Originally written in German. Translated to English by AI — please excuse any awkward phrasing.

Probably the best news after a very hard training week: I get to start in Wave 1 at Ironman Frankfurt!!!!

That’s really, really, really great news — only about 500 people are swimming at the same time in Wave 1, compared to 2,000 in Wave 2. That’s the best possible setup for a good race. Let the games begin…