– This was a completely different class than what Kloster has delivered so far. That’s what Jann Post said in the commentary box after Line Kloster advanced to a European Championship final in the 400 meter hurdles. For the first time in his career. With a time of 54.55, she not only qualified for an EC final, she also smashed her own year’s best by almost two seconds. Before the race, 56.20 was Kloster’s best mark for the season. – I’m not complaining about that, she says to news after the semi-final. – How long have you been waiting for that day here? – At least ten years, says Kloster further. Because the road to an EC final has also been marked by adversity. In the worst periods, she has primarily been her own worst enemy, she says. BEST OF THE YEAR: Line Kloster made it to the EC final with a time of 54.55. Photo: NTB – It’s incredibly tough – How crazy are the most crazy days? – I think it is difficult to describe. But it does bring up things from the past. Things you say to yourself that are not true, things others say, she says to news. – Do you think people have been strict with you? – There is a difference between string and … It’s something people throw out without thinking about it. People come back to individuals, says Kloster and continues: – It’s just a shame when they can build you up instead. But one of the biggest challenges for the 35-year-old has been coping with championships, where she has, among other things, had to deal with far more people than she is used to. – Then I have to manage a championship under other conditions than that it is completely calm. It has taken a while to get it done, says Kloster. Because ahead of the European Championships in Rome, she has been alone in South Africa for five months. – It is incredibly tough to keep up with so much alone, she points out. With the exception of trainer Petar Vukicevic, who was also present, she explains. – We have been in the USA for quite some time with a larger group there as well. And a bit in Spain after I came home from the USA. It helps a lot. Of course, optimally, there would have been more people traveling with me. But that is not exactly possible for most people, she elaborates. Extreme pollen allergy With his strong pollen allergy, Kloster has essentially had no choice. She has had to travel abroad to be able to optimize her training, the trainer points out above news. HAD TO TRAVEL ABROAD: Line Kloster has an extreme pollen allergy and had to leave Norway to avoid being affected. Photo: NTB – She has an exceptionally strong pollen allergy. And it has always ruined her season in May-June. This year I intend to change this, and it seems that we have been successful with it, says Petar Vukicevic to news. – Staying away from pollen has been a key factor? – It is one of the factors, at least one of the most important ones I have had to take into account. And of course it is to train correctly and do everything possible to be better. But pollen has been one of our focuses this year, and we are ready to win over pollen, he says further. As a result, Kloster has had to train, sleep and eat alone. She is also bored, but has solved that by getting to know the locals. – You force yourself to be social, because otherwise you will be very lonely. So I, who am not really that big of an extrovert, have had to learn to be a bit like that. Been waiting for ten years. When she has managed to overcome the loneliness and the allergy, the joy will be even greater when it finally works. For Kloster has spent almost a decade qualifying for a championship final. – You say you have waited ten years for this day. Tell me what it’s like to work for something you can’t achieve? LETTA: Line Kloster will run in the EC final on Tuesday evening. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – No, it’s always a mixture of knowing what you’re good at. And in a way it doesn’t work. There are small things that have to go wrong before they don’t. And then you get a bit of that feeling: “How long will you bother to hold on?”, says Kloster further. And finally, the 34-year-old can breathe easy. – It is very relieving. It’s a bit like that when things go wrong every time you have to perform, then you start to wonder why you’re doing this here. On Tuesday, Kloster runs the EC final in the 400 meter hurdles. It is broadcast live on NRK1 and starts at 9.18pm. This is how Iuel explains the exchange mistake: – Taking it on my coat 00:40 Mass fall right in front of Ingebrigtsen 01:16 – It just happened 00:32 Traveling to the EC with eleven parcels (!) 01:02 Show more Published 11.06.2024, at 16.30 Updated 11.06.2024, at 17.38
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Was “alone” in South Africa for five months – then the EC dream came true
