My coming out…

Next Sunday will be the day I will be racing the first time in Germany since about 15 years. On the 5^th June I will be racing a half distance Triathlon with 2k swim, 80 k bike and 20k run. Kick off will be at 8 o’clock in the morning.

I am really looking forward to this race as I have been training well and am getting fitter every day for my actual main goal: the Euro Champs Ironman Frankfurt in July. So it’s going to be a pass through for me. I just want to see how strong I actually am.

Flat...

The swim will be a new experience for me: I will be swimming in a lake with zero sight under water. In the past I have always been swimming either in the ocean or in lakes with clear water. My test swimming today was better than I had thought but I came out the water dizzy as I had no reference points underwater. AND the water was cold… very cold!

...flatter...

Biking will be harder than thought as it’s absolutely flat. The wind is not the problem but you need to push the pedals for 80k without a break which leaves it to 2 hour plus of hard work. It’s a 10k in and out loop so one can see what the other athletes are doing. I am looking forward taking my GIANT trinity for a hard ride along the channel.

...as flat as can be...!!!!

Finally the run: 2,5k out and the same way back and that four times on a gravel path. Mentally that might get tough but that’s only mind game which you can control yourself. I can see the biggest problem on the run course of a lot of other athletes of the various other, shorter distances mingling in the run.

Wish me luck and if you want to cheer me / us on this is the place to go:

Hohendeicher See, Overwerder Weg
21037 Hamburg (Oortkaten)

Race start at 8:00 am for us….!!!