Saleta Castro with an eye on KONA 2018. Next stop ZARAUTZ "There is no triathlon that looks like it"

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There is no doubt that Saleta Castro is moved by passion, this is demonstrated every time we can see her in competition, sometimes looking for points for Kona and other times enjoying privileged environments and environments like this weekend in Zarautz

Swimmer and then triathlete.

The Galician sportswoman leaves her mark wherever she goes, of this there is no doubt. With an eye on the Ironman of Kona 2018, and after his 5º put in Lanzarote has taken a few weeks of "rest" in their land to return to compete at the highest level "Walk the mountain, some 20km Trail and compete in the Galician Olympic Distance Triathlon Championship has been my rest (smiles) "

"I look forward to competing in Zarautz"

"The truth is that after Lanzarote, which was my first seasonal goal, I was not able to prepare specially Zarautz. I'm not doing long workouts and maybe I lack confidence to face such a demanding middle distance and where there is so much level, but it's a test that is always on my mind ... it's unique! I told myself that if I felt well, I could not miss it! "

Saleta at the finish line of the Zarautz Triathlon

With large doses of good energy!

"What if I'm recovered from Lanzarote? I do not know (laughs). I'm fit, that's no doubt, I felt strong in the last two races despite being an IM distance and the next in the Olympic distance that I competed this weekend, so I feel it at the level of the workouts I've done in pre-season, but muscularly I have not recovered to 100% "

"What I am sure of is that the Triathlon of Zarautz It will be a great day! I hope to do the best I can as always, if things go well and if not, I'll get a good workout and especially enjoy the incredible atmosphere that is experienced there every year "

Next objectives

"At Ironman Lanzarote I did an 5 position, despite the puncture that took away the possibility of a podium, but the most important thing is that I felt strong and competitive, and I found myself very well in what I've been working on this year, which is the bike , where the goal was to improve, and that's how it was "

Saleta in Goal of the Ironman Lanzarote 2017

"The next IM will be Maastricht. I have a lot of love for this test because I got the pass there Kona 2016. I would like to take the podium again, this is also an important test for the team, ITZU TRI-TEAM"

"In September, 2 IM 70.3! "

"One of them will be next to home 70.3 from Cascais! . This will be his first edition and I will be on the starting line. It is a unique opportunity to compete next to home and enjoy this race looking also to continue adding points "

"At the end of December I will look for the last scores of the year, Cozumel and Argentina are two tests that haunt my head. For the 2018 I hope to have enough points to just need to compete in a test and focus on the workouts only. "

"I value as a very positive experience being part of the ITZU TRI-TEAM team where I started this season"

"It has been a before and an after. The relationship is very good with the person in charge and the whole team, I am very motivated and also for the opportunity to continue counting on Luc Van Lierde for the third consecutive year as a coach. Before I took care of everything, sponsorships, organizing trips ... everything! I could not focus on the 100% in training and competition. Now I do not have this concern they take care of everything and I I can focus on giving my best"

Saleta Castro on the bicycle

One month competing at the highest level and 3 totally different distances: IM, Olympic and now MD.

"The truth is that yes, and what I'm going to say may seem ironic but the strongest I've felt has been Olympic distance in the Galician Championship. I started to swim without rhythm because in recent months I have not entered the speed in a specific way, on bike I felt the muscle pain and the test was very close to the IM and this takes its toll "

The best were the 10k

"In the race on foot I felt great, almost did not train fast rhythms, and running under 4 practically to 3.50 the whole race, gave me a lot of energy and made me feel competitive also for this distance despite not having trained speed nor that capacity of suffering that you have in an Olympian "

Your fourth Zarautz Respect for water!

This test is special, of course not an equal

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