10MILA checks it out: NTNUI, Trondheim Norway

As always NTNUI is looking forward to what we like to call the springs most beautiful adventure – 10mila. The preparations are going well with many technical trainings this winter. We have been blessed with lots of rain lately, which means that we can run in the forrest. That is not a common thing for Trondheim at winter but this year it gives us an advantage compared to the previous winters full of snow. As always our athletes are in high physical shape and can cope with anyone.

How many teams do you plan to enter with in the respective relays?
Last year we had 160 competitors from NTNUI so we´ve said that we want to exceed 200 participants in 2011. That will, in case it happens, be the highest number of participants NTNUI has ever had at 10mila.

Is there a stated goal?
As of goals for the relays we always tend to focus on doing proper performances knowing that if all runners does an average race we’ve got teams that can fight high up both for the men and womens relay. Espacially the women look really strong this year with lots of girls keen to prove what they are good for. Last years Venla was good hint on what abilities that lies in NTNUIs female runners. A pronounced goal is to have two teams top 10 for the women and the guys to be top 20.

What is the shape compared to last year?
As compared to last year we’ve got teams that have the ability to fight for better results than last year. With a high team spirit, many common trainings during the winter and a big, big bunch of runners we feel that we’ve got more than good possibilities to do that too.

What are you looking forward to most with 10MILA 2011?
As a member of NTNUI the thing one looks the most forward to at 10mila is to conquer the arena with the legendary Bræssbandet, our own cheerleader and Ormfeldt. In addition the feeling of hearing ‘Hu&Hei’(NTNUIs own cheer) rumbling higher than any other cheer at the arena is a feeling hard to exceed as well as the feeling of finally having reached the goal of the winter training.