regeneration Good people,
huuii, I'm probably a bit late. Apologize, but I so tired of what moment is that I do have uncanny. Not that I would not know that already. I know that it can take up to a month until I climb out of my post-IM-hole addition. But surprisingly it is but again and again.
Last Sunday I first moved back wheel. Oh, that was a beautiful thing. The troops, twelve men strong, and then relaxed it, because at least three of us had their season high point behind. Fresh air, a freshly cleaned bike - because it did not matter that I myself was not quite so fresh. Currently containing attract many opportunities to go on a little slope.
nice barbecue on the balcony Altona was beautiful as our post-Ironman-grilling on the balcony Altona. Anna, Rainer and I were able to decorate for the barbecue with an Ironman banner (no idea who took care of it). And in the course of the evening came loose together 30 people. No idea how we all sausages and other grilled stuff was plastered. But we did it. And the beer that we had in the meantime in the gas station to pick, not a drop was left. It would have been like clock 1.30, as we disassembling - who knows for sure.
And yet I felt as if I can any time really speed up. But that is certainly also related to the self-confidence, which you wear for a race like in Klagenfurt in itself. Do you know that? You drive around and when another biker shows up, then get such an idea like "You know no idea who you're dealing with here," or "If you twitch, then here is a massacre," said or something like that. But in fact - and as above - it was a relaxed round.
Nice TdF on TV, while the wounds of his own race in mind And that was a good thing, as a massacre would be an actual encounter with a potential "enemies" have become just for me. As soon as I got home (after 75 miles in 2:35 hours) because my legs were already extremely difficult. Well, had to again serve the sofa. And with a mountain stage in the Tour de France of Nachmitttag of Sunday was always saved.
Then times to our comments:
in Milwaukee @ Nico: Yeah, the film holder. Super is not it? By the way, the triathlon magazine makes a rookie program. So many (short and everyone) for the Ironman triathlon in 9 months. That seems vaguely familiar but before. And, if our people were at that time was already (in the short or Everyman) triathletes, then the program would have made a bit easier.
@ Silvio: Boy, that was a surprise when you're past the Solar Mountain to us. Always nice to see old friends. If your just not as quickly scurry past would. Times to stop but the next time
@ Jens: 11:47 hours for the first number - very good. And especially good that the whole family was there. So what you will never forget - never. Beautiful!
@ Alex: What book? We have long since sold more! No nonsense, but you could really get the time to get out. Before we have abused the last few pages of it as a coaster. No, nonsense. But could pick up You really. So go ahead, the heath is not yet so far away.
So life looks currently - Ruut wieß fries, and sausage Juut, that is cycling on Sunday - that's the only thing I have ever seen on the chain. The desk is full, and I'm tired. This is not the best combination to enter into training. Martin, however, has already trained over the past week again twelve hours. Madness. I could not. But he has already this Sunday with the City-Man again a task. Since keep your fingers crossed.
So you can enjoy the time: pizza and beer on a little boat on the Wörthersee But again back to the Wörthersee. The chapter's still not fully processed. According to our race (did you even read the reports), once stood on the recovery program. What is not a good decision to leave immediately. Good four days at sea, that was great. Swim without Neo. Walk as far as it would allow battered toenails and blisters. Cycling - Noo not at all. But eat, eat, eat!
Our team after the race - must be simple again are shown. rl: Axel, Martin, Rainer, Mathias Every day we have something inveigled with dumplings: pork roast here chanterelles there, there medallions, steak elsewhere - sometimes twice a day. In between, ice cream, pizza, cola, beer, cappuccino, ice again, simple as all that. The best was our trip with two electric boats on the lake. Most of us wanted to go pedal. But when I saw the E-boats, I have a strong case for this variant. Thank God, the word from the elders and service to something wild with the boys. And so I was able to elegantly behind the wheel of the no-kicking-it-is-well-to-front-boat settle.
Anna with her first fish! The way was fried in the morning for breakfast. It was followed by a scenic boat tour, where we arrived in the meantime, beer and pizza brought on board, and in addition, drifting on the lake enjoying the sun. Beautiful. Susan and Thomas from Wedel, we got (fast 5 km / h) with our speed missiles in Reibnitz, and then we jumped in the middle of the lake into fresh water. Beautiful, sometimes without a black rubber dive on the skin can.
Prince Rainer (left) and Axel swimming went Wörthersee From then on Friday towards Rothsee. Areas in the state again we found the absolute culinary highlight. In
Rundletzholz we found - among the other five houses - the guest stands "guest house for the three lime trees. And William, the head of the house, not only hunters (with the local council for the board game of all his colleagues in the district), but also a trained butcher and a trained chef. Need I say more?
The day after the race in the big tent of Klagenfurt. For me, missing 12 minutes of Hawaii. I keep driving another time to go back. In the meantime, I might come read my book. Is that good? And so has my time between actually very well-shaped figure, now again changed the direction of degeneration. Well, nothing is forever. In
Roth Anna, Prince Rainer and I still strongly drawn to the "17 hours" flyers to the houses. And that was thanks to Rainer, really funny.
main thing is fun - amateur body-builder
Actually, we had a Haiden fun. Rainer and I were cheering on Solar Mountain screamed (on top) so much, and geblödelt that after an hour within 50 meters almost no one was because we were too loud. Herrlich. Hours later and when we turned up uf the running path along the canal, people whispered, "look, those are the two of Solar Mountain." Well, hopefully we could do one or the other athletes a little legs.
the way, in Roth at the start: Frank Weyer. Frank logs off and on in the comments. Because of him I have become a Triatleten. Other way around, because of my blog 2005, he has, after a long break, come back to triathlon. The boy has talent - blessed - so the word may still take a 40-year-olds to complete. As a youth he fought earlier with Thomas Hellriegel, Norman Stadler and today's other top athletes around. But, because of its Belastungsathmas he heard at some point a bit irritated with the triathlon. Funny or - the most high-performance athletes have asthma! Now Frank is my reason why I do not believe these people. Because if someone really has problems with it, then so be sure not performance enhancing!
relic from the old days, but still valid - who fights, wins, taking the target is not the most important thing. Rather is one of struggle, the effort to have given the best possible in every second! However, Frank has in Roth 9:18 hingezimmert! That was great! I was so excited and proud that I - with this huge blister under my right foot - I ran the last 4 miles with him. Then went with me but not much! 9:18 hours - so he would have beamed themselves loose in an Ironman race in Hawaii. And even though he had to fight from the middle of the race with cramps in the thighs. What a performance. I kid, I could see him how much he fights. But he pulled through it, no meter is gone, has put painful step by painful step. 9:18! That was a great moment, a moment in which 20 years of friendly triathlon history formed into a circle. Who would have thought that something we both enjoy time together!!
Back in Hamburg, it is obviously now the question of what the future holds. Initially I had always thought that my post-surgery comeback disc could possibly be my last Ironman race. In fact, things look now, but something different. The race has
in Klagenfurt given me so much confidence that I will probably continue. My goal, however, to try if I can be with 42 as soon as I was 32, I've achieved in my eyes. Sure, 9:49 hours are not 9:29 hours. If I my race but projecting to a distance such as red, then I get the Thing but damn close. Because in fact I can say that was indeed in training, swim around 5 minutes faster than was the case with the brawl in Klagenfurt. Then I grab me 5 minutes I had lost (called slipstream Heinis, lollipops, or fraudsters) due to dishonest competitors (the minutes, the same drive on the other side by her slipstream I have over produced, I include here even not me). And last but not least, I think the marathon would have had without this insane bubble up to 10 minutes can be faster. And hey presto, I'm getting close to the 9:30 hours. (
Here way an interesting article by Kai Baumgartner on his Page 3athlon.org!)
Well, this is mathematics, though after the Müllerchen rule that does not fit, will be made to fit. But seriously, yesterday, Martin rumgeschickt the quality of the time slot winner from Klagenfurt (where the guy always finds something to me is a mystery). The last of my age group has to go with just 12 minutes ahead of me to the finish. That would have been something else in racing history but also with me in it. And who knows if the guys before me were not exactly those that I have been on the bike so much on the nerves! But anyway, I'm - as I said after the race - very happy with the outcome. And this year would also not good for my Hawaii (Leave Job, books) have been personal situation. I keep driving another time to go back. That is so.
Well, now I am, therefore, been almost three weeks without exercise (with a wheel unit). The current course, I compensate by the TdF. Uii, is dedicated to Jens Voigt yesterday provided! Wow! You see, this happens to be the best. Also includes: Never without a helmet for training. Most of you will always be that clear. But I see more and more colleagues who go without a helmet on the slopes. Somehow to me the steps in developing our approach to various diseases. True to the motto: I happened to nothing. For me it is so still: No helmet is not greeted. Since I am adamant. The only exception: Norman. Comes in the winter, always arguing with his thick cap fit over a helmet on his head. Hey my friend We have to work even more!
Otherwise, however, that must be said here is a Norman helmet straps - always.
So what comes next? We have so let it be so. Prince Rainer and I would like next year to Wisconsin. Why? Because you could connect the small with a holiday. And because it would be something else simple. Dirk Radtke, we were able to persuade so far not to participate, but we get perhaps even more. Reinbek-Maik (probably my longest blog readers ever!) has always provided you with the live ticker here (in the past two years), maybe. Thus we have almost another team on the road. And so a new project.
remains to be seen whether I manage to pass within the next week my retired life again.
Actually this is now a great starting point. Two years on the sensible wheel in the legs, the leg does not slip Much, and behaves as quietly shoulder. I could be so much faster next year than this season.
Nevertheless, a few weeks apart, I'll probably still need. And while for most of you, just the right season running. Yeah, everybody Jeck is different.
course I will, on 15 August accumulate in Hückeswagen. But because the bar is indeed more in focus as the target banner. I am also curious to see who can be seen from the Pa'a team is still there. Anna wants, Martin also has expressed interest, and even Dirk has indicated that it may be what might be in my home with a start from him. That would be a great thing. And Thomas? Hey Thomas, can you not even take a Saturday off!!
And now for the blog. Not without reason is today's headline "regeneration". Like last year I would like to take a break. I hope you understand this I write for my life like that, I also sometimes have to have distance - especially since I'm also still must cut professionally in the keys. But before we talk about the future, a brief review. It was clear that this project would not achieve quite as much attention as our first Pa'a project. At that time, the blog had 80,000 hits within 8 months. Wow. This time there were at least
24000th If you see that this time I but not 7 days a week but have only written once, then it is very good. More than that was the day after the race, after all, nearly 300 people on this site. And each and every one I want to thank at this point! Also, knowing only that your fingers crossed for us have pressed us has the courage, gave us strength. Thank you! Overall, I'm
posted 50 blog entries. That is, if you will print out the time thing, a lot of substance.
In ordinary weeks were always about 150 people Tuesday on the blog. in addition to the further following 6 days are around 100. Highlihgts in the comments, there were many. Now I can not repeat everything, every single quote that I found exciting, but it was nice to see that so many have made of you thought!
was always very cool and again that people have reported from the off. I have loved these comments that began this way: "Hi, I'm one of those silent blog readers, but now I would like to register but once word ... "Wonderful, so people such as the recently emerged Nico from Milwaukee, who now only wants to read everything again! Schön.
Wunderbar our regular readers, Tim, Florian, Enka ( Australia), Chrifa, Julia, Vienna-Martin (!!!!! thank my nephews and nieces, Katrina and Mathias !!!!), then Silvio, Alex, Norman - whom I thank in particular - because he was usually so ! not reading, Bayern-Flo, FFM-Christoph, Torben, Andi, my dear SteffiundMarkus in Munich, Nadine, PB-Rainer, our Dirk, and oh all the others - thanks
Yikes, I've been saying for thank you:
Anna - without them nothing, only you with all makes sense!
my parents - not the powerful world of computers, the neighbor has them and printed from a blog. I know you have it with interest, even when the time called for some other priorities. Dad, I wish I could make even an IM race in front of your door, then you would have not travel so far!
Martin - as we have spent two years together plump. Certainly I have this year not so bothered, as before one year. I hope it was you still was fun, and what you have learned.
After a long hard fight deserved rest Axel - never there, but always present. Nice that we have found ourselves. We never thought we do something together sometimes.
Axel in the destination of his first Ironman in Klagenfurt. A hard struggle, a great experience! The Prince Rainer - For a great time, lots of fun, and reliability when you need them.
Des Princes sunburn after the race in Klagenfurt my boys - sure you think I was crazy. For various reasons. Without our friendship, I would not train. Funny, is not it? Your telephone support during the race - once! Your support in ordinary life - to describe!
Rolando - You belong with them. Your word weighs on me more than you think.
Lutz - for swimming training when it is most needed and great cycling.
Frank - without him I would not become a triathlete. From him I learned many things that help me today to succeed even in difficult situations. Only one thing I have not learned from him: How can I participated in God as soon as he swim?
Frank and I went to the Roth Challenge Again Norman - chat for joint winter training for thousands of minutes and Council if necessary! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Norman, as always cheerful and positive! Bergedorf-Björn - for the most spontaneous bike leg, for the "taxi" to Lluc for quiet rounds of discussions away from the sport.
Bergedorf-Björn (right) in Sunday's cycling coach ing Maik - not only for your sympathy, your tenterhooks along and your (two rounds) using (n) in the race, but also for your trust outside of the sport.
Thanks to all doctors, especially Dr.
Rebolledo Godoy- the best surgeon I know,
Mallwitz Dr. Muller and Dr. (examining my spine and rehabilitated) treated me wonderfully, as I really was not well. Who would have thought two years ago that I do an Ironman again! In 9:49! Without go lee!
Thanks also to Doris, the Physio-capacity from the Spine Center at
Michel .
Uwe Otto - who has executed this with my shoulder.
the
finishers - are simply a great team and support us as they can.
Thomas Hillig - for your support, nice phone calls, a fun barbecue and new friendship.
Mizuno -Patrick - who has helped me with some great shoes.
Ralf Sievers - Blog reader and doctor. Without you I could have lost my training camp in Mallorca. Damn shame that Bad Bederkesa is so far away. For your advice, however, I must not thank me today for the first time!
Susan and Thomas from Wedel - that you came to the Wörthersee me a lasting impression.
Matthias and Christian - that you came too! All the more, as Matthew has bled the heart. Stay quiet boy, your time will come. Christian, with intervertebral disc prolapse C6 / 7 is still a lot!
Anna, Chris and Matt at the Hamburg Marathon artist Hermann - for fun and wisdom!
Angela and Dr. Dieter - (and Hermann) for beautiful three days, better nights in Lanzarote.
Olaf Sabatschus - for a great attitude towards our sport and for an unforgettable workout on the bike, where I thanked the good Lord for every red traffic light!
drinking form - Stephan Friemel to give me his Iso / carbohydrate drink, my taste and my idea of a Competition drink unexpectedly na (he) is chgekommen. By the end of the bike course I relied on the drink, have nothing else to put me and I was not disappointed.
And finally again
first all those I should have forgotten, and second
all readers who have paid attention to my line.
This blog does not end completely, but I'm going to 15 September retreat. I hope you understand that. I have to put my self on stronger legs - and here you have to train, train, train - and I have to write two books. I do not know how I all this is to create. And again, I look at my little bracelet, or on the road to Lanzarote: "Will is Everything!"
Should you create it, by 15 September 100 comments can be back here (possibly by different people, by your count!), It would make my decision the powerful to continue writing. Just think about it, maybe it will work. And it costs nothing.
You have not quite give up my comments and perspective on things. In
www.twitter.com / paa_biz I will also post in the next 6 weeks. I find this format very appealing, and it is - for the time of the break - but considerably less time-consuming. What do you think? Could be, however, that I address as well as things I notice in the ordinary living like this. Try it again.
letter as it is at its best - with coffee and cake. Well, now it's done. The summer break is coming. In me opens up a sense of melancholy. It's totally hard to let go here. No lie. Probably for me that is even more difficult than for you. But as the Pink Panther always said: Today is not all days, I'll be back, no question!
And then I still think a great interview, which I propose have performed three days with the Austrian climber
Thomas Bubendorfer . That was really fascinating. For a man who moves sometimes 1,000 meters above the ground - alone and without any security ropes! - The world looks different and sometimes even more clearly as one of us. Some key sentences from it have been branded on my brain:
- The basic principle is Change, Change, Change. Only those who changed something moves. Only someone who moves, gets the motivation to go forward, together.
- And you can always change something, always do something. No matter how hopeless the situation looks certain, the man is always potential! As long as he breathes, he can always do something!
My point exactly: Pa'a - fighting 'for your destination!
love everything! Sincerely, Your mathias
Ade to 15th September here - on or before @ paa_biz
