Triathlon on the Philippines

As of the growth-potential of our sport the three in one disciplines are set to be boomed in Asia. The company of IRONMAN, which had been sold to the Chinese for 650 MRd US dollars, does plan to open up 17 new races in the Pacific region.

Here on the Philippines triathlon is already done by IRONMAN on Bohol an Cebu half- and short distance only, thus a mixture of vacation and triathlon-sports, but on the international level. National events are spread more frequently, inter-asian, too. Training is hard on the Philippines, the sunshine-state of the East. To get an IRONMAN full distance, thus therefore a big race over the magical of 226k would be a bomb!!! As of heat, wind and profiles this might become the most hard Ironman on Earth, which is said to be on Lanzarote (Canarian Islands) presently.

For me living in Sebaste, Antique on the Panay-Island, well, here triathlon-competition is not yet, although the female national champion is from Pandan, a town like Sebaste close to Boracay, too. To get adjusted to tropical heat and hot sun takes time and for training I can recommend camel-bak in general, esp. needed jungle-runs, long-distance and mountainbiking for sure. Do not drink water from rivers, although water is sober best quality crystal clear! Better collect rain by the means of banana-leaves...

beautiful Boracay

Preparing for peek-performance at CHALLENGE Regensburg (3.8 - 180,2 - 42,2), also ironman-distance in Germany  done on 14th of August 2016 I get in shape little by little, thus being on the Philippines from October to January not too many kilometers are needed in the early stage fo the season. We ll se if CHALLENGE, number 2 in the global-market, gets rooted into the country of the Philppines, too.

some results season done

Season 2014/15 was exciting like every season in our sports! There was a lot of good atmosphere in training and competitons, some results are worthy to be presented. This year I could not manage to compete mega event, however I am motivated to prepare for to be a part of Challenge Regensburg next season!

Some selected results:

05.12.14  10k Nikolauslauf Forchheim: 4th rank age-group

25.01.15  12k Prellsteinrennen: 1st place team

24.04.15  10k Hohenstadt: 1st rank age-group

09.05.15  Landkreislauf (relay): 6th place team 

14.06.15  olympic distance Ingolstadt: 12th in age group / 74th overall

23.08.15  10k Nürnberg: 3rd in age-group / 15th overall (picture)

Trimichi and Bashian, 15th and 7th overall, 

both ranked 3rd in age-groups.

So now it feels like off-season and regeneration-mode. It`ll be a long run until Challenge Regensburg in August 2016. Time for gymnastics, streching, relaxing and some easy training. 

My regards to CHALLENGE race-director Felix, thank you very much for official and public invitation to Challenge Roth 2016!

swim bike run accepted fun

Being abroad rather often this year, it is nice to have platform for proper training again. Its not only a privileg to practise triathlon, also Bavaria is a good place to live, for swim bike run have some fun. Today Bavarians can be really proud to be location of two big long-distance events. Legendary Challenge Roth, and Challenge Regensburg 1st time hosted in August 2016. Seems like the state in Southern Germany, being Mekka of triathlon already, becomes Medina as well.

After a-competion had been done, b-and c-priority races are ahead. There is still plenty to do to keep in shape. Like for today, when some of us meet spontaniously for swim-training.

3athletes

Actually there had been some questions concerning the development of the sport, now solved. The last years it seems like money-investments had spoiled the originality of our sport. And actually regularies are being modified. However, triahtlon becomes more normal. For the last years the raise from 200.000 to more than 300.000 active athletes in Germany alone is enough to bypass break-even point of calculations. Triathlon is allowed to grow normal now. And also sprint-distance-athletes are accepted to be true triathletes, which has to do with the acceptance of the audience and the perceived normality any athlete is considered today. No need to be an "Ironman" to be called true. That´s ingenious! Maybe one day triathlon is said to be the most healthy sport? We will see...

For me, I myself I focus onto the 3rd discipline for the rest of the season, go for bike-rides and swim-units for the need of compensation and relaxation.