Elin
Westerlund
Elin Westerlund is a Swedish national 100m hurdler who has competed at some of the world’s biggest events, including the European Athletics Championships.
She took time out of her schedule to answer our questions on training, competition, and life as a professional athlete.
The Interview
Sprint hurdles.
Young and full of energy.
All the people you get to meet, get to go places where I would never go otherwise, all the travels and also the adrenaline rushes and the feeling of reaching your goals.
The offseason training looks very different from the one I do during the season. During the off-season, I usually do two sessions every day except Friday which always is my day off. Usually it’s one sprint session and the second session is either technique or weights. During the season I barely do one session per day and most focus is on competitions. Easier sessions with more focus on explosiveness.
Every championship.
Usually take it pretty easy. I like to be as relaxed as possible and being around friends just talking or playing games is a common pre-competition situation for me.
To stay motivated during times when the expected progress doesn’t come.
Susanna Kallur. An amazing athlete but has also got an extremely genuine and beautiful personality.
Lollies, of all kind.
Falling on hurdles is always a strange feeling, you don’t notice until you’re already on the ground.
Enjoy every moment, have fun and appreciate the people around you.
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