This Monday was day 1, the beginning of the end of confinement for high-performance athletes, to gradually recover their spartan routines with all the legality of their part. "Conduct training individually, outdoors, within the limits of the province in which the athlete resides , " as specified by the government decree, with no schedule or time limit for them, the so-called DAN.

Goodbye to the tape, which has been the refuge for the most fortunate. Because some took a long time to have one at home. "We have to get used to the mainland again," confessed to this newspaper Irene Sánchez Escribano , champion of Spain cross country, who, cautious, wanted to avoid strange looks and suspicions the first day and only ran before 10 in the morning. tomorrow, at a time allowed for everyone. "Maybe tomorrow I take a risk ...", he adds. Although seeing what happened to one of his colleagues ...

With the susceptibilities on the surface, several professional athletes denounced having been reprimanded , increasing unease among the community of athletes, who feel strangely singled out in this extreme situation. Social networks were his escape routes.

Cristina Lara , a Barcelona sprinter, left at 10.30 am on the mountain. "I have come across a horrible climate; I have never been looked at so badly or heard such negative comments. Although I feel lucky that I did not receive screams as if other colleagues had received it," she denounced, asking for "respect and understanding" towards her profession and their way of living.

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Something similar happened to the young Jael Betsue in the mountains, near Barcelona. "Nice training in Collserola if it wasn't for the MALEDUCATED CYCLIST who has shouted at me disrespectfully for occupying the side of the road while recovering between series and series," he protested.

The man Carlos Mayo detailed in a long thread all the inconveniences of this day 1. "Of the 50 people (approximately) that I have been able to cross (most of them over 65 years old since I was in their time slot to enjoy the ride to the outdoors), I have received five verbal attention calls, including a lady screaming from her balcony ... ", she said, feeling" a lot of helplessness "and not counting" the looks that speak for themselves ".

"By profession, criminal", his post was titled Ignacio Fontes , European Under-23 champion of 1,500 meters. And marathon runner Javi Guerra summed up the situation: "From what I am reading, I have not been the only one who has been reproached in my training today. Because of my DAN status I can train at any time of the day, but it should not be enough ... it will be necessary to understand that we are in an extreme situation but always with respect. "

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