ESTONIAN VERSION It’s almost impossible to capture such an immense experience in a single blog post, but I’ll try to preserve the most important moments and share what meant the most to me. The journey began in Saku Our trip to Tokyo started with a pleasant surprise. The pre-camp in Saku exceeded all expectations. I [...]
A great result from the Tallinn Marathon motivated me to continue my career as a professional athlete. Photo: Mihkel Maripuu In 2024, I ran a total of three marathons and participated in the European Athletics Championships in Rome. The strongest performance of this year came from the Tallinn Marathon, where I finished 4th in the [...]
I was honored to participate as an Olympic athlete in a marathon that brought together true running lovers from all over the United States and some other countries. This race differs from many other marathons primarily because there was no glorification of the top three and no handing out of money for the winners. The [...]
On the first day of October, the first World Road Running Championships took place in Riga. While the half marathon World Championships have been organized since 1992, this time a 5 km and a mile run were added to the program. I was very excited about the new challenge, I was able to compete quite [...]
First lap. Photo: Bjorn Paree In Budapest, I ran the fastest World Chmapionhsips and Olympic Game marathon of my life in difficult weather conditions, with a time of 2.15.42. This was accompanied by a 31st place in a competition of 85 men. Not bad! The goals were a little higher because I have run to [...]
EST version is HERE The main goal of this season was to represent my country with dignity at the international athletics competitions in Munich. To prepare three Estonian male marathoners to compete for a team medal at the European Championships in Munich. There were only three members in the team? Tiidrek Nurme, Roman Fosti and [...]
Race name: European Athletics Championships 2022 Place: Munich, Germany Distance: 42.2 K Date: 15.08.2022 Starting time: 11.30 Drinks: The drinking stations were well organized, unfortunately I lost a bottle at the 22.3 km drinking station. Refreshment Station 1 at km: 2.3, 12.3, 22.3 & 32.3 (Peeter, Maile) Refreshment Station 2 at km: 7, 17, 27 [...]
EST version The year started with a training camp in Kenya which lasted until May. My competition schedule was not fixed when I started this camp as the global Coronavirus pandemic had put many races on hold. I also extended the camp twice during that time. My family was able to join me while I [...]
WITH YOUR HELP I WILL TAKE PART IN THE THIRD OLYMPIC GAMES OF MY LIFE! Trainer Mark Misch Assistant coach and manager Harry Lemberg Manager Charles Paanakker Spiritual mentor Brad Bartz and Nick Schuetze Masseur Peeter Nigol Sports medicine doctors Agnes Mägi and Mihkel Mardna Wife Maili together with our children
(EST versioon) Just one day before leaving Estonia, I received bad news from Synlab laboratory: “Your second covid-19 test shows borderline results.” It made my heart flutter, felt like a scene in a movie. I tried to stay calm, but still started to look for culprits. I did not have to look far. I am [...]