Arrate Mintegui "Ribadesella will be one of the toughest triathlons"

The Basque athlete Arrate Mintegui will participate in the first edition of the Triathlon Festival Ribadesella in Half distance.

 

 

Arrate, that this season comes from getting a third place in Vitoria Triathlon, proclaiming itself Champion of Euskadi of Long Distance, participate in the test with options to victory.

 

What made you decide to participate in the 1º edition of the Triathlon Festival?

Mario, the organizer of the Triathlon Festival of Ribadesella, contacted me months ago to offer me the opportunity to participate in what will be the first edition of this event.

 

He was telling me his ideas that I thought were great and I was looking at the information on the web. All this together with the illusion that Mario is putting in this test made me have no doubt of being on the starting line the next September 6.

 

Have you recognized the circuits? Tell us something about them

I have not been able to recognize the circuits due to lack of time and because I get caught away from home but I have asked people from the area and it seems that it will be one of the hardest triathlons.

 

For what I have been told is a circuit very legbreaker to not carry goat, without any plain, with very hard ramps, technical drops and continuous slides.

 

The cycling circuit will be a little hard, how do they adapt to your physical condition?

The truth is that the circuit does not come too well because I am a very bad climber, I am better suited to my goat and to pass the kilometers without having any rise in the middle but still try to give everything and enjoy everything you can from the wonderful landscapes that there are in Asturias.

 

 

Do you see the humidity and heat determinant to achieve victory? How can you combat these conditions?

I don't know what weather conditions we will have that day, I hope the sun shines in the blue sky, since I love the heat and it even motivates me for the competition.

 

If it were to go out on a hot day, my recommendation is to hydrate a lot the days before the competition, drinking lots of water and isotonic drinks and of course during the competition, since nutrition and hydration are key to getting a good race out.

 

You got an 3º after the Triathlon Vitoria Have you recovered completely? How do you look for this test?

After the Ironman in Vitoria I have taken 4 weeks of vacation in which I have only swam a little in the sea, run on the beach and done a little roller so I am recovered, even too much ...

 

Now I've been training more seriously for 10 days and my legs are starting to complain of fatigue. This will be the first test in which I will participate to start the second part of the season so I will not be 100% but I hope I can enjoy this triathlon.

 

What would you say to those athletes who debuted in the Half test?

I do not know if it is the best test to debut, but for the brave ones to tell them to take it easy, that they will always be putting short-term goals, as I said before, do not forget to hydrate and feed and above all enjoy of his first Half because it is a moment that they are not going to live again.

 

More information about Arrate:

 

Website: http://www.arratemintegui.com

 

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