Tiril Udnes Weng leads the World Cup and Tour de Ski overall, and on Sunday she took her first individual victory – ahead of Kerttu Niskanen and Frida Karlsson. At the same time, Pål Golberg keeps a good distance down to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo in the World Cup, even though the latter has taken the first two stages. The common thread: The two World Cup leaders share all training sessions on the Strava app. There you can see what they train, how far they walk and the time they spend. – Inspiration, simply There are some concerns, but Udnes Weng thinks it’s worth it: – Anyone can go in and have a look. This also applies to competitors. But it gives me so much. – What does it give you as a performer? – There is so much that those who don’t use Strava don’t understand it. There are segments, routes, you get a lot of numbers and statistics. Simply inspiration, Udnes Weng almost glows. Segments are the names of various stretches that exist, for example from the bottom to the top of a hill or between two easily recognizable points. Inside the application, you get the ranking of those who have completed the distances the fastest, as well as a detailed description of the course and time spent. MASTERFUL MEAL: This is what Tiril Udnes Weng’s profile looked like after she won the hunt start in Val Müstair. Photo: Screenshot: Strava/Tiril Weng Rival Frida Karlsson is clear that she has nothing to do there: – No! – I don’t dare. If I had been on Strava, I would have trained too much. I had gone a little too fast, says Karlsson to news. I think you can “psych yourself out” – I would probably like to “take” all the segments that exist. When I finish, I can start chasing records. Or maybe if I need a little extra motivation, the Swedish ace smiles. BEST IN SWITZERLAND: Tiril Udnes Weng (centre) beat Kerttu Niskanen and Frida Karlsson in Val Müstair. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Tiril Udnes Weng understands this very well. – I see when someone has gone faster than me, and you can get psyched out. I think it’s a good exercise in being able to give a little f … and trust yourself. It is important not to get carried away. Golberg: – Nice to share everything Several people in the cross-country camp are sharing their training data. It is not necessarily detailed, but one can read, for example, that Pål Golberg shook off the heat with a leisurely jog of 3.5 kilometers after the opening stage of the Tour de Ski. – It is quite a simple philosophy. I won’t share all the details. I post everything I do outdoors. But the few who have asked me what I do, I answer them, says Golberg to news. – If I’m going to share with the outside world first, then it’s nice to share everything. There are many young people on Strava and you can show the younger ones that neither extreme amounts nor sessions are needed. It’s getting up every day and training two sessions a day – over time, says Golberg. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB The World Cup leader is now placed second in the Tour de Ski summary, ten seconds behind Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. The Trønder does not see what he gets in return for sharing all of his training. – I have a profile, but it is not open. It’s not like I’m so secretive about training data. I think I probably do exercise quite simply. There are mostly two sessions a day and then there are a number of intervals, says Klæbo to news. – I don’t really have a concern with it, but I haven’t quite seen the use of it. I have more than enough to log my own training first and foremost, grins Klæbo.
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