Southern Europe has been reached by a record-breaking heat wave, and in Paris the weather forecasts say that it will be 38 degrees during the day.
Fortunately for Andreas Kramer and the other 800 meter runners, the race does not start until 21.54, when the temperature should have dropped and "only" be around 30 degrees.
"Has performed very well"
But it is still hot to be a race where good times must be achieved.
But nothing that worries Andreas Kramer significantly.
- I have performed very well in heat, and I have performed worse in heat.
So it's hard to connect it to anything, but I still think I could be strong tonight, I do not think I'm the one who is most affected by the heat.
Then you just have to keep and be a little cold, he says to SVT Sport, and continues:
- You can shorten the warm-up a bit and not get the heat up in the body temperature unnecessarily much.
Then it is only 800 meters that will be run.
But I'm glad I'm not running beyond 800, haha.
"Have more in the body"
Kramer has shown good form during the start of the season, and two weeks ago was only twelve hundredths of his Swedish record, which reads 1.44.47.
- I feel that I have had a good start to the season and that I have more in my body.
But we will see, there are probably many who may want to pass 400 at the same times.
But if I get good placements, I hope I can cut a little on my personal best, he says.
Then we talk a good race and a good time?
- Yes, but then it all comes down to it, because it's not just about running low 1.44 or 1.43.
But if everything is correct, it feels like I can do it.
Then we'll see.
Hope it does too.