Be\u00f1at:<\/strong> Like almost everyone, when you're a kid you start playing football, after giving it up I started cycling and little by little I got into the world of duathlon\/triathlon. I've been doing it for more than a decade now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> What do you feel when you practice sport?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Freedom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> How many hours do you train per day?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Between 1 and 2 hours, on weekends I can train up to 4 hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Where is your favourite place to train and what is the best time of day to train?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Where I live, in the Basque Country. We have all kinds of profiles for cycling and as for the traffic, there are areas where you can avoid it, although in general the cyclist is quite respected. Training times... I have to combine training with my professional work and my family, and it's not always easy, but with everyone's cooperation we manage to get our times in. I try to train on the bike first thing in the morning and the run later in the day, and for swimming I make time at midday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> After a hard day of training, how do you usually relax?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> With my child in the park! There is not much time for absolute relaxation since Amets arrived.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> The moments before a race are often the most nerve-wracking. How do you feel minutes before the start of a triathlon? And when it's over?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Nervous, of course. But once I've heard the starting horn, everything is forgotten, I put my nerves aside and concentrate on the race. When it's over... the feelings can be mixed, depending on the result or how my body has responded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> What motivates you to continue practising sport?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> The group of friends that I have to train with help a lot; the training sessions are very enjoyable and the matches that arise motivate us to keep training day by day and to improve ourselves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> What is the one food you can't go without in your diet?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I'm addicted to rice pudding; it doesn't matter if it's made with cow's milk or vegetable milks, such as oat milk, etc... And at home it's my speciality!<\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Well, we'll have to try it! Heh, heh, heh.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> There are many hours and days dedicated to training, in which different situations are experienced. Any funny experiences to tell?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Anecdotes, thousands... the group of friends I train with will have a few to tell about me; I am quite absent-minded and become the main actor in such anecdotes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Any advice on how to encourage young people to take up sport?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> They should start slowly, stage by stage, i.e., taking triathlon as an example, they should start by trying out short distances and increase kilometres over time. Please don't jump straight into an IROMAN distance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Although every day is different, people always follow a routine. How would you sum up your day to day life?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I work shifts, morning or afternoon. If I work in the afternoon, I get up in the morning, take Amets to the ikastola and use the two hours he is there to train. After training, I go to pick him up and we have lunch with the grandparents; I take the opportunity to thank my mother-in-law, who prepares lunch for us so that I can train. If I work in the mornings, I train in the afternoons; in this case, I combine the schedules with my wife. It's all a question of organisation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> As you know, life takes many turns but, even so, we always have plans for the future. How do you see yourself in 10 years' time?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I guess I will continue to do sport, not at the same level, but I will continue to compete in triathlon races or something like that.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Apart from sport, do you have any other passions?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> My wife says no (laughs).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Some people have a lucky charm that brings them luck in the most important moments of their lives. Do you have one for the races?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I'm not one for charms, although lately I draw a ghost on my hand, as I promise my son that I will kiss the ghost every time he crosses the finish line.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Everyone is different and therefore has different ways of approaching sport. Could you tell me what your 10 commandments about sport would be?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I wouldn't be able to list 10 commandments. It's clear to me that this is leisure and that triathlon doesn't feed me; that's why the main things are health, family and work, even if it sounds very typical. Within sport, I would highlight three in particular: patience, perseverance and enjoyment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> If you had to define yourself as a person in one word, what would it be?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> Restless and big-headed ass.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n M:<\/strong> Before you got into the world of sport, did you have an idol, a person to follow?<\/p>\n B:<\/strong> I look more at the guys close to me, the ones in the peloton, the ones I train with and compete against; after all, they are the ones closest to me and we all make great efforts to maintain these levels.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Foto: Imanol Mujika Mobel: \u00bfC\u00f3mo te iniciaste en el mundo del deporte? Be\u00f1at: Como casi todo el mundo, cuando eres chaval empiezas a practicar f\u00fatbol, tras dejarlo empec\u00e9 con la bici y poco a poco me met\u00ed en el mundo del duatl\u00f3n\/triatl\u00f3n. Ya llevo m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada en ello. M: \u00bfQu\u00e9 sientes cuando practicas deporte? B: Libertad. M: \u00bfCu\u00e1ntas horas entrenas al d\u00eda? B: Entre 1 y 2 horas, los fines de semana puedo llegar a entrenar hasta 4 horas. M: \u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu lugar preferido para realizar tus entrenamientos? \u00bfY cu\u00e1l es el mejor momento del d\u00eda para realizarlos? B: Donde vivo, en el Pa\u00eds Vasco. Tenemos todo tipo de perfiles para la bici y en cuanto al tr\u00e1fico, hay zonas en las que se puede evitar; aunque en general se respeta bastante al ciclista. Momentos para entrenar… tengo que compaginar los entrenamientos con mi trabajo profesional y la familia, y no siempre es f\u00e1cil, pero con la colaboraci\u00f3n de todos conseguimos sacar nuestros momentos. Intento entrenar con la bici a primera hora y la carrera a pie a \u00faltima hora del d\u00eda, y en cuanto a la nataci\u00f3n saco tiempo al mediod\u00eda. M: Despu\u00e9s de un d\u00eda duro de entrenamiento \u00bfC\u00f3mo sueles relajarte? B: \u00a1Con mi ni\u00f1o en el parque! No hay mucho tiempo para el relax absoluto desde que lleg\u00f3 Amets. M: Los momentos previos a una carrera suelen ser los que m\u00e1s nervios se sienten \u00bfC\u00f3mo te sientes minutos antes de empezar un triatl\u00f3n? \u00bfY cuando finaliza? B: Nervioso, claro est\u00e1. Pero una vez escuchado el bocinazo de salida, todo se olvida, dejo de lado los nervios y me concentro en la carrera. Cuando finaliza… los sentimientos pueden ser dispares, seg\u00fan el resultado o seg\u00fan c\u00f3mo haya respondido mi cuerpo. M: \u00bfQu\u00e9 es lo que te motiva a seguir practicando deporte? B: El grupo de amigos que tengo para entrenar ayudan mucho a ello; los entrenos se hacen muy amenos y los piques que surgen motivan para seguir entrenando d\u00eda a d\u00eda y superarnos a nosotros mismos. M: \u00bfQu\u00e9 alimento no podr\u00eda faltar en tu dieta? B: Arroz con leche \u00a1soy un adicto!; da igual si est\u00e1 hecho con leche de vaca o leches vegetales, como leche de avena, etc…\u00a0 \u00a1Y en casa es mi especialidad! M: \u00a1Pues habr\u00e1 que probarlo! Je, je, je. M: Son muchas las horas y los d\u00edas que se dedican a entrenar, en los cuales se viven diferentes situaciones \u00bfAlguna experiencia divertida que contar? B: An\u00e9cdotas, miles\u2026 el grupo de amigos con los que entreno tendr\u00e1 unos cuantos para contar sobre m\u00ed; soy bastante despistado y llego a ser el actor principal de dichas an\u00e9cdotas. M: \u00bfAlg\u00fan consejo para animar a la gente joven a iniciarse en el mundo del deporte? B: Que empiecen poco a poco, etapa por etapa, es decir, tomando como ejemplo el triatl\u00f3n, que empiecen probando en distancias cortas y que vayan aumentando kil\u00f3metros con el tiempo.\u00a0 Por favor, que no se lancen a una distancia IROMAN directamente. M: A pesar de que cada d\u00eda es diferente, las personas siempre suelen seguir una rutina \u00bfC\u00f3mo resumir\u00edas tu d\u00eda a d\u00eda? B: Trabajo a turnos, de ma\u00f1ana o de tarde. Si trabajo de tarde, me levanto por la ma\u00f1ana, llevo a Amets a la ikastola y aprovecho las 2 horas que est\u00e1 all\u00ed para entrenar. Tras el entreno voy a por \u00e9l y comemos con los abuelos; aprovecho para dar las gracias a mi suegra, que nos prepara la comida para que pueda entrenar.\u00a0 Si trabajo de ma\u00f1ana, entreno por las tardes; en este caso, compagino los horarios con mi mujer. Todo es cuesti\u00f3n de organizarse. M: Como ya sabes la vida da muchas vueltas pero, aun as\u00ed, siempre tenemos planes de futuro \u00bfC\u00f3mo te ves dentro de 10 a\u00f1os? B: Supongo que seguir\u00e9 practicando deporte, no al mismo nivel, pero seguir\u00e9 compitiendo en carreras de triatl\u00f3n o en algo sobre el estilo. M: Adem\u00e1s del deporte, \u00bfTienes alguna otra pasi\u00f3n? B: Mi mujer dice que no (risas). M: Hay personas que tienen un amuleto que les da suerte en los momentos m\u00e1s importantes de su vida \u00bfTienes alguno para las carreras? B: No soy de amuletos, aunque \u00faltimamente me dibujo un fantasma en la mano, ya que a mi hijo le prometo que le dar\u00e9 un beso al fantasma cada vez que cruce la meta. M: Cada persona es distinta y, por lo tanto, tienen diferentes modos de afrontar el deporte \u00bfPodr\u00edas decirme cual serian tus 10 mandamientos acerca del deporte? B: No ser\u00eda capaz de enumerar 10 mandamientos. Tengo claro que esto es ocio y que el triatl\u00f3n no me da de comer; por eso lo principal es la salud, la familia y el trabajo, aunque suene muy t\u00edpico. Dentro del deporte, subrayar\u00eda tres en concreto: paciencia, constancia y a disfrutar. M: Si tuvieras que definirte como persona en una palabra, \u00bfCu\u00e1l ser\u00eda? B: Culo-inquieto y cabez\u00f3n. M: Antes de meterte de lleno en el mundo del deporte, \u00bften\u00edas alg\u00fan \u00eddolo? \u00bfAlguna persona a quien seguir? B: Me fijo m\u00e1s en los compa\u00f1eros cercanos, los del pelot\u00f3n, con los que entreno y contra los que compito; al fin y al cabo, son los m\u00e1s parejos a m\u00ed y todos hacemos grandes esfuerzos para mantener estos niveles. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[407,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-patrocinios"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"benat-mobel-duatlon-onati\"](\"httpss:\/\/mobelsportupdate.tkanalytics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beat-mobel-duatln-oati-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"benat-mobel-duatlon-onati3\"](\"httpss:\/\/mobelsportupdate.tkanalytics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beat-mobel-duatln-oati3-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"benat-mobel-duatlon-onati2\"](\"httpss:\/\/mobelsportupdate.tkanalytics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beat-mobel-duatln-oati2-1.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"benat-mobel-duatlon-onati4\"](\"httpss:\/\/mobelsportupdate.tkanalytics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beat-mobel-duatln-oati4-1.jpg\")
<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"