Bjoerndalen (41): Holds reckless driver better after illness break – NRK

Bjoerndalen has remained at almost 1,500 hours of training a year throughout his career. But this summer said it stops. Disease ravaged with VM-ramp and eight weeks was sabotaged completely.

– It was absolutely damn. Absolutely horrible, says Bjoerndalen about setbacks.

Positive effect

But towards the start of the season at Sjusjøen has nevertheless fall gone smoothly for Bjoerndalen. And now he noticed a strange upswing. For ages felt more oppressive under reckless driver before the season last year.

– Last year I noticed that I could not bear so much hard drive. For years it has been a bit better after a break this summer. I do not understand about it much with age and training. It varies widely. Last year I had to take more account than I have in years, says Bjoerndalen NRK.

– Are you surprised?

TRENT WELL: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen got ruined height regime his year, but had a long meeting in northern Italy just below the start of the season.

Photo: Poppe, Cornelius / NTB scanpix

– I’m very surprised. I do not get as tired as before. I have no explanation for it. You may find that there have been positive with the eight weeks this summer. That it was positive for the body and that it needed a re-charge. It looks almost like this, says Bjoerndalen.

Although he must spend more time on rest and recovery is training outside shooting of between 900-950 hours. In the peak year 2004 he trained 1000 hours and 600 hours shooting.

Bjoerndalen stands over the current season premiere, but the plan is to season debut at Sjusjøen Sunday.

– Won giant boost

NRK specialist Halvard Hanevold went for years on teams with Bjoerndalen. He has seen others who have experienced the same as biathlon veteran.

– There are many who have been sick for a while, maybe not for eight weeks, but then they’ve got a huge lift the season. They may have trained a little too much all the time and have been a little lie down. So has the rest period done well and they have performed even better, says Hanevold who himself ended his career as the 40 year old with Olympic gold in the relay in 2010.

– Is he now a gold contender in World Cup in your eyes?

– In my eyes Ole always a gold contender. But it will be all right to see that the setbacks have not meant too much. For he is certainly unsure it yourself. If one sees that he has managed to compensate for it so he is definitely a gold candidate, says Hanevold.