Introduction After Ironman Switzerland Thun last year I was keen to go to an even bigger event and what would be bigger in Europe than the Ironman European Championship Frankfurt. So I signed up in September 2022 and in October 2022 I stared my preparation. Preparation For Ironman Switzerland I trained with power & pace […]
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My Ironman Stories. Part 1: Ironman Switzerland 1997
Introduction This is part 1 of my personal story competing in Ironman races. Ironman means 3.8 km swimming, 180.2 km bike riding and 42.195 km running. All in one day. In 1996 I had the idea to do an Ironman and my choice felt on the closest race near my hometown. Ironman Switzerland in Zurich. […]
Shit happens. Broken Spoke. Positive Mental Attitude.
Broken Spoke Sometimes things doesn´t work out like planned and I got a broken spoke. I wanted to do some mountain pass in the Swiss Alps with my bike over an extended weekend, but on the first descent from Albula Pass one spoke broke. Luckily I managed to stop before the bent in the wheel got worse and would […]
50
I am 50. Already 50 or just 50. Is the glass half full or half empty. In other words how do I want to spend the rest of my life. Continue sitting in front of a computer and solve other people’s problems which they wouldn’t have without a computer or do I start over and […]