World Championship's getting closer | Elin Härkönens blogg

Sitting and planning my trip to Canada and the World Championships.... It is getting closer and closer!! The 5th of October am I going... and I am taking my biggest support with me, my second half: MUM !! I am so excited.

Unfortunately am I only qualified to the age group class and not the Elite Female class. The rules says so and due to I am "so new" in this sport have I not had the time to qualify to the Elite Class. But I am happy anyway, to be in the Age Group class is not that bad either. (But I thought it would be enough criteria to win the European Championships, hehe! so I have actually asked the organization for Worlds, so stay tuned for the reply!! ) The ones of you who has been following me knows that I ended up in this sport earlier this year just "by accident". And that I am standing here today as the European Champion is almost shocking. I fell in love with this sport on my first Race, Ultimate OCR in Åkersberga, where I also qualified to the European Championships in the Netherlands. I wasn't sure if I was going or not, but I thought it could be a fun thing to do. My friends gave me the advice to do at least ONE more competition before the Championship so I attended the Toughest Race in Stockholm. I still felt like a beginner and was even getting lost in the forest during the race... But even though I did, I ended up 13th in the Elite Female class which was enough to qualify to the World Championships in Canada!! I had decided that this year would be a BREAK IT AND YOU WILL MAKE IT year. To put ALL MY TIME, LOVE; ENERGY on my business and my clients. That I would end up in the Sport OCR this year was nothing I had planned... I have stayed with my promise and my mainfocus is still my business. Everyone is telling me that I "should" train hard for the World Championships cause I have the chance to win. But it is not my priority this year. I am sorry, but this year is for BREAK IT. I will of course do my best and I am still training almost every day, cause I love it and it's my passion! I didn't train specifically for the European Championships and it turned out pretty well.... So I am just going to Canada with the same mindset and attitude: to have fun, LEARN, and meet new people. Get new motivation and inspiration to continue with what I love to do. - HELP people reach their goals. Life doesn't always turn out as planned. Just go with it and make the best out of it. follow my journey to Worlds here and on my instagram: @ breakitandyouwillmakeit this video on Youtube is from European Championships earlier this year..... it gives me goosebumps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G7rKRaTBOM ENJOY!