It is always hard to write about things that did not went according to the plan. The rest of my 2014 season was exactly the oposite of what I had in my mind. After the great race at Ostseeman triathlon with a new course record time I planed to use…

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This Sunday I had my last race of the season, Croatian championship at half-ironman distance in Porec. Given the course of the season, this was one of those races where anything except a win would be considered a failure. Competition was quite good so I knew that it won’t be easy…

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Moral of the story: Never give up. I raced NATUREMAN today. After 60k on the bike people were still shouting: "Dusieme". I don't speak French but know enough to know that's not what I was hoping for. Then things went in different direction quickly. I passed a lot of guys on the…

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Ironman 70.3 Rügen – prerace This weekend it´s time for another home-race, the Ironman 70.3 Rügen. Its takes place just some 60min ride by car from where I live in northern Germany. The swim takes place in the Baltic Sea, same like OstseeMan, just with the difference that Binz is…

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This year everything was different. Last year no one expected me to win and this year I felt like I have a target on my back. Start number one, my photo on the cover of race booklet, on posters through the city and in finish area... Despite that I didn't feel much…

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After the EC Duathlon, lets move to the ironman 70.3 Zell am See: Monday I left Weyer and moved through Austria to join Salzburg to visit the city and get close to Zell am See where I was from Tuesday, August 26 to September 1. In Zell am See, I was in an apartment…

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Since my Belgian's Duathlon titel early July, I took first a pause to think about the current season and plan for the continuation and end of this one. Then I went back to training with main goals: the European Duathlon Championships (10-40-5 distance) that were held in Weyer, Austria on August 24. And combine it with another competition, the Ironman 70.3 Zell am See…

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I know it is late, but originally I was not sure if I should write an Ostseeman blog this year. People might find it boring to read the fifth time about the fifth victory in the same race. I had some time to think about this and I don´t think…

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Embrunman was on a bucket list for a while and this year it was finally time to see what I can do on one of the hardest ironman distance courses in the world. My biggest concern before the race was a few extra kilos that were caused by “see food…

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