Once again called as a Wintecare specialist by Rosa Associati Management. My support will be for current half marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo.
On this trip I will be together Iacopo coach of the Rosa group in Uganda. So we will see, in addition to the part of the recovery treatments with the T-Plus, also some field tests.
We landed yesterday morning at 4:00 and the time for checks, baggage claim and Ugandan SIM we went out at 6:00
The plane trip was pleasant, a bit long but certainly more comfortable than the 6 hours we traveled by car from Entebbe to Kapchorwa😅 Along the way, unable to sleep, I dedicated myself to immortalizing the breathtaking landscapes and colors of this enchanting place, it is not for nothing that it is called the pearl of Africa.
In these six hours in the company of our driver and his cheerful African music, but a little loud 😅😅 We made a stop to delight in the first Chapati and Chai of this stay.
Finally arriving at the hotel, we settled in our rooms, freshened up a bit and went to have lunch in a small local restaurant.
After we met coach Peter and with him we went to the hospital nearby to ask if they had any cylinders with a mixture of O2 (Oxygen), CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) and N (Nitrogen) to be able to calibrate the metabolimeter for VO2 max tests, unfortunately as we thought that did not worked, but we tried.
In the meantime we got in touch with Jacob Kiplimo who is currently on retreat with the Ugandan national team for the upcoming Cross Country World Championships in Australia next month.
This time everything was perfect and we immediately set the first appointment for the Recovery treatment at 4 pm.
Jacob, in addition to demonstrating his seriousness with his commitment and results, surprised me when he arrived punctually at the hotel to pick me up and take me to the campus of the national team where we did our Recovery treatment with their T-Plus.
Dennis, another Rosa athlete who has recently started dealing with treatments with the T-Plus during the period without a specialist, was there to assist in learning the various manoeuvrings techniques.
Well the day was fantastic and tiredness is felt in the evening, so much so that I fell asleep in the room in the space of time between ordering dinner and when it was ready, let's say that the hotel cook made it easier for me given the waiting for the time of a football match 😅😅
Finally the day comes to an end and I can collapse, it's 11pm and I go to sleep with the hope of waking up by 7:30am and going to breakfast on campus with the athletes.
But something didn't go as I hoped, the church nearby at 5 interrupted my sleep, now it's 06:30 and after more than an hour of songs and sermons that look more like promotional sales 😅😅 amplified by an excellent speaker 🔊 that it seemed to be in the middle of a concert and a rally at the same time.
Maybe I can close my eyes again this last hour.
Goodnight 😅😅
