Reetta Hurske knew that a place in the World Cup finals is not realistic. He still would have liked a tougher time in the semi-final.
Reetta Hurskeen taival at the World Championships in Budapest ended on Wednesday with the semi-finals of the 100 meter hurdles. The Finn’s time was 13.05.
A place in the finals would have required a downright unrealistic level-up from Hurskee. In the Finn’s heat, the direct continuation place would have been obtained with a time of 12.60, in the time comparison the last final place was shared with a result of 12.50.
Hurskee’s record is the Finnish record of 12.70 run this summer.
– There were no realistic chances for the final. The goal was to run as fast as possible. It was perhaps a bit difficult to adjust to, Hurske said.
Reetta Hurske was the only Finn in the World Championship semi-finals of quick fences. The level was amazing. Pasi Liesimaa
The level required for a place in the final was in line with last year’s World Championships. In Eugene, 12.50 was the weakest time to get from the semifinals to the final. At the Tokyo Olympics, 12.67 was enough for a place in the final, and no fewer than four women started with 12.6.
Hurske ran at risk on Wednesday, and his hind thigh hit one of the fences.
– The back thigh took one fence, but that doesn’t explain that time. It’s a bit sad that I didn’t get a chance to run.
Hurske clocked a time of 12.92 in the preliminary round on Tuesday evening. Getting back to the semifinals was not easy.
– From the beginning, the muscles got stuck quite a lot. They were attempted before the semi-final opening. There was more desire than I was capable of.
Europeans out
Reetta Hurske hoped for a better time in the semi-final. Pasi Liesimaa
For Hurske, the adult World Championships were the third in his career. If you look at the time of the preliminary round, the value races were the toughest in the SE woman’s career.
However, in the three qualifying races, the time in the semifinals has been worse than in the heats.
– The semifinal is a really tough place for many. You have to be completely successful in that if you want to go to the final. Maybe it’s about what kind of goals you set for the semi-finals, Hurske thought.
– Even those who ran under 12.50 in the preliminaries in Budapest did not have an easy time in the semi-finals. These are the kind of competitions where there aren’t many final spots for the Europeans.
Swiss Ditaji Kambundji was the only European to reach the final.
Hurske ran his Finnish record in June and said before Midsummer that he suffered from fatigue. Traveling and competing took their toll.
In the headwind from Lahti, a good time of 12.85 was achieved. Hurske doesn’t want to say it’s difficult.
– I don’t know where you all got the idea that the summer was difficult. After the SE run, there were tougher races, and it was not possible to recover from all of them. You can’t expect a harder time every time. We are not machines.