This race was already 3 weeks ago and since the next race is soon I figured it is about time to finish this race report. I knew going into the race there were many other good people at the starting line. The race plan was pretty aggressive since it was a sprint. Push 285 Watts […]
Even though St. Croix was a hard/hot race I recovered quickly and only 2 weeks later I felt physically and mentally ready to tackle the next race. Race strategy for this race was to be aggressive but aerobic on the Swim, Push 215 Watts on the bike (keep HR in check) and than start the […]
St. Croix is a special race for many reasons. For one it is a 70.3 (Half-Ironman) which offers 30 slots for the Ironman World Championships, this means it attracts top talents every year. The race is comparable with Kona from a heat/humidity perspective. And you get a bottle of Rum at athletes check-in as part […]
After Ironman Whistler I did a lot of soul searching because I didn’t qualify for Kona. So for this year I shifted my mental focus on having the best race I can and not “caring” about a spot for Kona. Obviously, I still want to go, but qualifying for Kona is outside of my control […]
For once I was standing at the starting line and I wasn’t that nervous. I had no clue what to expect and my body was ready for a break after a 3 week training block. I also didn’t have enough time to warm up and was telling myself to start with a reasonable pace. The […]
(Considering that I have my next race tomorrow, I felt obligated to finish the blog post from my last race 3 weeks ago 🙂 ) In fall 2013 my training was heavily bike focused, which normally means that the run times “suffer” somewhat. In December I had a surprising good 10k. This race would be […]
After the recent cross bike focus, my Z1 running is still a little slower than it was in summer. So going into this 10k the pacing guideline was to start of with a 6-6:05min/mile and than afterwards run best effort. This was slower than my half marathon PR and slower than my previous 10k best. […]
MFG #5 – SCCA/Starbycks – Marymoor park (Oct 27th) I started further upfront this time since my number got called early. By number I mean the last digit of my number. In cross cycling they line up the first 2 rows according to points and than the rest gets to line up based on the […]
After my race in Whistler my coach said that some cycling racing could be beneficial for me. Since I am not a big fan of road races and all the nasty crashes which happen there all the time and the season is over anyway, I set my mind on cycle cross. This sounds way more […]
Ironman, I finished 🙂 I have struggled a bit with talking, and writing this blog post, because at the end of the day, I felt so happy and alive. After a 13hr day it was kind of an unexpected feeling. So, I struggled with it, but I just can’t keep a smile off my face […]