BW: Does your early morning regime include stretching, yoga, a jog or mental preparation for the day ahead?

EP: No, none of that. I just get up, eat and get everything together and leave for training. I am very organized so I have my training gear ready the evening before. I do this because I am not what you would call a “morning person.”

BW: Do you consider yourself a perfectionist when it comes to training?

EP: No, I am not a perfectionist. I am very ambitious and have goals for myself. I go to training every day with the same goal: to be the best version of myself that I can be that day. If I do that, then I am satisfied, even if some things do not go well but I did my best, then that is okay. I try not to focus so much on the results as doing the work well.

BW: What is your most prized possession?

EP: I could say it is my phone, but it is really not about possessions. It is my memories. Things like good races or how well I did on a certain lap in a race are very important to me. Those memories that I can look back on are much more important than possessions.

BW: What home project is on your “to do” list before the new season starts?

EP: I live at home with my parents and am looking to find a home of my own before the season starts. I do not know if that will happen but that is my project.

BW: Where is your World Championships Gold medal today?

EP: It is somewhere in my parent’s home. I put it with my other IBU medals, but it is not out where I see it. It is a personal thing and not something that I feel needs to be out. If someday I get my own training place, then maybe I will put it on display.