Iván Raña: "Madrid is a goal and this year I want to mess it up in a race"
The Galician Ivan Raña, campeón mundial (2002) y doble campeón de Europa (2002 y 2003) de triatlón, dijo a EFE hoy, jueves, en Madrid, donde el sábado se disputará una prueba del Mundial de este deporte, que ése es uno de sus “objetivos” de una temporada en la que quiere “liarla en alguna carrera”.
Raña, who will turn 32 next week, indicated, during the presentation of the Olympic sport World Cup event that combines swimming with cycling and running that will take place this weekend in Madrid's Casa de Campo, which “Every time” he feels “better in the running race” and that is something that “motivates” him.
“This test is one of the objectives of this season for me and I hope to be in the front positions. “I think I'm ready to get into the top ten,” the triathlete from Órdes (Coruña) explained to Efe.
"I'm starting to feel good in the running race and that motivates me," said Raña, world runner-up in 2003 and 2004.
“I am confident that this year I can make a mess of a race, because I have made a substantial change, especially in training,” said Iván, who could be an Olympian for the fourth time at the London Games and who is not sure he can “make a mess.” now” in Saturday's test in Madrid.
“Creo que aún necesito un par de carreras más. Hice una buena base de entrenamientos este invierno y ahora me he centrado en hacer series rápidas”, declaró Raña, en el transcurso de un acto al que también asistieron, entre otros, su paisano Javier Gómez Noya -doble campeón mundial-, el asturiano Omar González, técnico del anterior; la guipuzcoana Ainhoa Murúa, que aspira a ser olímpica por tercera vez el año que viene, en Londres; y Marisol Casado, presidenta de la Federación Internacional de Triatlón (ITU) y miembro del COI.
“I always improve my level in the middle and end of the summer, so I don't rule out doing well in Kitzbuehel (Austria) - in the middle of this month - or in (the European Championship in) Pontevedra (at the end),” Raña said.
Among the favourites to win Saturday's event - with a 1.500-metre swim, forty-kilometre race bike and another ten more in running: the same as the women will do on Sunday- Raña pointed to “(Javi Gómez) Noya, (the Frenchman) David Hauss (and the Germans Stephen) Justus and (Jan) Frodeno (Olympic champion in Beijing'08)”.
Regarding the heat, which this edition is expected to be lower than last year's edition, Raña explained to Efe that he prefers “more heat,” but that “that's fine.”
Source: efe
