Team Björkstedt

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Team Björkstedt Mid- and long-distance mushing
Mushers:
Juha-Pekka Björkstedt
Konsta Björkstedt
Katja Heikkinen

Today's training 82km with a small brake in the middle
13/12/2024

Today's training 82km with a small brake in the middle

Today's training, 82km with a small brake in the middle
13/12/2024

Today's training, 82km with a small brake in the middle

28/11/2024

Today's training!

Last weekend Konsta took part in a long-distance training weekend organized by our local sleddog club Pohjois-Lapin Val...
21/11/2023

Last weekend Konsta took part in a long-distance training weekend organized by our local sleddog club Pohjois-Lapin Valjakkourheilijat
Also Sara was driving the dogs on friday and Juha-Pekka was training overtaking with young MD dogs.

We had really beautiful weather although bit cold 🥶.
On friday we drove 45km, on saturday we did 98km with 2 hours of rest in middle and on sunday Konsta drove 35km. Almost 180km during the weekend, and about 270km for the whole week.

Sara Karjalainen on tiimimme uusin musheri. Sara aloitti valjakkourheilun talvella 22-23. Kisa-uransa hän aloittaa tänä ...
12/11/2023

Sara Karjalainen on tiimimme uusin musheri. Sara aloitti valjakkourheilun talvella 22-23. Kisa-uransa hän aloittaa tänä talvena Posion Pyrähdyksellä.

Sara Karjalainen is the latest musher of our team. She started her mushing career in winter 22-23. She will start her racing career this winter by driving Posion Pyrähdys race.
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Tempatures are getting colder, so we can finally start training for real 😎
15/09/2023

Tempatures are getting colder, so we can finally start training for real 😎

Juha-Pekka Björkstedt aloittivaljakkourheilun 1981 ja kilpailu-uransa1983. Häntä voikin kutsua lajinveteraaniksi. Juha-P...
31/08/2023

Juha-Pekka Björkstedt aloitti
valjakkourheilun 1981 ja kilpailu-uransa
1983. Häntä voikin kutsua lajin
veteraaniksi. Juha-Pekalle laji ei ole pelkkä harrastus, vaan elämäntapa.

Juha-Pekka on ajanut pitkänmatkan kisoja sekä lyhyempiä MD-kisoja,
nykyisin hän ajaa vain MD-kisoja.
Kisoissa Juha-Pekka tavoittelee voittoa.

In english:

Juha-Pekka Björkstedt started his mushing career in 1981 and his racing career in 1983. You can even call him veteran of this sport. For Juha-Pekka mushing is not only a hobby, but a lifestyle.

Juha-Pekka has been driving both long- and mid-distance races, but now days he only drives mid-distance races.
In the races Juha-Pekka is aiming for the gold 🥇

Some of Juha-Pekka's races

2023:
Kolme Tunturia, MD12, 1. Place Ukkohalla-Paljakko ajot, MD8, 2. Place Ruunaa Race, MD10, 1. Place
Kuusamo MD, MD12, 1. Place
Gold RushRun MD, MDU,
1.Place (Finnish Championships)

Kuusamo MD, MD12,
1. Place in 2021 and 2022
Ruunaa Race, MD10, 2. Place in 2021

And many more races that arent on this list😃

Konsta Björkstedt aloitti valjakkourheilun jo pikkupoikana, m***a kisauransa hän aloitti vasta talvella 22-23. Kisakausi...
13/08/2023

Konsta Björkstedt aloitti valjakkourheilun jo pikkupoikana, m***a kisauransa hän aloitti vasta talvella 22-23.
Kisakausi meni hyvin ja VUL valitsikin Konstan vuoden tulokkaaksi 2023. (Tulokset ⬇️)
Tavoitteena on ajaa aina maaliin hyväkuntoisella tiimillä ja osallistua Finnmarksløpet 1200 kisaan.

In english

Konsta Björkstedt started his mushing career when he was just a little boy, but he didn't start his racing career until winter 22-23.
Konsta's first racing season went good and he got "Rookie of the year 2023" title from VUL.
Konsta is always aiming to drive to the finishline with a healthy team. He is also aiming to take part in the Finnmarksløpet 1200 race.

Konsta's races:
GoldRushRun 501, LDU, 12. Place and
3. Place in the Finnish Championships
GoldRushRun MD, MDU,
2. Place (Finnish Championships)
Pasvik Trail, LDU, 6. Place
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Katja Heikkinen aloitti valjakkourheilun pari vuotta sitten työskennellen paikallisella husky farmilla. Ensimmäisen kisa...
13/08/2023

Katja Heikkinen aloitti valjakkourheilun pari vuotta sitten työskennellen paikallisella husky farmilla. Ensimmäisen kisakautensa Katja ajoi talvella 22-23 ja menestyikin todella hyvin. (Tulokset alempana⬇️)

Kisoihin Katja lähtee aina tavoittelemaan voittoa. Toiveena on joku päivä päästä ajamaan MM-kisoihin.

In english

Katja Heikkinen started her mushing career two years ago at a local husky farm. She drove her first racing season in winter 22-23 and she succeeded really good.

In the races Katja always pursues the first place. Someday she wants to be racing in the world championships.

Katja's races 2023
Kolme Tunturia, MD6, 1. Place
Ukkohalla-Paljakka ajot, MD8, 1. Place
Kuusamo MD, MD6, 1. Place
GoldRushRun MD, MD6, 1. Place (Finnish Championships)

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