Long final: 18th place after very nervous…

I cannot remember any other occasion that would make me so nervous as yesterday’s long final. Since the start was in the afternoon, I had few hours to think about the race. Actually, I did my best not to think about it. I tried to read a book and I…
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also avoided all looking at maps. But I did not manage to calm my body down. Even my stomach was not relaxed and I had to force myself to eat lunch. Usually I do not have any problems of this kind and I like to be a bit nervous. But yesterday it was a completely different feeling. I was not looking forward to the race, I was afraid of it. The race itself was a painful story. I felt week and tired already from the start; heavy legs, no energy to push in the hills, pain in stomach muscles (stitchs)…

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