{"id":6107,"date":"2025-05-27T08:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/?p=6107"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:42:59","slug":"mud-records-and-glory-historic-weekend-at-karhunkierros-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/en\/mud-records-and-glory-historic-weekend-at-karhunkierros-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud, Records, and Glory \u2013 Historic Weekend at Karhunkierros 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">This is a machine translation generated by ChatGPT. Original text by Marko Krapu in Finnish.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mud, Records, and Glory \u2013 Historic Weekend at Karhunkierros 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A total of 3,412 runners started across the various Karhunkierros distances. Photo: Rami Valonen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NUTS Karhunkierros reached an all-time participation record as 3,412 runners tested their limits in Kuusamo&#8217;s wet and muddy conditions\u2014roughly a 10% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A late-season snowstorm during race week impacted trail conditions in Oulanka National Park, adding difficulty. Temperatures ranged from just above freezing to nearly 15\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletically, the standout performance of the weekend came from <strong>Eevi Bengs<\/strong> in the 166 km race. It was known in advance that Bengs was in excellent shape and aiming to break <strong>Johanna Antila\u2019s<\/strong> course record\u2014but few expected such a dominant performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bengs made history on two fronts: first, she smashed Antila\u2019s previous record by over an hour with a time of 20:12:28.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_638784-56 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_638784-56\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-1024x409.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-1024x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349-1536x614.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-7349.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Eevi Bengs not only broke the course record but was also faster than every male runner. Photo: Poppis Suomela<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More significantly, Bengs beat every male runner\u2014an unprecedented feat in Karhunkierros history and a rare achievement in trail ultrarunning. The fastest man, <strong>Alexander Jungar\u00e5<\/strong>, finished nearly 23 minutes behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI slightly missed my original goal of sub-20 hours. I had early issues absorbing energy, but after 70 km things really clicked,\u201d said Bengs. \u201cThis year was extremely muddy\u2014Konttainen had mud, ice, and snow. I did one proper somersault but luckily wasn&#8217;t hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bengs\u2019 form looks promising ahead of the World Championships in Spain this September, where she\u2019ll race the 82 km distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NUTS Karhunkierros 2025 \u2013 Mud, Magic &amp; Record-Breaking Trails\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oiJ5NuTHqMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aro and H\u00f6glund Face Tough Times<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_66b281-02 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_66b281-02\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-016.jpg 2024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Anton Aro and Casper H\u00f6glund (right) both led at times, but were forced to withdraw. Photo: Simo Vilhunen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Excitement was high for the anticipated duel between 2022 winner <strong>Anton Aro<\/strong> and runner-up <strong>Casper H\u00f6glund<\/strong> in the men\u2019s 100-mile race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo quickly broke away from the field. Aro in particular looked strong, reaching the 60 km mark about 15 minutes ahead of <strong>Juuso Simpanen\u2019s<\/strong> course record pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the flu symptoms Aro experienced earlier in the week caught up with him and he had to withdraw before the halfway point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went all in and had high ambitions. Unfortunately, the bug hadn\u2019t fully left my system. Time to recover and focus on the next races,\u201d Aro commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Aro out, H\u00f6glund moved into the lead but also had to stop at the 110 km aid station\u2014his strength depleted. He attributed the fatigue to limited long runs due to his military service in Santahamina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLong runs have been scarce this year because of the army, and it really showed. Luckily I\u2019ll have more time to train this summer,\u201d a disappointed H\u00f6glund said.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_7d1ce7-8d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_7d1ce7-8d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Alexander Jungar\u00e5 was the unexpected 100-mile winner. Photo: Rami Valonen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With both favorites out, <strong>Alexander Jungar\u00e5<\/strong> of Espoo was crowned surprise winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI exceeded expectations. I hoped for a podium at best. The cold early weather didn\u2019t bother me, but when it warmed up during the day, it got tough. Luckily, my nutrition strategy worked well overall,\u201d Jungar\u00e5 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Width Floats and Dominates<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_d6e327-32 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_d6e327-32\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-POPPIS_SUOMELA-9536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Floating at the start, dominating at the finish. Kristiane Width was fastest on the 55K. Photo: Poppis Suomela<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 55 km distance was the second race in the <a href=\"https:\/\/trailtourfinland.fi\/fi\/\">Trail Tour Finland<\/a> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kristiane Width<\/strong> won with a strong time of 5:31:27, though her race wasn\u2019t without drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll my gear flew out of my vest in the first kilometer\u2014so I had no water or nutrition until Basecamp (around 32 km). That threw me off a bit, but I just pushed through. I totally forgot how brutal the last 7 km are\u2014it felt like the Swiss Alps,\u201d said Width, who also moved into the overall lead in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last month alone, Width has run six marathons and one half marathon. Is her body holding up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow it\u2019s time for a short break! Even for me, this is crazy,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remaining podium spots went to <strong>Matroona Heikkinen<\/strong> (6:11:26) and <strong>Malin Fransberg<\/strong> (6:17:19).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_9f1c5a-b6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_9f1c5a-b6\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Simo-Vilhunen-421.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Kari Heikura shows one finger for his third consecutive Karhunkierros victory. Photo: Simo Vilhunen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men&#8217;s 55K, <strong>Kari Heikura<\/strong> left no room for doubt and claimed victory for the third year in a row at Karhunkierros, this time with a time of 4:40:07. In previous years, he had won the 34K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt 40 km, I was sure I would quit. But I fought through. I hammered the easy parts and crawled the technical ones,\u201d Heikura said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Markku Elo<\/strong>, who had placed third at Bodom Trail two weeks prior, moved into the overall Trail Tour Finland lead by finishing second in 4:53:21. All-round endurance athlete <strong>Kari Varis<\/strong> completed the podium in 5:04:18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15-Year-Old Eemil Penttinen Stuns on the Short Distance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 83 km race, Estonian <strong>Risto M\u00e4gi<\/strong> celebrated victory with a time of 8:03:19. <strong>Tommi Lintala<\/strong>, who had aimed for the course record, had to settle for second (8:25:11). His clubmate <strong>Petrus Genas<\/strong> finished third in 8:32:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paula Havu<\/strong> was dominant in the women\u2019s field (9:34:40), defeating <strong>Saila Kaipainen<\/strong> by more than half an hour. <strong>Kirsi Vehvil\u00e4inen<\/strong> came third with a time of 10:42:24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 34K, <strong>Maija Oravam\u00e4ki<\/strong> proved her consistency, winning in 3:22:02. <strong>Teija Lehtim\u00e4ki<\/strong> followed (3:37:07), and <strong>Maija Kaisanlahti<\/strong> took third (3:41:21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Heikura opting for the 55K, <strong>Eero Aittolampi<\/strong> seized the opportunity to win the 34K in 3:01:38. <strong>Anthony Sebergsen<\/strong> of Norway came second (3:05:41), and <strong>Marko Juvonen<\/strong> third (3:11:07).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6107_a22c1a-d6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6107_a22c1a-d6\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nuts.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NUTS-KK-25-Rami-Valonen-37.jpg 2024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Only 15 years old, Eemil Penttinen outkicked the men to win the 13K. Photo: Rami Valonen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 13K, 15-year-old <strong>Eemil Penttinen<\/strong>, an orienteer from Suunta Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, surged ahead in the final sprint to beat the men and win in 1:04:19. On the girls\u2019 side, <strong>Saana Tulppo<\/strong> repeated her victory from last year with 1:14:20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juulia Ojala<\/strong> also defended her title successfully, but needed some luck\u2014<strong>Riikka Tulppo<\/strong> got lost late in the race while leading by about a minute, allowing Ojala to slip by and win in 1:09:37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nutssyote.fi\/fi\/\">Trail Tour Finland<\/a> continues in mid-June at NUTS Sy\u00f6te, with distances of 10, 25 and 40 kilometers. There are also youth distances (2.5 and 5 km), and over 630 runners have already registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original text:<\/strong> <strong>Marko Krapu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nutskarhunkierros.fi\/en\/\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nuts.kuvat.fi\/kuvat\/NUTS+Karhunkierros+2025\/\">Photos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailtourfinland.fi\/fi\/\">Trail Tour Finland standings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NUTS Karhunkierros set a new participation record with 3,412 runners in muddy trail conditions. 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