Hi Guys,
in a heavily occupied field at the Rothsee Triathlon, I finished 11th. Unfortunately it didn't work out with the top 10 for today, but I'm still very satisfied! Last year I was 21st and 12 minutes behind the winner Thomas Hellriegel, today it was "only" 5 minutes 😉
Altogether there were probably around 1,000 starters, an insane amount when you consider that it is a short triathlon. That shows the big scene in the Roth / Nuremberg area, from which most of the participants came.
Here are the results:
http://www.rothsee-triathlon.de/la/page.php?id=139&sprache=de
When I was about 33rd I trudged out of the Rothsee after 21:27 minutes, grabbed my change bag and off we went! My club colleagues Robert and Thorsten were right behind or next to me, together we ran to the bike and due to a faster change, I was the first of the three of us to start the selective bike course. After rolling in for a few kilometers, I finally had my shoes on 🙂 and could start pedaling.
I had a bit heavy legs on the bike today, but that wasn't so bad, because I had saved a few more grains for running. In 1:02 I finished the 400 meters of elevation gain and made my way to the last part, the running track, in 16th place.
I had a very special duel with Christoph (white). I overtook him after 500m, but he stubbornly stayed on my heels. The entire first 5km lap! I passed one by one, only Christoph, I couldn't shake him 😉
At the beginning of the second and last 5km he suddenly turned the tables and I went from being the hunted to being a hunter again.
At some point, however, “Krelli” the Jägersmann ran out of fuel and could only watch as Christoph made up meter by meter to finally get the top 10 place with a 20 second lead!
But he had fully earned it today and in our small internal rating it is 1: 1 again.
The decision will probably be made in Roth in two weeks, the challenge will be rocked! 😉
I was still very happy with my running time today, as the track was quite hilly. The runtime was 36:53.
Overall, I was 2:00:32 on the road, well ... then next time I should add a few more shovels to finally crack the 2 hour mark 😉
But now it's the 9-hour mark and from this perspective everything is currently on target! and the tapering phase was officially ushered in.
Above you can see me with Andi after reaching the finish line, amazing, the boy came third. Andi is a friend of Frank and both come from the “Lichtenfelser Rennstall”, which has recently become very strong!
Thorsten didn't have such a good day today and came to the finish shortly after me.
... oh, before I forget, here again Don't:
Do not try out brand new shoes in competition! Although my new footwear was 100g lighter than my other shoes, I got bloody heels and the sole slipped when I put them on. An annoying feeling to run 😉
skin in!
krelli
Can you congratulate you on an 11th place? Anyway - Congratulations! Keep it up!!!
Hey cmoon,
of course you can, thank you!
Howdy Krelli!
Congratulations on 11th place !! I have 2 questions that I would like to get rid of.
1. How did you start your swimming training in the initial phase of your run (swim) lane?
2. Do you think a racing bike is enough for the aspiring would-be (try it out) triathlete?
Unfortunately I'm still a student and can't afford a racing machine. But it should be enough for a racing bike.
Thank you in advance!
Hello!
And I
Hi Andi,
Thank you!
1. In the beginning the technique of swimming is crucial. Before you have mastered them properly, you don't need to tile down any lanes. The best thing to do is to join a swimming club and have it taught to you or take courses in the indoor pool. I would always recommend “Total Immersion” literature as a support. Unfortunately only in English so far, but you will learn it from scratch 😉
If you pick up a bad technique in the beginning, you will never get rid of it and you will have a handicap every time.
2. Of course, a racing bike is enough! I did my first triathlon on a mountain bike. The second stage after the racing bike is a triathlon attachment ... more than sufficient for the beginning!
I wish you success!
krelli