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The focus, dedication and effort that Lucía Indurain puts into expanding her borders is worth highlighting. As is her good planning to achieve it.

2020 was a great example: Pandemic, no surfing in Argentina, she looked at the countries that had open borders, went to Mexico, went to El Salvador, trained, trained and trained and got into the grand final of one of the most competitive tournaments of the year, beating several of the best in America and the world along the way.

She returned home after six months away, greeted her family but knew she had to keep training and saving money because 2021 would mean her return to competition and the most important world championship in history, the ISA in El Salvador, which offers the last places for Tokyo 2021.

Not even 15 days have passed in February and she is already back on a plane, heading to Ecuador where, if all goes well, she will do two QS and an ALAS.

He knows that what happened last year was good for him and he wants to repeat it.

Below he shares some insights into his new adventure and what awaits him in this 100-day plan.

 

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Where are you going?
I am leaving for Ecuador now because there will be three events in March, two QS and one ALAS. Apart from trying to qualify for the challengers through the QS, I want to try to compete in competitions that will help me get to the world championship in the best possible shape.

I'm leaving a little early to train and put in hours of surfing because it's in all those QSs that I'm going to be able to get into the challengers, which is my goal for the second half of the year.

What is the plan for these 100 days?
The 100 days leading up to the World Championships have already started and the plan is to put in as much quality surfing as I can; I mean being able to ride good waves, which allow me to progress and continue to evolve or consolidate new maneuvers that I may not be so sure about.

And also try to use the events that are also part of the objective for the second half of the year, pre-training for the World Cup.

"The 100 days leading up to the World Championships have already started and the plan is to put in as much quality surfing as I can; I mean being able to ride good waves, which allow me to progress and continue to evolve."

What does it depend on to get to Tokyo 2021?
It depends on those seven places that the World Cup gives, those seven eligible spots, we have a great advantage because the United States and Brazil have already qualified, making it an almost entirely Latin fight… My entry to Tokyo would depend on that.

Last year you showed that going on a trip was a very positive decision, your level rose a lot and you finished the year in the final of one of the most competitive ALAS of the year. Tell us how it all turned out. How did you make the decision to be away from your family for so long?
Yes, it was very positive and I think that's why I'm making the same decision now. Going out last year to surf quality waves helped me evolve very quickly and a lot. Because that gave me results, I'm making the same decision.

Yes, I am moving away from my family a lot, but they support me 100% and push me to do it because they know that these are the things that really help me. These trips to quality waves make you evolve much faster.

"Yes, I'm moving away from my family a lot, but they support me 100% and push me to do it because they know that these are the things that really help me. These trips to quality waves make you evolve much faster."

What do you identify as key points for that evolution? Was it just time in the water in good waves?
Yes, one of the big things was going to surf perfect waves in places where I could spend eight or six hours a day in the water surfing quality waves, and also a bit of it was trying out some California boards that worked really well for me and made me flow. Obviously the Uva boards are incredible, but I had never tried boards from outside and these also helped me.

You had your time at home too, how did it feel to be there, with your family and in your waves?
Time at home is always a pleasure, it always recharges my energy; I took the time to be with my family, but returning to Argentina also meant being able to work in the summer and save money for my 100-day plan.

So I took it as everything: Responsibility, work, training and family and friends.

On the other hand, you missed competing in the Argentine circuit. Was it a deliberate decision or simply because it didn't happen due to your travels?
I'm missing the Argentine circuit for another year, I didn't compete in 2020 either, it wasn't something that was in the plan. I wanted to compete when I arrived but the dates didn't come up, there was no calendar and just now that I left they launched it so nothing. It's a shame but it will remain pending.

If you reached your goal in 100 days, how do you imagine you would feel?
In 100 days we will reach the start of the World Cup and that's when the fun begins. Those 100 days are for preparation and also for finding goals for the second half of the year. There are 100 interesting days ahead. If I make it, I'll get goosebumps and my eyes will water. I'm going to put all my heart into it, as I did before... I'm going to go looking for it with all my heart and if it doesn't happen, I'll rest assured that I put all my heart into it and it wasn't supposed to happen for these games.