Thobias Montler won the men's long jump with a jump of 8.09 meters – a new track record at the young Sola arena.
There is a strong tailwind for the 29-year-old right now, even if the winds in the back/side in Karlstad were in the most changeable condition.
It was tricky, 4.6 (meters/second) in one jump and 1.1 in the next. But the jumping felt very good, says Montler who made his best jump in approved wind (1.1).
After an injury-filled period, Montler is back where he wants to be. He made 8.25 for just over a month ago and is lining up competitions over 8 meters.
The trainer change has worked out well. Together with Anders Möller, Montler has worked less with speed and more with timing.
If I were to run 60 meters, I would probably have been a few hundredths of a second slower than before, but I am safer at the board, he says.
Montler hopes for even better results later in the summer. It can go really far.
In championships, there are a lot of nerves and many who mess up. I hope for an extra boost when I ease up on training and then I will compete with the very best, says Thobias Montler.
Another who dreams of Japanese is Montler's jumping colleague Maja Åskag. She equaled her personal best when she won the women's long jump competition at 6.75.
This is just the beginning. The World Championship in Tokyo is the big goal. I want to show that I belong there. 6.75 in the first round is enough for the final and there anything can happen, she says.
