Ski runner Izabela Marcisz admitted that Thursday’s 10 km classic technique competition on the Olympic track in Zhangjiakou was very tiring. “I felt pain. But if it was different, I wouldn’t be satisfied,” said the 21-year-old Pole, who still has a very demanding start at the Olympics over a distance that is three times longer. “I think it’s going to be a massacre,” Marcisz admits with a smile.
Izabela Marcisz was still in the second ten after two kilometers of Thursday’s race, but then she weakened a bit and eventually took the 29th position. She was the best of the Polish women in the 10 km run.
“I started the first five kilometers quite well. It’s not a matter of me starting it too fast because I had a nice pace and was running well. The ending beat me a little. The moment of crisis came. I fought it as much as I could,” Marcisz was happy.
As she admitted, before Thursday’s performance she sought advice from her experienced compatriot, whose achievements include two Olympic gold medals.
“I talked to Justyna (Kowalczyk – editor’s note) about it, that it was going to be a hard run, and it was. I think I executed that plan that I talked to her about,” said.
She will also compete in a relay and 30 km freestyle race.