Job-related I had almost no time to cycle or anything else and this year it started almost the same and I could only train a little bit in the Gym because of my commuting between home and work. But now the removal is over and I had the time to start my first Marathon in Saalhausen, at first on the short track…
You`ve to say a real breathtaking backcountry.

In the morning we had beween 7 and 8 degrees

What I thought about this, I`m sure you can read it in my face? Altthough, is it really me? Must be before the face painting...

After 15 minutes in the race the cold – now 9 Degrees – was forgotten and didn`t bring out a problem anymore. In the last but one Startbox I met Mallorca Paule, who wanted to cycle a bit before going on holidays…

As I heard from the other participants, the course changed in comparison with last year. If this would be the optimum is to doubt. Almost to begin in the forest was a Serpentine-Increase, where almost every rider had to shift his bike up,because obviously nothing went on up-hill.

After a few meters in the forest, we came to a downhill passage, where we had to shift our bikes again. Some of the starters considered about giving up,because we were here to cycle and not to walk...
What I noticed that from the beginning we had comparatively various of flat tyres.while the condition of the track wasn`t the matter of fact for this. In the end I came very passably over the course and had lots of fun again, but the track requires some improvements.
And Finally I had to remove some mud…

Wait and see, how it looks like in 2 weeks in Siedelsbrunn/ Hessen.

Jens Martin started over the middle-Distance and finished 4th in his Age-Group only seconds after the 3rd…

Good-Bye

Elvis