Thursday 24 August 2017
This Saturday, 26th of August, it's time for my next race: 70.3 IRONMAN Vichy. With 7 weeks to go till the IRONMAN World Championships in Hawaii and 5 weeks after my latest victory in France, this race fits perfectly in my schedule and my build u...
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Tuesday 25 July 2017
IRONMAN Nice, what a race, atmosphere, course, spectators, … I’m extremely happy to win this once again. From the start of the swim the pace was high. This year’s swim was without a wetsuit, so the field was more stretched out. Exiting t...
Wednesday 19 July 2017
Sunday my next big goal of the season is planned, IRONMAN France. I was able to win this race 3 times before. It goes without saying that I look forward and worked really hard towards this race. The last training weeks have been good, includin...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
I'm really pleased with my 4th place at IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona. Racing some of the best in our sport, on a very demanding but beautiful course, was not meant to be easy. For me, only 7 weeks after IRONMAN South Africa and 7 days after my 3rd plac...
Sunday 14 May 2017
Today I achieved a satisfying 3rd place. 6 weeks after a complete IRONMAN, racing a half distance event is never easy. With this nice podium spot I can build further towards next races. I came out of the water as 6th, about 1 min after the ...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Next Sunday, May 14th, I'll race IRONMAN 70.3 Pays d'Aix in France. A good opportunity to test my fitness level after the full distance race in South Africa. In 2014 I also participated in this race which resulted in a 4th place. A hill...
Friday 07 April 2017
My 7th place last Sunday was absolutely not the result I was aiming for in South Africa. This winter I trained really hard and everything went exceptionally good, until that Friday when I got attacked. An incident that I wanted to forget about as...
Monday 28 November 2016
Yesterday was a fantastic day to me, maybe I would better start this newsletter with "WAW". I really had a good day and raced smart. "Experience" and "mental strength" were the keywords. I entered T1 as 6th in a group of 8 athletes. The first...
Friday 28 October 2016
IRONMAN Cozumel on 27th of November will be my final race for 2016. The race and result at the world championships IRONMAN in Kona are the source of this last minute decision, since this race was not on my initial race schedule. In the last...
Wednesday 12 October 2016
My 10th place at the world championship IRONMAN is the result of a very hard fought day. I had my peak form at the right time of the season. I knew, I was feeling strong and ready! In the end, it was my perseverance and mental toughness that...
