Sami Jauhojärvi says that cross-country skiers usually enjoy their runs in places other than athletics fields.
Sami Jauhojärvi is the right man to comment on the training of cross-country skiers. Jussi Eskola
– Sounds like a well-run journey.
Sami Jauhojärvi doff the hat Iivo Niskanen for a hard Cooper’s test run result.
4,130 meters in 12 minutes. That’s just anyone to try to get better at injecting.
– Shoots quite a lot past our local’s results. 3,890 was his own record, Jauhojärvi reveals.
A tough performance
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the world championship at 5,000 meters in Eugene. At 1,500 meters, he won the World Championship silver. PASI LEISMA
Norway’s running miracle Jakob Ingebrigtsen, 19, guessed last year after the Tokyo Olympics to Iltalehte that he would run 4,700-4,800 meters in Cooper. He didn’t try it at school, the run always ended at three tons.
It took eight and a half minutes for the 15-year-old 5,000-meter world champion at the Eugene Games.
In the marathon’s world record run, 4,220 meters were covered in 12 minutes with the formula of an even table.
So Niskanen’s running result is rock hard. Especially when running around the athletics field is not part of the basic training for cross-country skiers.
– Track running is a bit of a special thing. I dare say that if Iivo made guided bets and got a little more economical step, he would go much further, Jauhojärvi evaluates his former teammate.
– That result is not Iivo’s capacity. But a great result, hats off.
Of course, running is an essential part of cross-country skiers’ training as well. Jauhojärvi reminds you instead of mondo that kilometers accumulate below on dirt tracks, dirt paths and even asphalt roads.
– Running on a track does not develop the qualities needed in skiing more effectively than cross-country training, says Jauhojärvi.
Niskanen pulls hard even off-road.
– Iivo has Vuokatinvaara’s test run record to his name, Jauhojärvi knows.
10 extra pounds of muscle
The training of today’s cross-country skiers has changed radically in a couple of decades. Olympic champion and three-time World Cup medalist Jauhojärvi says that the increase in roller ski training has increased the capacity of the upper body muscles.
– Compared to the peaks of the 90s, today’s skiers weigh ten kilos more. It is purely due to having more muscles. New forms of training support the development of the musculature.
The old doctrines no longer apply.
– The World Cup tracks have changed. With television, shorter routes are skied with fewer uphill climbs. There are still a couple of raw “old school” tracks, such as Lillehammer and Otepää, says Jauhojärvi.
Permission to eat cake
Iivo Niskanen put everything on the line last year. After the season, the subject could be taken a little more loosely. Jussi Saarinen
Niskanen joked after his Cooper run that he took the summer easy. The cake is delicious, which is naturally appreciated by the Beijing Olympic hero.
– I can say that even if Iivo pulled the cake in December, it would not weaken his performance. For an endurance athlete, the energy consumption is that high, Jauhojärvi states.
It doesn’t matter if there is a little extra weight at this point. During the training period, we approach the stage where the power screw is gradually turned more and more tightly.
– A few extra kilos, if there are any, can be easily consumed.
So can Niskanen take it easy? Jauhojärvi thinks it’s the wrong term. It’s not about gloating.
– It’s not about taking it easy. But for allowing yourself small spiritual tastes.
The cross-country skiing world cup starts at the end of November in Ruka.