The endurance running star published a thoughtful text on Instagram.
Alisa Vainio ran many wonderful races this year. Jenni Gästgivar
Having run a great race season this year Alisa Vainio expressed his feelings on Instagram.
Vainio, 28, finished fifth best European in the marathon at the World Championships in Tokyo. Later, he improved the Finnish record twice.
The season was therefore very successful in terms of results, but after the competition season ended, Vainio analyzed the past in depth.
With a video collage published on Instagram let’s see Vainio’s life behind the scenes. In the video, Vainio is in running training and in numerous other side exercises. In the text, we get to know more about Vainio’s world of thought regarding competitive sports.
Vainio says that the season forced him to learn a new attitude towards sports.
– My level of demands on myself has always been high, I’m a bit of an “all or nothing” type, Vainio begins.
– This season forced me to learn a new kind of attitude. Not settling for less, but appreciation for the work itself and looking at myself as a whole. Accepting that development is not a straight line and that not all training moves forward in the same way, although each of them is part of the process (including rest).
Vainio says that he thought about whether it is always necessary to take everything to the extreme. In the publication, he reflects on a lot of spiritual issues. Vainio also says that he has learned to understand that his worth is not determined by a bad day, a failed workout or an unfinished feeling.
– For many, these are certainly obvious things, but at least not for me.
Vainio has been in the awareness of athletics people for years, but the injuries and injuries of the past years caused mental and physical pain. This year has shown what Vainio is capable of when he is healthy.
After the new Finnish record run in Valencia at the beginning of December, Vainio thought about the future.
– I feel that I have made the journey to become a marathon runner for quite a long time. I’m experienced and I know how to act, and I don’t want to put any ceiling on myself as to what the future might hold. I just want to see where my own grains are enough, Vainio says.