Time for a little overreaction after that heat. Kerr looked smooth and tactical.
Strand meanwhile looked a level below. Be cautious not to totally make conclusion from a heat as Josh Kerr in 2021 was a time qualifier out of round 1 and ended up with a medal .
Strand just came through mixed zone and first words were “That was f***ing hard”
But said he expected that not having raced in a while and being flat from travel last few days. Said training has gone well.
Other thing of note is at this level, Strand has no room for tactical mistakes. He looked almost perfectly positioned at the bell, but then gave up his position and had to recover. Atthis level very few guys can make tactical mistakes.
Kerr meanwhile said everything has been firing on all cyclinders.
2 talks with Kerr: