Hilla Uusimäki ran the Finnish record: “This was little Hilla’s dream”

A fencer Hilla Uusimäki30, his legs couldn’t carry him at the finish line. Lactic acids hit the body hard.

The reward for the acid bath was enormous: a new Finnish record of 54.28 in the 400-meter hurdles.

Viivi Lehikonen 12 hundredths left SE.

Uusimäki, 30, gave a TV interview to MTV from his seat.

“I feel a bit bad. It hurts. I often get a headache after running. I don’t know if I can stand,” Uusimäki said.

He felt that the performance was not yet technically perfect, especially in the downwind of the back straight. Fewer steps would be needed in the fence gaps. 14 steps would be more efficient, and the runner wouldn’t have to flick.

Uusimäki said that running SE was a huge deal for him.

“This was little Hilla’s dream,” he said.

Circuit tour aturi gave an emotional speech at the finish line. He matured into a top scorer only at a relatively mature age.

Even five years ago, he couldn’t believe that he would do SE. At that time, Uusimäki was mentally weak and even took a break from sports. There were also injuries and excessively controlled eating in the background.

Since then, he has been giving handicaps on the track because he has also worked day jobs as a pharmacist in a pharmacy. Last summer, it finally started to go hard.

Now, as an SE woman, what message would she like to give to younger athletes who are looking for their own path?

“You shouldn’t give up! A cliché that’s true. If there’s even a little bit of fire to continue playing sports, you have to turn over all possible stones. Life is short when you can really play sports at a competitive level,” Uusimäki said.

“If you have passion, you have to use your time well.”

Uusimäki thanked his parents for believing in him. The runner said that without the financial support and encouragement of his parents, he would not have been able to continue. Of course, the coach also received thanks Petra Stenman.

About the economy by the way, Uusimäki gets a nice bonus for running in Tampere. Uusimäki was third in his run, which is worth 400 euros. He also receives an SE bonus worth 3,000 euros.

Possibly, a bonus of one thousand euros will be awarded to the best athlete of the evening.

“As a semi-professional, the bonus is a big deal,” Uusimäki said.

The profession of a pharmacist brings valuable know-how to Uusimäki. For example, he hasn’t dared to use acid-blocking baking soda so far, because he considers it a risk for stomach function.

Uusimäki hopes that his result on Sunday will propel him into the top 12 in the EC ranking. At that time, he would go directly to the semi-finals at the European Championships in Birmingham.

A runner doesn’t have to return to the pharmacist’s laundry until after the EC races.