Training Changes For Junior World Champion

– I down prioritized track running this summer. That was in part due to a foot injury but also because I have now decided that skiing is my main sport, says last season’s pursuit and relay World Champion.

She only did one track competition this summer. That was the Norwegian junior championship where she easily won the 3000-meter in 9:49 and the 1500-meter in 4:32. Her PR’s are 9:35 for the 3000m, 4:25 for the 1500m and 2:06 for the 800m. She has in past years trained for running from the end of the ski season until August.

– I went summer skiing at Sognefjellet for the first time this year. I have mostly done specific ski training this summer, says the 19-year old.

Junior national team coach Jon Arne Schjetne claims that Elden as a result of this now is stronger, especially in the upper body.

– Marte is training more than in the past, and she has become a more complete skier this summer. She is setting the standard in the running workouts and has become the measuring stick for the rest of the girls on the junior team, says Schjetne.