I flew up a week early for the long course world championships. I wanted to give myself the best opportunity to do well. I had a goal of trying to win, and claim the AG world title on offer. The challenge was to do my best performance and I believed if I executed that, it was an achievable goal. Although I did miss my family, the week flew by as I had a bit on work-wise, which I was doing remotely. The week up there allowed me to familiarise myself with the course I’d have to race – which helped. The morning of the race was a little surreal. I’d…