This post was delayed for 24hrs due to a strict name call for me from the boarding gate!!
Sitting in the airport(Budapest), waiting for the TAP staff to stop drinking coffee & start boarding the plane....will take me to a 4hrs stopover in Lisbon & then to Oporto, hopefully before this day is over!
Must admit that I haven't REALLY felt anything special about going to these Worlds.....it's been a great motivation for training & smth to talk abt at spinn class.....BUT in the taxi on the way here it started slowly & now when job & daily routines slowly moves out of head....NOW I start to "feel it"...I AM ON MY WAY TO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! Not to organize, not to be speaker....but I'm IN THE TEAM!
OK, got the absolute last spot, 4th man in the team, but wtf I'm in!
Am I ready??
Well, physical I feel good, been training rather hard last weeks and not rested so much as maybe would have been optimal, but after the 2 weeks in the Caribbean’s start June & felt I needed some push. So next 4 days will be full rest & then we'll see how well the training has worked!
Well, physical I feel good, been training rather hard last weeks and not rested so much as maybe would have been optimal, but after the 2 weeks in the Caribbean’s start June & felt I needed some push. So next 4 days will be full rest & then we'll see how well the training has worked!
Mental, as you can read from the top here I just realized now that it's time! not sure it's in time, but for sure the only option when you work fulltime up to 5 days before day 1....however I'm not worried, meeting up with the DK guys tonight will for sure move my focus 200% on race days ahead!
(seems flight is gonna be serious delayed, so let's continue with)
EXPECTATIONS to WOC:
well, first & foremost I expect to have a super great time, watching my team mates taking some medals - I expect Erik & Lasse to take medals in all individual races & with Bjarke they have to race for gold in the relay!
well, first & foremost I expect to have a super great time, watching my team mates taking some medals - I expect Erik & Lasse to take medals in all individual races & with Bjarke they have to race for gold in the relay!
GOALS (my own)!
I’m a bit unsure how far my limited (in comparison with some of the guys I gonna compete against) training & current weight will take me, but overall I expect to deliver 4 technical well performed competitions & get into the Long A-final.
Sprint: NOT my favorite discipline! will focus on getting into this WOC with a good feeling & not end up in a blind way!
Middle Final: All riders qualify, so absolute hardest race to be good – will give it 100%, focusing on taking the right route choices & burning the hills!
Long – qualification: Qualify!
Long – Final: 110% on map & push max – we have so few controls (11), 38km to ride & 1200m climb! I.e. 11 X 3km’s intervals with 100m climb each!! BRUTAL, the fast bike riders will be taking a hard pace & the rest of us gonna suffer BIG time, will be pain from start to finish!!
I’m a bit unsure how far my limited (in comparison with some of the guys I gonna compete against) training & current weight will take me, but overall I expect to deliver 4 technical well performed competitions & get into the Long A-final.
Sprint: NOT my favorite discipline! will focus on getting into this WOC with a good feeling & not end up in a blind way!
Middle Final: All riders qualify, so absolute hardest race to be good – will give it 100%, focusing on taking the right route choices & burning the hills!
Long – qualification: Qualify!
Long – Final: 110% on map & push max – we have so few controls (11), 38km to ride & 1200m climb! I.e. 11 X 3km’s intervals with 100m climb each!! BRUTAL, the fast bike riders will be taking a hard pace & the rest of us gonna suffer BIG time, will be pain from start to finish!!
Time to board the plane, next stop Portugal – hope there’s a car waiting at Oporto 23.40 tonight when Miss Scott & MM arrives……here we GO!
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