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Last week Martin Fourcade announced that it had mononucleosis. Yesterday, the French biathlete & egrave; been interviewed by the newspaper the 'Equipe and admitted to see a lot of uncertainty with their plans for 2014 -' '15.
Monday 1 September 2014 3 minutes reading time
"Things are not going well & igrave; bad, are the symptoms to be subtle. If I was not a top-level athlete and I had not had to make intense efforts I would not have even noticed that he contracted mononucleosis.
I felt that my body was not responding as it should although I allenassi second program. What is pi & ugrave; frustrating & egrave; that this disease has a poor prognosis. I can not know when it will heal & ograve; and when potr & ograve; return to train at full speed.
Currently I work only one hour per day on roller skis, never high-intensity & agrave ;. This situation allows me to not invalidate my form, but at the same time even to improve it. At least I do not have limitations in training shooting, I can do everything, even to challenge the Norwegians.
If I have to find a positive side I think it was better to get sick now instead of last year before the Olympic Games, but not egrave &; certainly not a pleasant situation. To & ograve; we are still far from beginning of the season, so I could still do a good job.
At the moment I do not look at my project is to participate in the World Championships in biathlon, than by cross-country skiing. The doctors can not say why & eacute; this disease can & ograve; resolved in 3 weeks cos & igrave; as in 6 months. The 'only thing I can do & egrave; have patience and wait to heal. "
Certainly for Martin Fourcade live nell''incertezza & egrave; an extremely frustrating situation. The French & egrave fact; used to looking in the long run and meticulously plan its objectives with a year in advance.
Right now the plan & egrave; always to engage on two fronts championship (Falun and Kontiolahti) leaving in the background running Crystal Ball. Obviously be the next weeks will tell how realistic & agrave; the project of Catalan.
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