Victory at the Team-Triathlon in Pirmasens

By accident I discovered the Team-triathlon in Pirmasens last year. 1000m of swim, 32km MTB and 10km forest run you had to absolve. One special thing of this contest is, that you need for each discipline a new sportsman, and they got an extra women-assessment, which is not normal for a relay-contest. And since than, I wanted to compete here, with a women-tea, who is able to win here. It took some time to find suitable women, first we were in need of another swimmer, than we changed two  times the runner, but our effort were rewarded, I wanted to ride MTB, and the girls would run and swim, and I was sure that would defeat the winner( series) of the last years. You had to swim in three different starting groups, and the swimmer of the former winning team, swam 14:15min for the 1000m. By hearing this time, our swimmer, Esther, was really motivated and came out of the pool with a time o 16:34minutes, an un-reachable time for me. After the swimming was all over, we started on the bike course, like the “ Gunderson method”, and I had to chase two women in front of me, and I made it, and so, the former winning team was behind of us, and luckily no other rider was able to pass me. I needed 1:32:41h for the bike-course. Than,it was time for our runner, Kathrin, she ran under great heat and air humidity,( I had a thunder storm, while I was on the bike). Kathrin needed 41:42min for the hilly running course, a time I´m able to reach, not ike the swim time of Esther, but a very good performance. Well, we were the fastest women team, and altogether we were 22nd of 64 teams, and of course we won our age-group ( 76-91years). Normally we should start here again next year, but sadly it is on the same date, like the Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon, maybe some of you is interested in riding there??? See you soon, Doro

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