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Seit Mittwoch haben wir das tschechische Jesenik, wo wir uns schon vor zwei Wochen in einem Trainingslager befanden, wieder zu unserer Heimat gemacht. Denn seit gestern sind die Europameisterschaften schon im vollen Gange! Der Auftakt ist den Sprintstaffelläufern mit einer ersten bronzenen Medaille gut gelungen. Dabei hat sich auch gezeigt, dass uns die tschechischen Bahnleger herausfordern möchten: Schwierige Routenwahlen und eine sich mehrmals überkreuzende Bahn führten zu einigen Fehlern. 
Liveübertragung der Sprintstaffel im tschechischen Fernsehen. Um die lange Autofahrt zu vermeiden, fieberten wir vom Hotel aus mit.

Ich gehe also davon aus, dass sie es uns auch morgen, bei meinem ersten Einsatz bei der Langdistanzqualifikation, nicht leicht machen werden. Ich bin bereit und freue mich auf die Herausforderung!
 
Höhenkurvenbild des Langdistanzgeländes. Eines ist klar: Zwei, drei Meter Steigung wird es geben! ;)
Für den letzten Schliff sind wir schon am Mittwoch angereist. Ich hatte Zeit, noch einmal auf einer tschechischen 1:15’000-Karte zu laufen und den Alltag hinter mir zu lassen. So konnte ich mich voll und ganz auf die kommenden Wettkämpfe fokussieren. Um auch ins richtige Wettkampffeeling zu kommen, werde ich heute Nachmittag unsere Teamkollegen im Sprintfinal lautstark vor Ort unterstützen. Dann gibt es nur noch Eines: Full fokus, full fart!

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