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<\/a>triumphant return from the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gy\u0151r, Hungary where he won the K1 title and finished second in the K2 race with Hansa Fish partner Jasper Mock\u00e9 however with an excruciating journey ahead of him McGregor is maintaining a narrow focus.<\/p>\n\u201cI am not trying to think too far ahead to be honest,\u201d the Team Jeep\/Kayak Centre star mentioned. \u201cI am going to take it one race at a time because you never know what could happen between now and the Fish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to travel safely and make sure that when I get back I am not sick and neither is my partner so we can have a good crack at the Fish however I still have to race against Jasper at World Surfski Champs so we not looking past that at the moment!\u201d<\/p>\n
With the flat water marathon events behind him McGregor\u2019s focus shift is a fairly drastic one however the 37 year old feels that it is exciting considering the events have all be so close together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am super excited about the races that are coming up. I\u2019ve gone from flat water marathon racing to ocean racing and then will be heading back to river marathon racing which are three totally different events!<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say for sure how I think we are going to do at Fish but we will make sure that we are in as best a shape as we can be in when we get to the start,\u201d he added cautiously.<\/p>\n
With the incredible distance comes the threat of jet lag and being able to conquer that in the short turn-around between arriving back in the country and the start of the Hansa Fish at Grassridge Dam is another challenge that will confront McGregor and Mock\u00e9.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs always I am looking forward to the Fish; it\u2019s just going to be a case of trying to stay awake during the race!\u201d McGregor quipped. \u201cThe race doesn\u2019t dish up any surprises so we are not too worried even though we won\u2019t have time to prepare when we get back.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a World Marathon Championship gold and a silver medal as well as a Dusi Canoe Marathon silver to their name the combination of McGregor and Mock\u00e9 is a strong one and will be a difficult challenge for the pretenders to the Hansa Fish thrown and with five K2 titles to his name McGregor is aware that six will be unprecedented.<\/p>\n
\u201cJasper and I have formed a great combination over the years as we are like minded paddlers and we always seem to go well together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t train a lot together with him being in Cape Town and me in Durban.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe both love to win and that is something that we know makes us a good combination,\u201d added McGregor.<\/p>\n
The five time K2 champion of the Hansa Fish understands the pressure that will be on him and Mock\u00e9 when they reach Cradock however he has singled out a few crews that will be the ones that they are going to have to watch out for during the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cAndrew (Birkett) and Greg (Louw) are the defending SA K2 champions and were with us at the World Marathon Championships so they will definitely be a crew that will be contending as well as guys like Tom Schilperoot and Dawid Mock\u00e9 \u2013 who will put up their hands for a shot at an end sprint.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrandon van der Walt and Stu Maclaren have also been going well and will be another boat that we are going to have to watch closely!\u201d a wary McGregor concluded before jetting off to Tahiti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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