I am back from Berlin, Germany. I had a great time hanging out with my athlete’s friends. I know I didn’t perform as well as I wanted to but I believe the lack of experience and training played a big role in my poor performance (10.51 – 5th in the 12th heats of the 100M) . I remain positive, and I know that my time will come. I just have to be patient and train harder. A lot of people expected me to be part of the Swiss 4×100M relay but the Swiss sprint coach felt like it was better not to include me in it. I do feel very fortunate to have made it this far. I am aware that many athletes dream of making it to the World Championships. My season is not over yet. I plan on running the 100M this Friday at the Zurich Weltklasse, one of the biggest track meet in the world. I wont be running in the 100M “A” race but most likely the “C” race.
Thank you all for your support during the World Championships. I really appreciated it. Special congratulation to Mickael Hanany (5th in the final of the High Jump) and Charles Clark (6th in the final of the 200M). Here are some pictures taken during the Championships: 
Video: Swiss Championship 100M Final, Video from Swiss German TV (2:35)
After consulting a couple of experienced athlete friends, I decided not to run this week-end. I was going to try and break the Swiss record (10.16) at the Fribourg Swiss-Meeting this Saturday August the 8th, but my legs are still tired from last week-end (Swiss Championships). I believe it is the wisest decision. Sometimes it is better to be patient and not rush into things.
Heats of the 100M @ Swiss Championships (08/01/09)
I have exactly 11 days until the 100M heats and quarter-final. Here is the timetable of the World Championship. I am flying to Berlin (Germany) on August the 12th. Until then it’s training, resting and eating 
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I did it. Saturday, August the 1st I won my first 100M Swiss Championship title. It was a long journey but it is just the beginning. I didn’t run anything super-fast (10.41 into a -0.6) but I am satisfied with the end result. I was still tired and recovering from the jet lag and the lack of sleep. I managed throughout the rounds to save energy by staying relax and not pushing hard (that’s why the times were fairly slower than what i could have run). Links to the results here and videos coming soon.
Thanks to you all for your love and support.
Next race: August the 8th
Swiss Athletics logo
Saturday August the 1st, I will be running the 100M and attempting to win my first senior Swiss Champion title. I won the Junior and the Under 23 titles many times but was never able to win the senior title. This will also be a good test to see in what kind of shape I am two weeks before the World Championship. My last race was June the 14th in Miami (10.28). I feel very good despite the long trip and the hours spent at the airports in-between flights. I have been resting, enjoying the family and my mom’s food 
. The Swiss Championship will take place in Zurich which is about three hours away from Geneva.
Here is the link to the Swiss Championship organisator’s website. I have three rounds of the 100M on Saturday and two rounds of the 200M. My main goal will be to win the 100M title. I will keep my readers posted on my results. Keep me in your prayers
Saturday’s schedule:
100M Heats: 4:05PM (CEST) – 10:00AM (ET)
100M Semi-Final: 5:45PM (CEST) – 11:45AM (ET)
100M Final: 7:15PM (CEST) – 1:15PM (ET)
Categories: Athletics, Track and Field Tags: 100M, 200M, Berlin, Cedric Nabe, Congo, Germany, Mongha, Ngonde, Swiss Championship, Switzerland, World championship, Zurich, Zurick
Training at FAU
Sunday June the 14th, I qualified for the
World Championship in Athletics. I ran
10.28 in the 100 meter dash which is the B-Standard for World Championship. The Championship will take place August 15 to 23 in Berlin, Germany. I am very excited because I have worked very hard to get back to a decent shape. Click
here to view the video of the race. Next objective: Swiss record (10.16).
