Sofia field (38.24) was third.
There were 74 runners in the women’s race. Mäkäräinen would have finished eighth on the men’s side.
Mäkäräinen won the women’s ten at the Joensuu Run event last year. At that time, the time was 36.38, which was almost a minute improvement.
Joensuu Katajan won the men’s race Samu Auvinen 32.36. Timo Grönlund (32.45) was second and Markus Kasanen (34.37) third.
Mäkäräinen won the World Biathlon World Cup overall three times. In addition, he achieved six World Championship medals, one of which is golden.
Mäkäräinen ended his international racing career in 2020.