Going back home ...

Work is done and now I´m on my way back home to Hamburg. I have one hour and then I have to be at the racehotel for the Hamburg City Man. So not much of resting. And it might be good, so I do not have a hard time falling asleep, because I work. The race on Sunday will be a challenge for me. Life is allmost that easy ...
ALOHA --- Kjell

Done, but ...

Why me, ... I asked me that question quite often. Well three races and the one I´m racing in, was unuseall cool. And everyone who knows me, I love ot warm/hot! The swim was not good, I agree Coach! On the bike I started like I planed to. My legs where stiff, but I tried to push them warm. But on the downhills and in the wind, with the extra chill, it felt like someone hit a knif right in my lower back. The power was gone and I had a hard time to push. Lookin for a 5:00h bikeride, I finished the bike in an slow 5:38h. Everyone who saw me coming in town, said you looked so angry, I honestly where sooo MAD! So I decided to kill it on my run and ran hard. Well maybe not the smartest and I paid a little bite. But running a 3:12 is allright.
So I finaly made a 10:02h total, 72place (out of 2400finisher) and 23rd Pro (out of 27finisher).
Thanks for all the help and for the support here.
Family Livingstone for the wonderfull time at their home.
Blake, Whitney (from Moscow ID, USA - 7h+ in the car) and Mike (Vancouver, Can 4h in the car) for coming from far to cheer me on.
I tired and done. ALOHA --- Kjell

IRONMAN CANADA ...

Today is raceday and if you wanna follow the race and me, check the lifecouverage on Ironmanlive.com!
My racenumber is 34 and I gonna look like this (yes black long socks)
Send me power ...
ALOHA --- Kjell

Mail from my little cousine ...

Wow here is someone (Julian) starting early with triathlon:
But not to fast, so you gonna beat me;-)
Thanks David and Virginia
All the best.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Negativ ...

I got my first Training-Doping-Test (by NADA) done and the result is negative, like expected. It was straighe situation, but if it shows that we are "clean" Athlets, I do it without a request:
17.07.2007 Training - done - negativ
So Ironman Canada here I´m, #34!
ALOHA --- Kjell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINJE ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE SISTER!!! old picture, probably 24years ago.
Have a fun day, lots of presents and just a fantastic time. Sorry that I´m gone, but I will bring something fun from here!
Your Kjell

PENTICTON and the Ironman

The town is getting bussy with Ironman. I´m here since Monday night and the weather is allright, could be a little warmer but it is OK! My homestay is fantastic, thanks to family Livingstone!!! I made dinner last night, Königsberger Klopse and everyone liked it, good. And I have done a nice bikeride on the course (60k). It was windy and hilly, but I like it allot. My running legs fell fantastic, so I´m realy looking in forward to the race on Sunday:
My number 34!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman Canada schedule ...

Wednesday, August 22
8:00 am – 9:00 pm – ECM Merchandise Tents at Okanagan Park open
Noon – 4:30 pm – Subaru Ironman Canada Village opens at Okanagan Park
Thursday, August 23
8:00 am – 9:00 pm – Merchandise Tents open
10:00 am –4:30 pm – Subaru Ironman Canada Village open
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Registration at Okanagan Park
6:00 pm – Subaru 5K and Timex Iron Kids 1K Fun Run
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – 25th Anniversary Celebration and Concert, Gyro Park
Friday, August 24
8:00 am – 9:00 pm – Merchandise Tents open
8:00 am – Underpants Run (meet at Main St. & Front St.)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Registration at Okanagan Park
9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Subaru Ironman Canada Village Open
11:00 am – Press Conference at IMTV tent in Subaru Ironman Canada Village in Okanagan Park
4:00 pm – 6:45 pm – Welcome Dinner followed by a Mandatory Meeting for all competing athletes
Saturday, August 25
8:00 am – 9:00 pm – Merchandise Tents open
9:00 am – 11:30 am – Bike Checkin & Gear Checkin (go to the Bike Transition Area)
10:00 am – 6:00 pm - Subaru Ironman Canada Village open
1:00 pm – 3:45 pm – Bike Check-in & Gear Check-in (go to the Bike Lot/Transition Area)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – City of Penticton Parade of Athletes. Starts at Main St. & White Avenue
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – T-shirt exchange; Pro Autographs at Gyro Park
Sunday, August 26
5:00 am – 6:00 am – Athlete Check-In (North end of Main St.)
6:45 am – PRO Start
7:00 am – RACE STARTS
8:00 am – 11:00 pm – Merchandise Tents Open
9:00 am – 8:00 pm – Subaru Ironman Village open
9:20 am – HSBC SWIM COURSE CLOSES
5:30 pm – TIMEX BIKE COURSE CLOSES
Midnight – NORTH SHORE RUN COURSE CLOSES – FIREWORKS !!!
Monday, August 27
7:00 am – Finishers Merchandise available
9:00 am – 3:00 pm Subaru Ironman Canada Registration for 2008 (Okanagan Park)
9:00 am – 11 am – HAWAII Registration (Okanagan Park)
11:15 am – HAWAII Registration Roll Down for 2007 (Okanagan Park)
5:30 pm – Awards Banquet at Penticton Trade and Convention Centre
... so the week is on.
ALOHA --- Kjell

PENTICTON

I made it, but I lost (Well at the TSA check, I sure they where stuck in the Xray, but ...) my favourite Oakley´s. Now I will rest and maybe enjoy some of Penticton´s sides: "Penticton is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake (at one time known officially as "Dog Lake").[citation needed] Its 2006 population was 31,909 (41,574 in the greater area). The name Penticton is derived from a word in the Salish language, and it is roughly translated as >>a place to stay forever<<." [source: Wikipedia]
And if you find my Oakley´s, I would be extremly happy.
ALOHA --- Kjell

more than beeing there ...

"Presence is more than just being there." [Malcolm S. Forbes]

Gonna be back soon ...
ALOHA --- Kjell

70,3 in Wiesbaden

Today there will be held, the first 70,3 Halfironman in Germany. Good luck everyone, but for sure:
- #7 UWE Widmann
- #158 Christian WACHTER
- #159 Dennis WACHTER
... hope I haven´t forgoten anyone. Sorry for that, just in case.
Keep pushing.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Nice note/quote on a T-shirt ...

I took a picture of this note/quote on a T-Shirt on a Ironman racelocation. Think it is great and there is allot of truth in it. And I my point of view, it counts for all parts in life:
So give your best and you are set!
ALOHA --- Kjell

so true ...

This quote is so true: "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." [Jim Valvano]
... your Kjell

My sister is partying in Hamburg ...

I´m training and resting for my next big race, the Ironman Canada. And my little sister (Sinje) is partying back home in Hamburg: The picture (Sinje with her friend) was taken in the Herzblut on St.Pauli in Hamburg. Thanks to Ricardo for sending it to me. He does the Party-Pictures in Hamburg.
I will party a little after the Ironman Canada and looking in forward to go for more, in the offseason.
HAPPY PARTYING
ALOHA --- Kjell

Training in Moscow, ID, USA ...

I will be in Moscow, ID, USA for a couple days: Training and getting the rest I need for the Ironman Canada on the 26th of August.
The weather is great and the training is doing well. Just need to keep my feet up.
ALOHA --- Kjell

SALE IDEA

I realy like that idea and it is fun:
HAPPY Shopping ALOHA --- Kjell

weather in Penticton

The weather in Penticton looks not to bad. So I hope it stays like that the next weeks until the Ironman race.
Lets enjoy the sun ALOHA --- Kjell

CDA TRI

It was a OK test and I managed to get in 8th overall in 2:03,57h!
See the results!
Happy sunday ALOHA --- Kjell

COEUR D´ALENE Triathlon

I´m doing the COEUR D´ALENE Triathlon as a test for the Ironman Canada and my start for the tapering. The training went realy well (700k+ last week). I´m a little tired, but thats the part of the prozess. Hope I get a little kick for this race and have a good time (racetime and funtime)!
HAPPY RACE ALOHA --- Kjell

Übertraining: ein Kreislauf der Erschöpfung ...

Das ist mal wieder ein super Artikel von Susann von Biestmilch. "Übertraining: ein Kreislauf der Erschöpfung: Seit fünf Jahren befassen wir uns bei Biestmilch.com mit den Problemen von Sportlern aus dem Ausdauerbereich. Im Speziellen sind es die Triathleten, die uns mit ihren Leiden ans Herz gewachsen sind. Als “neue” Sportart mit permanent wachsenden Zahlen der Anhänger versuchen sowohl Ernährungswissenschaftler, Fahrradhersteller und natürlich Trainer/Personal Coaches, sich diesem Markt zu nähren oder diesen zu formen. ..."
YOU NEED TO READ IT!
ALOHA --- Kjell

IRONHAMBURGER web ...

- IronHamburger.com:
Aug 2007 - 133 Visits (within the first 5 days)
Jul 2007 - 802 Visits
Apr 2007 - 485 Visits
Jan 2007 - 039 Visits (starting my webside)
- Hits on Google: 991 Hits
- IronHamburger/Blog: 1.212 Visitors
Please keep visiting my Blog and my webside and I´m allways happy about your posts or/and feedback. ALOHA --- Kjell

greater challenges ...

"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges." [Pat Riley]
Good day
ALOHA --- Kjell

woodwork ...

"If you can imagine it you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it." [William Arthur Ward]
Keep dreaming
ALOHA --- Kjell

ART ON THE GREEN

The weekend was just about Art on the Green. It was fun and the weather did a good job.
I´m tired after the last week of training.
Happy day - ALOHA --- Kjell

OSTSEEMAN

Today there is the going on: OSTSEEMAN
Hope everyone (Team tricomponents.info) is having fun, a good time and the result they expected.
Fun recouvery
ALOHA --- Kjell

want it ...

I like Bill Cosby´s Quote: "Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it."
Have a fun day.
ALOHA --- Kjell

"nice"

"When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours. That's relativity." [Albert Einstein] ..., but nice girl is not the right word. I guess you know what I mean.
Have a great day ... Kjell

It´s just great ...

The training is hard, but it´s just great ...
Happy Training
ALOHA --- Kjell

What a wonder ...

What a wonder that Max turned Pro. He won an Ironman distance and the Age-Group Worldchampion titel last year. So whats the next step ... of cours: Another Age Grouper Turns Pro. And he allready qualified for Kona within the Ironman Austria this year. Congratulations!
Happy feet.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Fantastic area of North Idaho ...

The training is back to normal. High quality (I try) and quite allot of miles. On my 200k bikeride I made this picture of my bike:
I keep pushing and Canada is coming closer.
All the best.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Take your time, watch and listen...

Thanks to Susann from Biestmilch. I realy enjoyed watching this: Take your time, watch and listen...
Happy day ALOHA --- Kjell

for someone ...

"Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk." [Anonymous]
And the risks are not allways that bad. I take them and having a good feeling with it, it will work. And I have a very good feeling with it.
Hope everyone is geeting better, see you ...
ALOHA Kjell

Ironman Canada

I´m getting ready for my next big race, the Ironman Canada . Training is doing great and I´m having a fun time.
Hope for all at home in Hamburg, the weather isn´t to bad.
ALOHA --- Kjell

To far ...

Thanks Sandy for this quote: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go." [T. S. Eliot]
Have a great day.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Good trainingday ...

Today I had a good training day. I did one whole loop on the Ironman Coeur d´Alene course and the weather was just perfect. With this weather, it would have been a total different game 4 weeks ago. But thats not in my hands and i hope we have some great weather on Ironman Canada.
HAPPY Training ALOHA --- Kjell

THANKS PAUL ..

I wanted to send a big THANK YOU to PAUL Z. through my BLOG. He made my trip possible and became a good friend. I´m looking in forward to see you back in October for your race (MCM)!
Less tavel for you and a some fun runs.
ALOHA --- Kjell

COEUR D´ALENE ...

All about: "Coeur d'Alene (IPA: [kɚ də liːn]) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho.GR6 It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 Census the population of Coeur d'Alene was 34,514 (2006 estimate: 41,328)[1]. It is the largest city in the Idaho Panhandle.

The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years due in part to a substantial increase in tourism, encouraged by several resorts in the area. Barbara Walters called the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials: "CDA" or also "Cd'A." [source: Wikipedia]
ALOHA --- Kjell

My training location for the next weeks ...

I´m back in Coeur d´Alene, ID USA. It is a fantastic area and a great place to train for the Ironman Canada. I´m so happy to be here. And the good and some of the bad (hard to believe the temperatur during the Ironman Coeur d´Alene)..
I´m realy lucky.
HAPPY Training ALOHA --- Kjell

Leaving Hamburg...

Hey!
Well thats me, if I do something I do it 100%!
I decided to change locations again and train in Idaho. There I will find simular condiditions to my next race, the Ironman Canada on the 26th of August! Ironman Canada was my first ironman 2003, so I know the course;-)
The training is doing allright, sometimes I´m honestly not super fresh, but it is working out. I just keep focus and do it a little different, with my coach Peter Sauerland (Sauerland Team).
The biggest thanks to Paul Z. for his flight support! Without your help and the orga this training and racing trip would be possible! THANK YOU Paul!
And think about this : "Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it!"
Best regards from the beautiful Hamburg
ALOHA --- Kjell

create yourself ...

"Life isn't about finding yourself. life is about creating yourself"
... so stop searching and create something!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Articel in the living&style München ...

Have a look. Dennis W. from tricomponents.info & CEEPO GER just gave me the magazine (living&style) to show me this articel. I think it´s fun especially Hamburg and Munich are quite far away.
Have a great day, ALOHA --- Kjell

luggage trouble ...

I had some luggage trouble on my flight back from Washington 3 weeks ago. I understand the security (TSA) and that they need to check everything, but why they are not able to close the luggage proper? Here have a look at my sportbag. They decided to tape it instead of closing the zipper, why? But the fun part, I start to collect the messages from the TSA that I allways find in my luggage, when they opened it.
HAPPY TRAVEL, ALOHA --- Kjell

Training ... Grandmo visite ...

Yesterday, I decided to combine my training with a visite of grandmo in Travemuende (at the baltic sea). So I started early, to ride my bike for the 94k. Then a little run 6k and some tee with my grandmo. She rested after our Lunch and I went to the waterside and did a nice 40Min. swim. But in my wetsuite (MAYSTORM), because the water was to cold (18C) for me.
Happy training!
ALOHA --- Kjell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Philipp!

ALL THE BEST to you Philipp!!!
HAVE A FUN DAY.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman Canada, I´m in ...

I had some nice days back home in Hamburg and beside tons of orga-things, I recouvered from the "cold-Ironman" plus I started to train again. Most of the papers and things I had to work on after beeing on the road for half a year are done, but now I start to plan/organize the next trip. And the first step is made, I´m registered for the Ironman Canada (26th of August - Penticton BC, Canada). We (me and my coach Peter S.) decided to give it another try, even I have allready done 3 longdistance-races in 2007, including lots of miles in the water / on the bike and in my runningshoes. But I´m extremly motivated and we do change the training.
The fun thing about Ironman Canada is that this was my first Ironman in 2003: So now beside training, I need to fix the flights, accomodation and all the little things that need to be organized. But I cannot wait to jump in the plain.
HAPPY TRAINING
ALOHA --- Kjell

Sauerland-Team Camp in Spain ...

Everyone who allready had a good summer and is looking for a September Trainingscamp, check out the Camp from the Sauerland-Team. It is a fun camp, with an very good coaching (swim, bike, run) and most athlets get ready for the big race in Kona. The Ironman Hawaii 2007.
Today we have great weather in northern Germany, but you never know in September. So better higher your chance of good weather.
Happy training, ALOHA --- Kjell

HAMBURG CITY MAN in 46 days

HAPPY TRAINING
ALOHA --- Kjell

Kompressionsstrümpfe - compression hosiery ...

"Das Prinzip von Kompressionsstrümpfen" ein Bericht von Christian Wachter [tricomponents.info]. Sehr interessant und für alle Sportler die an neuen Ansätzen Interessiert sind, sicher lesenswert.
HAPPY RUNNING
ALOHA --- Kjell

FRIDAY the 13th ...

I better stay in bed ...
A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English, German, Polish and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece or Spain, for example, Tuesday the 13th takes the same role. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia (a word that is derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Παρασκευή, δεκατρείς, and φοβία, meaning Friday, thirteen, and phobia respectively; alternative spellings include paraskevodekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) or friggatriskaidekaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen." [source: Wikipedia]
Good luck today. ALOHA --- Kjell

beginn ...

"More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin." [unknown Author]
Have a great day. ALOHA --- Kjell

suffering ...

I´m writing once a week in my Ironhamburger.com Blog about different things. And this weeke I decided to write about suffering.
Have a look and let me know what you think.
Best regards, Kjell

After weeks, I have my crown now ...

I lost count, but it has bee to many weeks with my temporary crown now. It feel out twice, lucky me during the Ironman I had no trouble with it. But now I´m done, yes I have my final crown and overall it was a nice investment. So if you have the choise, do it in Germany and not in the US. You spend about 3 times to 4times as much there. My dentist Doc. B. Krause did a great job and I´m happy with it. Right after I enjoyed my Muesli and it was so much better.
Have a great day and get everything done before Friday, it´s Friday the 13th!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Crazy weather ...

Remember me talking about beeing cold during the Ironman Coeur d´Alene. I guess noone is complaining about cold temperatures in the western part of the USA at the moment. For Coeur d´Alene the weather repord for the next 10days are between 30C and 40C (86-104Fahrenheit). I keep asking myself, why not on raceday. It would have been a total different (I mean better!) race for me. And the weather here back home in Hamburg, COLD. I think so, even we have between 17-28C, but the last week felt like fall.
A good recouvery to all Ironman Asutria finishers!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman AUSTRIA

The summer is allways busy with Ironman racing, but where is the summer (cold and rainy). The only thing that reminds about summer is the calendar. Anyway, today is the Ironman Austria and I hope the best for better weather.All the best to Alex Taubert! Wow Alex, I had no idea how old you are. I looked for your racenumber and found your year of birth: 1900. Amazing that you still do Ironman with 107 years of age.
Have a good one.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Klassentreffen 10jähriges

Wahnsinn, nun sind es schon 10 Jahre die wir das Gymnasium Ohmoor verlassen haben. Manja B. hat die Initiative ergriffen und ein Klassentreffen angezettelt:
Ort (unsere Schule): Gymnasium Ohmoor, Sachsenweg 76
Treffpunkt: Gymnasium Ohmoor, Aula
Datum/Uhrzeit: 8.9.2007 / ab 18:00Uhr

ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2007

Just found this on YOUTUBE: Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2007 gets underway!
Look at Paula and the reporter on the beginning, how they freeze. I did aswell!
Back in Hamburg, the weather is cold and rainy, what a summer. Hope for a big weatherchange.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Congratulations to Nicole ...

What a race. To bad, that I wasn´t there. I just saw the Online-Trailer (Hessen TV) and it is amazing. Congratulations to Nicole Leder and Coach Peter.
Happy Training --- Kjell

HANSA ...

I finaly made it to my sister´s (Sinje) horse (Hansa). The plan was that I at least try to ride Hansa, but the rain. Hansa looks great but powerfull, so I don´t know what to think about me beeing on the back and riding Hansa. But with my coach Sinje I will be fine, I hope. That is the picture with the three of us in the rain:
Hope for bette weather.
ALOHA --- Kjell

handle it ...

"If you're handed it you can handle it!"
Another good quote!
ALOHA --- Kjell

WINGS ...

For my last dinner, I decided to have some Wings. We got 30 and my 10 are called "suicide". But honestly, they where tasty but not to spicy. Or maybe I´m so used to spices. Have look:

Ironman GERMANY

Today is the IRONMAN GERMANY! Good luck to everyone. But for sure to:
- Nicole LEDER # 55
- Nicole TÖPFER # 59
- Iris TIEDEKEN # 61
- Henning MOHR # 1682
- Nobuyuki TANAKA # 1772 ("GAMBATE - JOE")
- Petr VABROUSEK # 11 (my racenumber from Ironman CDA!!!)
- Hubert HAMMERL # 13
- Uwe WIDMANN # 4
- Lothar LEDER # 8
... hope I forgot nobody!
Have a great race, I will sit in the plain back home.
ALOHA Kjell

Nothing to do, so ...

Well this project was set on paper for weeks. And now I finaly pushed myself to start it. Got up early to at lest finish most of it. Deb wanted some small vegetable patches in her back yard. Rob (Denise´s husband - Deb´s sister) helped with all the planing and material-list. THANKS!!! After a couple of hours outside and a sour back (again - had that in the Ironman big time), I´m done and Deb is happy. So a WIN WIN Situation. Next time when I´m back, I´m looking in foward to have home-grown Salad and herbs. Go for it!
Have a fun day and a good rest for all the Ironman Germany Athlets.
ALOHA --- Kjell

i´m not parking ...

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places." [Author unknown]
Drive safely - Aloha --- Kjell

Ironman Coeur d´Alene ...

Check this: Ironman Coeur d´Alene!
Hope you all like it.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Relaxation, need to ...

"Relaxation techniques are used by people who wish to relax, for a wide variety of reasons. Since the 1960s, research has indicated strong correlations between stress levels and physical and emotional health. Meditation was among the first relaxation techniques shown to have a measurable effect on stress reduction. In the 1970s, self-help books teaching relaxation techniques began to appear on bestsellers lists. [1] In 1975, The Relaxation Response by Harvard Medical School professor Herbert Benson, MD and Miriam Z. Klipper was published. Their book has been credited with popularizing meditation in the United States." [source: Wikipedia] ... but it´s not easy.
Relax - ALOHA --- Kjell

THANK you

The race didn´t turned out, what I expected. I mean my performance, but have a look what I found ...
ALOHA --- Kjell

I´m not complaining or looking for excuses ...

... but the swiming felt, beeing in the bearing sea (so cold and wavy).
... on the bike I never had a moment where I warmed up. I was allways cold. So my musels where hard and then my lower back started to hurt realy bad. After a while I had no feeling anymore in my back. It effected my paddeling, so my splits where getting slowlier and slowlier.
... the runningpart was to warm up before the finish. The second half on the Marathon was faster than the first. It took me maybe 10k to get into my running feeling.
Here are the Pro results. Place 19 from 19 finisher, GRR!
Swim - 01:07:21
Bike - 05:29:20
Run - 03:23:11
Total - 10:03:51
Here a picture from the swimstart, more on Ironmanlive!
Happy day --- Kjell

Ironman Coeur d'Alene - LIVE ...

CHECK the race online and follow me (Nr. 11): IRONMANLIVE! Or the Livestream (Online-TV)!
Have a relaxing Sunday, I will work hard.
All the best and thanks to everyone for the support!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Beautiful Coeur d`Alene ... racepreview

This is a nice pre-race Trailer. Have a look!
Ironman Coeur d´Alene Trailer
Wish me luck, good legs, mental power and just a fun day!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Greetings from Japan ...

Got this picture from Mijako. Berit (english/german teacher) took this picture with her german students and sended it to me. Thank you:
ALOHA --- Kjell

Helmet-problems, but ...

At the Pro-Race-Briefing I found out that my Aerohelmet is not approved for this event. The missing Sticker to be a CPSC certified helmet, wasn´t there. Not on this brand. To bad and now? I talked to a few people and I accually got some nice answers, but no real solution. So I started to look on the Expo and asked someone at a bike place for a helmet. They don´t have any, but he knew someone. So I finaly met Marc Lauzon from TriBike Transport and he had one. He gave it to me for the race right away. Thanks and you should check his idea, the TriBike Transport is a great thing!
... the Carboloading was fun and all the other stuff, too! Now I put my feet up and focus on Sunday. I´m ready.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Winning - Losing ...

"The opposite of winning isn't losing. It's quitting." [Martha Rosett Lutz]
Thanks Sandy for sending me this quote!
Happy running - ALOHA Kjell

THANK you ...

The race is getting closer and I wanna thank you everyone who helped and supported me on the way to IDAHO. It was a long day with good training (thanks Peter), my Sponsor-support (check: IronHamburger), friends (Sandy Thank you so much for everything!!!) and of course my familie here in Alexandria. I stayed here for a couple weeks and it was allot of fun beeing with you and getting ready. Thank´s Deb, Scott, Ali, Bailey-Riese and Hannah:
Have a fun day.
ALOHA --- Kjell

Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene: North American Pro Men’s race ...

This is the pre-race articel from Ironmanlive.com! Have a look: "A strong field has assembled to compete for the $50,000 being offered to the men at Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene this weekend (Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid will host the women’s pro race this year, alternating with Coeur d’Alene)." [source: Ironmanlive] and more under!
Getting ready to leave to Idaho.
ALOHA ---Kjell

Training miles in Alexandria ...

A little math. These are my statistics for my training here in Alexandria:
- total miles - 2238,23miles
- average week - 305,10miles
- swimming (total) - 45miles
- biking (total) - 1880,13miles
- running (total) - 313,10miles
- Total Training hours - 170,3 hours

Happy Training. ALOHA Kjell (I´m ready!)

His name is ...

The decision is made. A name is found for the new familymember:Baily-Riese (hope the spelling is correct)?!
Here is the place where he came from: Statesman Welsh Springers! He is an explorer and so much fun:
Have a fun day - ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman Japan

The Ironman Japan was on Sunday, but when I woke up this morning (Sunday) the race was allready finished. One of my first things I did was to check the results oneline and there must be a database-error, because the biketimes are way to slow. I guess these times are the swim-and biketime in one. But you can see the totaltime and placements. And it as nice to see that two Athlets I know won the race.
I met Park the first time in Korea (2004) during the Taifun Ironman (without the swim) and after that we see each other a couple times a year. He is so much fun, Congratulations Park - Fighting!
Naomi is the Nr. one on the woman Ironman distance in Japan. She is allways smiling and allot of fun. Food is most important to her, so Naomi´s Blog is called 95% about food. Beside that she just won her second Ironman, Congratulations.
And congratualtions to the Raceoffice for annother great Ironman Japan, that is a fantastic race.
Have a good recouvery, ALOHA --- Kjell

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim ...

Wow, this sounds like fun, even I´m not a good swimmer! But why is it so expensive - $1,285. On the other hand you get the possibility to swim arround Manhatten. For me, well maybe one day.
"On June 16, 2007 the Foundation will present the annual 28.5 mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. This is our longest and premier event of the season, a full counter-clockwise circumnavigation of the island of Manhattan." [Source: nycswim]
Happy swim
ALOHA --- Kjell

NEW BIKE ...

Look here, I finaly decided to get a new bike:
I thought my CEEPO was to fast, fun, good looking, high-end, light ... [check out: CEEPO GER / CEEPO JAPAN]!
Fun Training - ALOHA --- Kjell

POOLSIZE ...

This info will not effect my training or confidence to have a good race in 10 days. I was asking everyone to find out how long the pool (Mount Vernon Rec. Center) is, where I train most. So after a little more than a month I found out, the pool is 25 yards. So thats the reason why my times are sooo fast there!
I looked for a calculator and here is one online.
HAPPY TRAINING - ALOHA --- Kjell

Ironman-Streit, fight ...

Big fight on TV!
Gespräch Kurt Denk / Kai Hundertmarck.

Well --- Kjell

New family member ...

Scott and Ali went to Georgia and get their new family member. The two did the way in 2 days. Thats a long drive. Here the first impression of ... - the name isn´t decided yet:


Have lots of fun!
ALOHA --- Kjell

6 days to the Ironman Japan and ...

6days to go for the IRONMAN JAPAN. It is a little bit sad, that I not race this year. I love the island and the people there especially my homestay family (stayed there the last two years). Well hopefully next year again.
But at least I have my great MAYSTORM wetsuite.

EAGLEMAN 70,3

Today was the Half-Ironman EAGLEMAN (70.3) close to where I´m. I thought about arcing within this great event, but we (me and my coach Peter) decided not to start. The Ironman CDA is quite close and I wanna have a good day there!
Have a fun day --- ALOHA - Kjell

Congratulations to the BIEST-Blog ...

I wanted to post this anniversary note. The Biest-BLOG just had it´s first year and is on of the blogs I know with deep input and lots of great suggestions/stories.
Pleas keep going. ALOHA --- Kjell

Shop at projekt-triathlon ...

This is a great onlinestore - projekt triathlon. You should check it and the pricing for all the high quality products are good!
Happy Shopping - ALOHA --- Kjell

Active Release Technique ...

My training is doing well and I´m there where I have to be - Thanks to Peter, my coach. Getting all the miles, my speed and my powerwork in. Beeing tired is part of the way to the Ironman CDA. And I´m getting great help from my family here and home, my friends and for a weekly Active Release Technique (ART) treatment, from Dr. Skopp.

ALOHA --- Kjell

Legal push ...

The training is allot and hard at the moment. I´m looking in forward to the taper in a few days. But on the other hand all the great food that I have is so much fun. I love to eat and just had Popeys secret for Lunch.

Here are some Spinach recipes!

Happy Lunch. ALOHA --- Kjell

Congrats to Olaf ...

While surfing the web, I ened on Olaf´s webside and found his statement about his "comeback-race" in Brazil. I think Olaf you did a great job!
Olafs repord!
ALOHA --- Kjell

Deadliest Catch ... crab meet ...

We had a wonderfull dinner last night. Our main course where King crabs: And for all who want to do more with their King Crabs than steaming, some recipes.
Our food reminded me on the show Deadliest Catch on the Discouvery Channel.

Enjoy your food.
ALOHA --- Kjell

3 Halfironman on this weekend ...

That was a bussy weekend for Ironmanlive and everyone who is interessted in Triathlon, Ironman and Halfironman:
Halfironman Hawaii
Halfironman Austria
Halfironman Switzerland
Congrats to all the winners and finisher!
Happy recouvery. ALOHA --- Kjell

Class 3b performed last week ...

My moms class, the 3b, performed a play last week and it was a success. I know the class and the kids are allot of fun. And they having a real nice school, the Döhrnstraße. Here are some impressions:
Have a fun day. ALOHA --- Kjell

Julie Moss competing in the 1982 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon

Watch this Movie about: Julie Moss competing in the 1982 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon
Amazing, but I never wanna finish like that!
Have a fun day.
ALOHA --- Kjell

0:5 lost ...

Last night I went to another Baseball game. The Washington Nationals played the LA Dogers.
I was fun to go, but the Nats lost 5:0.

Have a fun day. ALOHA Kjell