ATHLETICS NEWS - Finishing third in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha was just the confidence booster LJ van Zyl needed before he lines up in Shanghai on Friday.
The Tuks-athlete is not too happy with the time he ran, but for now he will take it.
“I would have liked to dip under 49 seconds in Doha but running a fast time was not the priority. To be honest I wasn’t sure what sort of form I was in having to recover from a cold and then suffering some sinus problems.
“Hennie Kriel (coach) advised me to start of conservatively and try and get faster as the race progresses. I did exactly that and it worked. I was feeling really strong over the last two hurdles.”
According to Van Zyl he has only starting adapting to Kriel’s coaching program recently.
