Summary of the year 2017
The year 2017 was an amazing year for me as a coach and father.
The year 2017 was an amazing year for me as a coach and father.
IM Frankfurt am Main 2016 Ironman Frankfurt was full of surprises this year. Ups and downs through the race and a great battle with myself. It started off with a surpirsing swim of 54 mins. I was estimating myself around 55-57 mins so I was quite happy to see me below 55. Swimming once per…
So the last few days before Ironman Frankfurt has been going really well. Monday and Tuesday my legs were feeling a like crap but as the week went on they came really good. Which means my taper is going quite well. The last week before the race can be quite stressful but one thing is…
I have recieved some great news last week. I am now a Hoka One One Flyer (Ambassador). For those who don’t know what Hoka One One is: It is the best brand for running shoe out there. The brand comes from France and the 2 men who invented and designed the shoes use to work…
After a very long trip from Germany to Kona, Hawaii. I arrived to support my dad (Phil) in the 2015 Ironman World Championships. This was a great experience for my family and I to share with my dad. I met some legends of this amazing sport and a definite highlight for my dad and I…
The City Triathlon Cup combines results from Challenge Heilbronn and the Frankfurt City Triathlon. Considering the challenges I faced in 2015 I am quite happy with my 3rd place. This makes me think what if things had gone to plan. It now makes me more hungry to train and perform better. I am looking forward…
The Frankfurt City Triathlon is a race I’ve always enjoyed. I had a great start to 2015 but Suffered a number of setbacks (through illness and allergies) Throughout 2015. But no excuses, I again felt I had no power in the legs for this race with the end result being average for me. Overall results…
After only two weeks after 70.3 Kraichgau. I ran this race. I had a similar race as in Kraichgau but felt a little better. I was able to finish with out any health problems HOWEVER, I did feel flat and empty. I was happy with my race effort for the race and I am starting…
So after a great season start in Australia I was hoping for a good race today and I had a good feeling about racing back in Europe. At the sametime I had, on the advice of my (ex) Doctor begun anti-allergy injections. This timing was wrong. I had a number of problems due to the…
My first race of the year was the Tweed Enduro. The swim started in the Tweed River and was in the direction of the current. This resulted in a really quick swim and in 2nd place for my age group. That was temporary as I was in the lead 5 minutes after the start of…