Dear readers and dear Sirs, hello to from here to all over the globe,
actually showing off is hooked to triathlon. Thus, when there is no triathlon, there is no showing-off? At least on this blog.
Surgeons saved my shoulder by two operations, and my spine by another two operations. The likelihood to die and the likelihood to sit in a wheel-chair - those who know me know my jokes as of wheel-chair hooked to age - put together is 70%. 30% survive without wheel-chair, but need 1-2 years to recover. Well, after those four operations within 21d I had to take antibiotics for full six weeks until the day before my 50th birthday.
After 2-3 monthes I can walk 20k and swim 1,5k in between. Biking is still forbidden, but it is said I can do cycling again.
So 14th of NOV was the first day without, but another two weeks of mere hell had been ahead in order to wait if the bacteria outbreaks again. Did not. Thank God and all his angels. Recapitulation of the frame: I got feaver the day the triathlon competitions (f and m) in Paris took place late in July/1st of August along olympic distance. By the way: the German team - with Laura Lindemann in the fourth "leg" and her world famous, fast and furious sprint to the very end -won the mixed relay competiton in Paris and got the golden medal 5th of August.
Thus, 4 month after triathlon in the Frech Capital I was said to be healthy again, yes. I am. And now? Damages? The bacteria ate substance in the shoulder, spine's disc substance, too. Moreover, even German top doctors did not know where it stem from at first, and how it came in and where it came from. I do not know either? At least, I do not care anymore.
And I disbelieve in conspiracy.
Now there is a true new challenge.
Because OSTSEEMAN Triathlon wrote me the day before my birthday, 13th of NOV the day I took my last antibiotics at 1:400 (Berlin time ) and asked me if I would like to postpone my start in Glücksburg. I would like to, I replied by e-mail also. To start in 2026 226k, but not so in 2025. It is not impossible the next year, but I really need time in order to get fit and fitter again. And especially after that infection and hospital, well, after four month of inactivity in swim, bike, run - it needs time to prepare for triathlon. Ty OM for that option by the way.
Well, presently we have peace in Germany. But in Israel, not so. One day I come to Israel. And if so, for middle-distance. As of the profile, sure. Eilat isn't Glücksburg, neither Eilat has flat race courses (3300 metres of elevation the bike split full distance) nor Glücksburg (1100 metres of elevation the bike course only), while Eilat is a downhill race the first 13km the last discipline while Glücksburg is a uphill and downhill race (+ and - 400 metres of elevation).
The most hard triathlon isn't Nice (2550 mtrs the bike split up and down) - I did in 2019 at 44° C thus I know what I am talking about and thus a famous General called the desert-fox if alive would be proud of me - and it isn't Hawaii, no! It is ISRAMAN in Eilat.
Like always, we will see how it goes. I guess OM is possible within 16 hrs in the masters class, not so IM. With straw hat. And with pink race suit, of course. :)
Let's better go fishing friends. ;)
