Fourteen-Year-Old Jemina Koistinen Breaks Finnish Ultra-Running Records, Though Not Everyone Understands Her Hobby
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- Fourteen-year-old Jemina Koistinen runs ultra-marathon distances and trains four to five times a week.
- She may run as much as 100 kilometers in a week and has broken Finnish junior records twice.
- Her mother sometimes has to encourage her to exercise less, because ultra-running goes beyond the expectations many parents have for their children’s sports.
Most parents encourage their children to exercise more. Salla Ronkainen sometimes has to do the opposite.
Her 14-year-old daughter, Jemina Koistinen, runs ultramarathons, meaning distances longer than a marathon. She may cover as much as 100 kilometers in a week, and she has already broken Finnish junior records twice.
Koistinen runs four to five times a week and is now aiming for even longer distances, although not everyone understands her choice of hobby.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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