Adel Mechaal (34 years old) is one of the most versatile distance runners in the world. “We just started the season and I’ve run 12 races,” he said to highlight the craziness of his calendar. “Also, I do a lot of different competitions. I ran Vallecana, which is a 10k but it wears you down a lot. Five days later, I competed in the Elgoibar Cross Country, which was very difficult…” he highlights.
In your programming you can run cross-country, asphalt and indoor races alternately. “I’m not complaining, huh? I ran because I’m good at it and I earnI won’t fool you. “This is my job and my passion,” he said after fighting an uphill battle Mariano Garcia at 1,500 International Meeting of Catalonia. “Because I’m doing a lot of volume, I still don’t have the speed in my legs, but I know that Sabadell I can run in 3’37 (European minimum) and I did it. “I feel calmer,” he confessed.
The idea of Mechaal For this season it was to focus on the world of ‘road’ and debut in a marathon, but at the last minute he decided to change his plans. “The great goal after the Games is to make the jump to marathonbut I was left with one stuck thorn. In Paris I had health problems, I got sick (gastroenteritis and fever) and I didn’t perform as I should for my level. I ran with a brand that I haven’t done since my youth,” he said, still resigned.
“That left me very mentally touched. I couldn’t get it out of my head, so I decided to stick with 1,500 for another year and give myself another chance to say goodbye with a good taste in my mouth,” he explained with conviction. “1,500 makes up a lot of enthusiasm and desire in me. It’s a challenge I’m having a hard time letting go of.” And he warns “everyone in the 800m who wants to climb, like Adrian Ben either Mariano Garciathey will still face me.”
The Catalan is approaching the season with the big goal of running his final 1,500 in Tokyo 2025 World Cup (September), but first he would make a small raid on the route. “My first big goal is to do well in Half Marathon of Seville (January 26) and go below 1h01, which is the reference mark to improve those who ran in Valencia and qualify for the European Running Championships in April (Belgium),” he explained.
To do this, the first step is to do well in Seville, but he will not give up on completing the indoor season until Appledoorn European (March 6-9). “Within the Continental I want to do the 3,000m. Then it is the World Cup (Nanking), but I skip it to prepare for the half marathon of European Running”, he assured. His most immediate roadmap is for the Seville Half Marathon, running the 3,000m indoor track in Valencia, attending the Spanish Short Track Championship in Madrid, competing in the Apeldoorn European Championship and preparing for the European Half Marathon in Running in April.
Source: La Verdad
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