Mainova Frankfurt Marathon ahead

First of all, honor to whom does honor belong. Heiko Gentes did a great right error, by having founded Team LORENZ. By his own he registered for that Short-Distance (Kurzdistanz [KD]) at the lake, that name is Rothsee. Thus, with no further words just a mere picture.

Heiko crossed the finish-line, for heaven`s sake, he did !

Secondly, in the name of the team we say thank you for our new supporter, the filling station around the corner. It`s nice to feel support any team needs. Also thank you very much to ELCH-BREW, let`s say for holding the line. Meanwhile we all drank that much beer made in Thuisbrunn, so that it is planned to build a highway to that small village in romantical Franconia as of the people can come faster to the beer. True? True. May be it is a good thing for me, I myself Micho, to look for that topic to go there and make sure of the highway isn`t going to be build!

Now, for me, well I started systematical training and already finised a 10k race in 47:47 min sec. Rather slow. But no wonder as of too much tobacco-enjoyment and easy life as of that injury. Thanks God I can do go run fast again. This way in September there is a race along the halfmarathon distance in sight. Swim-training should serve as recompensation. I have no choice as to train rhythmically again. Otherwise my coach might be upset. 

Like predicted in my first post ever here on that blog I want to start in Frankfurt. Marathon. Late in October. I already booked my hotel and look forward a lot. 

two stupidos on the road to Roth

What is a triathlete without a car? A triathlete without a car is lost. Rather simple. How to transport all the staff? And what is a triathlete without a team? Luckily my own team was founded and supported from the local filling-station ELO with alcoholics not only for the race-after celebration.

Thus, for the last week three things of importance are to be reported. First, my friend Heiko, who is the Geschwadermaster (a most best athlete of the NATO-squadron [Jagdgeschwader 73]) founded Team LORENZ by online-registration on the Rothsee-Triathlon, a short-distance-race or a 5i50 IRONMAN, executed last Sunday, coached by the Geschwafelmaster himself (me, Micho a ka Labarito), who became domesticated, too, having gotten all 400 out of 400 points in a 4 hrs manual-test in social-psychology at German University. A result never appeard bevor. 100.00%.

two Trottels make the trottle: intelligence and strength on wheels (a ka Team Lorenz).

Secondly,  it was Heikos turn to bring honor to the team, and set a benchmark by doing swim bike run at Rothsee 5i50 IRONMAN. After those kilometeres, 1,5 - 42 - 10, as an ongoing father he made it in 2:37 hrs min, thus, a more than good and respectable result. Still having a broken arm I cannot start any competition this year concerning triathlon. However, my coach Mr. Speedy Gonzales (aka OMG from MEX) insisted to go run for a Marathon in Frankfurt on 28th of October. 

Happy of having done it all and also of x-ray picture of my arm looks fine, we look to future optimistically. Thus third a warm welcome to our new sponsor, the local filling-station of ELO just around the block. Thank you for your support!

Hawaii on fire ... - is the IRONMAN shifted to Tahiti?

The triathlon community is irritated. It is not yet sure, if IRONMAN world-championships can be done like usually in the middle of October on Hawaii. Early in May the Vuclano  became active. First it started with easier erruptions and some lava flow, crevicies opened up parallely and put out the 800 -1200° Celsius hot material. Later the Kilauea on Big Island blew smoke out into the air rather heavily. Now, a further big erruprion is not unlikely to be expected.

This is the situation right now, a live cam close to the crater of the Kilauea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtihmXFWqGo shows the orange flood spurting out!

People had been evacuated and the infratructre is affected by the lava, too. Some voices liked the idea of the championships moves to Tahiti and became louder. Can the IRONMAN be excuted "down under"? Of course, it is a lot of organization in logistics..., well, but not really. In the beginning years of triathlon, triathlon simple had been done. Even nowadays some true triathletes just met - on Samoa e.g. - and produced and organized a triathlon competition out of fun and passion, for themselves by themselves.

Is the IRONMAN  determined to Tahiti this year? 

Here in Germany I made my peace with it. As of my arm is still broken I could not prepare for the championships like planned to qualify for in Nice late in June. What to do? All to do is to keep calm and start basic training units in the first and third discipline. Well, late in June  is a big feast here in town along the week-end (for impressions click: http://www.lauf.de/index.php?id=350). The party opens up traditionally at 6 p.m. with a 10000m run throughout the inner city, a hilly two loop course. There might be a lot of spectators, even more than on the Hawaiian Islands, although the city has 25000 residents, only. As of the tapping of beer is earlier, of course. A good opprtunity for to come back to get the feeling of race and competition. 

Thus, moreover, no need to force races on Hawaii. There is no beer on Hawaii, also. Cheers!