Introduction On July 10 I started at Ironman Switzerland Thun 2022. It was the second edition at this location and was already voted #1 bucket list Ironman race in the world. It took me nearly three years to make it to this start line. In 2020 the race was postponed to 2021 due to Covid […]
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Race Report Ironman Gdynia/Polen 2021
The Race Report for Ironman Gdynia/Polen describes my experience on the day itself and also includes a short review of my preparation with the Tridot training system. Find out more about Tridot in previous posts, https://sportoverfifty.com/the-trainasone-experience/ and https://sportoverfifty.com/ironman-training-with-tridot/ Registration, Race Briefing and Bike check in The registration was in the race village at the marina […]
Learning to Surf a Shortboard
The Prehistory Learning to surf a shortboard was always one of my wishes. In the last couple of years I used to surf a couple of days per year my old BIC 8’4, mostly at one particular spot in France. Cenitz Plage in Guéthary. This is a little bay with a reef break and an […]
Ultra-Trail Australia. Mission Possible?
Ultra-Trail Australia I can’t believe it. I got an entry for the Ultra-Trail Australia 50 km (~31 miles) race on May 18, 2019. Somehow my wife got notified on Facebook and asked me if this is nothing for me. I checked the event schedule and realized that the time for register is only one day later on […]
Traveling, Running and Surfing in Morocco
Traveling, Running and Surfing in Morocco This year I had four weeks holidays and was traveling with my family and our beloved camper van to Morocco. We wanted to see and experience something different from Europe. The Journey to Morocco From our place (Constance) it’s roughly 2300 km (1426 miles) to Tangier plus a ferry […]
