A week until Christmas

Sunday was traditionally a day off ice and a complete day for resting.
Monday yesterday held a double ice session, in the morning more technical and fast stuff, and in the afternoon 12x250m as an interval. Maybe the most enjoyable training on ice.
Some stiffness again after Saturday and because of this whole last month has been tough training all the time. I calculated from my training journal that a year ago I trained within these five weeks for 30 hours and during this last five weeks over 90 hours. That's an increase for sure.
Yesterday I had also a massage therapists appoinment between training for just a recovering 40minute easy massage. It helped a lot with my hip area which has been the worst area tightening up.

Now two ice sessions left before heading home to Finland to spend Christmas with my family up North in Oulu. It will be a blast to go there again after a while to meet all my friends and family. And to rest before hitting training again. Looking forward to first races a week after New Year in Hamar, Norway, where we will be travelling with the Finnish national runner-up team.

Remember to be nice, the elfs are working! ;)