{"id":7498,"date":"2021-03-13T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=7498"},"modified":"2021-03-13T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T15:27:01","slug":"jonny-brownlee-talks-beijing-70-3-and-his-tough-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=7498","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Brownlee talks Beijing, 70.3 and his tough 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

From toils at the Commonwealth Games to tears in Leeds, it\u2019s largely been a season to forget for Jonny Brownlee in 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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But the affable Brownlee has been on reliably-good form here at the Beijing International Triathlon in China, mixing with the locals at tourist sites around the city and with the healthy pro contingent vying for some of the healthy prize purse.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been lucky enough to spend time with Jonny and the pro field in Beijing ahead of our races in the Chinese capital on Sunday 23 September, where the younger Brownlee will join Alistair in a non-drafting challenge on the bike course in a strong pro field of 30 and 220<\/em> will be bringing up the rear as part of the 2,000-strong age-group field.<\/p>\n

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220: So you\u2019re on the Scott Plasma tri bike tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonny: I last raced on a tri bike back at Abu Dhabi International in 2014, and I\u2019ve put it in the cupboard since then. I since got a new bike sponsor in Scott Bikes and I got it out before the Gold Coast race. I\u2019ve only ridden it eight or nine times as I\u2019ve been concentrating on the World Tri Series.<\/p>\n

But here we are, and I\u2019m feeling a lot more comfortable on it than I thought I would. The first time on it I felt really good and I\u2019ve enjoyed riding it. I tell myself that it\u2019s pedalling, strength and power and, if you can do that on a road bike you can do that one a TT bike. But I haven\u2019t made it easy on myself in this field, with one of the strongest non-drafting fields I\u2019ve seen in a long time.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve done a tour of the 40km course and it\u2019s going to be a technical one out there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d actually much prefer a technical, up and down course that a pure flat and straight one. That\u2019s where I\u2019ll struggle against the strong TT guys like [American non-drafting specialist<\/em>] Cameron Dye as they can put down their power.<\/p>\n

How much have you done in terms of TT bike positioning and wind tunnel analysis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely nothing. My focus was the Grand Final, and that didn\u2019t go as planned, but when I take non-drafting racing more seriously than that\u2019s something I certainly do with the help of Scott bikes. But so far I did it all myself and with the help of [fellow Brit pro] Mark Buckingham. I was in my garage and Bucko came and took some videos of me.<\/p>\n

From the outside it seems to have been a tough season for you, starting with missing the top five at the Commonwealth Games. How do you assess it?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been the worst season of my career. I made a lot of mistakes and have had some bad luck along the way. I\u2019m not used to getting ready for a race as early as the Commonwealth Games in April. I\u2019ve a tried and tested way of peaking for August, so this year was different for me. I panicked and tried to train too hard before April and then got a stress response in my femur and that meant six weeks off from running.<\/p>\n

And then there was your emotional DNF in Leeds in June.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went home and set the reset button for Leeds and was feeling really good before that, until I got sick from a stomach bug before the race. Going into the race I didn\u2019t feel quite right, but athletes are the best people in the world at lying to themselves. I quickly realised I wasn\u2019t fine in the race and was on an IV drip as soon as it finished. I\u2019m hoping to get all my bad luck out of the way in 2018.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s left for you in 2018?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Positively I want to rescue my season here in Beijing and my remaining races at the Super League Triathlon races in Jersey and hopefully Malta and Mallorca. The Super League events are great fun and a different challenge.<\/p>\n

Is it hard to stay motivated going back to the ITU World Tri Series when you\u2019ve had races such as Beijing and the Super League?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been to the same races and places for many years now with the ITU WTS. I still enjoy it and it\u2019s still real top-end racing and hugely competitive. My main goal over the next couple of years is to go to Tokyo and get an Olympic medal. And I have to do the ITU racing to achieve that. After that I\u2019ll be ready for a change.<\/p>\n

Meaning you\u2019ll follow Alistair into Ironman 70.3?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Yes. I\u2019ve enjoyed being out here in Beijing and the relaxed side of it; the smaller field and everyone being out here together. Ask me tomorrow after the race and I might hate it, but I\u2019ll definitely be ready for a change after 2020 to the longer stuff.<\/p>\n

As for Tokyo, has the heat preparation started already?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve turned my conservatory into a head chamber, so heaters in there and wall paper strippers. We\u2019re looking at pre-race camps to go out to before the race. But I believe with the British Triathlon system we\u2019ve got that I\u2019ll go out there as prepared as I can be.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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