Nice long interview by Diego Sampaolo, pointed out by Andi Drake.
"I have always believed in myself because I have always trained very hard and with determination. I knew that this work would pay off one day," said Brugnetti.
"It was a mental problem rather than a technical one. Despite good training sessions I struggled to reproduce this form during competitions. I was losing my confidence after so many disappointments."
The turnaround came last winter when Brugnetti and his coach Antonio La Torre decided to focus on the 20km race rather than on the 50km.
"I enjoyed a good winter spending a long period at altitude in Albuquerque (New Mexico). After my third place in the opening leg of the IAAF Walking Challenge in Tijuana behind Jefferson Perez and Robert Korzeniowski in my former PB of 1:19:43, I was aware that something was changing in my career."
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