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Getagged Braden Currie, cross triathlon, Kris Coddens, mountianbike, Nico Lebrun, Red Bull, Ruben Ruzafa, Xonrupt, Xterra, Yeray Luxem
XTERRA Denmark
Racing in Denmark suits me. I like the courses and the people. Everybody looks so fit and beautiful. It must be because of their lifestyle. They have a very active and outdoor sports culture. You see people commuting on bikes all the time, everywhere. In my first year of racing XTERRA I finished 8th and later on I recorded my best finish ever in an XTERRA race: 2nd. When I’m in Denmark I feel good.
My rental car was the smallest car I’ve ever been in. All my gear fitted in perfectly. That’s all that really matters.
I arrived in Denmark with high hopes and honest expectations after a perfect month of training. But the days before the race I was feeling a little bit weak and even sick. I tried to convince myself I was still 100% healthy to get in a very positive mood to the starting line. Lying is a bad thing to do, even to yourself. When you’re racing at the highest level you can’t have any weaknesses. And weak I was.
Somehow I managed to have an average swim. Half a minute slower than my normal level, but being in the effort I just thought I had a slow start or another hiccup. Once on the bike I went from average to very slow even though I really enjoyed this course. Non stop rain made the course even more technical, but this was not my day.
The 10k trail run was a complete nightmare. I couldn’t run for more than a few minutes at a time and I got really cold. Sadly I didn’t have the courage to drop out and finished way back feeling terribly, both physically and mentally. Luckily I don’t have to look for a reason of my terrible race, it’s pretty obvious.
One of the great things about life is that even in bad situations like these, there are always good things happening too: a new sponsor came along and even though I never felt great I had a fantastic time with my friends from South-Africa and the usual European racers. The owner of our hotel appeared to be one hell of a chef who served us Michelin star ready meals. This, the beautiful scenery and the friendship and support of my fellow competitors made me forget my worries for some moments so I could enjoy Denmark as I was planning to.
I’ll take the next days of to get healthy again and I will be back on track pretty soon.
BELIEVE
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Getagged Carina Wasle, Conrad Stoltz, Dan Hugo, Francois Carloni, Tisvilde, xterra denmark, xterra nordic
Interview “The Outdoors”
Op “The Outdoors” vind je een interview met mezelf over media aandacht, de toekomst, off-road triatlon, … . Klik hier voor het interview.
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Getagged media, The Outdoors, tnatura, triathlon, voetbal, Xterra