https://chrisgross.racing/categories/reports/Recent content in Reports on chrisgross.was.racingHugoen-usWed, 05 Nov 2014 06:51:51 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/11/saisonstatistik/Wed, 05 Nov 2014 06:51:51 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/11/saisonstatistik/Unfortunately there are new records to announce this year too — somehow it was possible to top last year... Mostly by only a little, but still...https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-2013-vs-2014/Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:18:18 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-2013-vs-2014/Stats and comparisons are a wonderful thing — and as they say, trust no statistic you haven't fudged yourself... For exactly that reason, here's the bike split comparison between Hawaii 2013 and 2014.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-angekommen-in-den-top-100-der-weltweit-besten-langdistanztriathleten/Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:29:49 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-angekommen-in-den-top-100-der-weltweit-besten-langdistanztriathleten/Who would have thought I'd ever get to start a race report with a headline like that?!?! I earned my World Championship qualification in May at Ironman Lanzarote, then raced Challenge Kraichgau four weeks later, and Challenge Roth four weeks after that.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-ein-kurzer-erlebnisbericht/Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:42:19 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/10/ironman-hawaii-ein-kurzer-erlebnisbericht/After a night's sleep the world doesn't look quite so bleak anymore. Where yesterday I was pretty disappointed with the race and how it unfolded (especially the marathon), today I'm already happy and satisfied with the result.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/09/derdiedas-letzte/Mon, 22 Sep 2014 09:54:04 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/09/derdiedas-letzte/2 months have passed since the last post — a lot of time for plenty of highs and lows, training and much more. What happened in the past 8 weeks?https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/07/challenge-roth-ein-rennen-der-anderen-art/Fri, 25 Jul 2014 10:26:06 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/07/challenge-roth-ein-rennen-der-anderen-art/First it comes differently, and second differently than you'd think... That's more or less how my 12th long-distance race can be summed up in a nutshell.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/06/challenge-kraichgau-platz-3-bei-der-dt-meisterschaft-auf-der-mitteldistanz/Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:26:20 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/06/challenge-kraichgau-platz-3-bei-der-dt-meisterschaft-auf-der-mitteldistanz/Last Sunday I raced Challenge Kraichgau over 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run — my 9th start at this event, more than at any other race.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/05/ironman-lanzarote-racing-on-the-edge/Mon, 26 May 2014 04:42:34 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/05/ironman-lanzarote-racing-on-the-edge/Before the actual race report I want to briefly explain how I ended up at Ironman Lanzarote — since I got asked about it a lot and the answer usually drew raised eyebrows. As if Ironman races weren't already hard enough...https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/05/once-again-aloha/Sun, 18 May 2014 15:20:42 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/05/once-again-aloha/See you in Kona, Hawaii, October 2014:https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/04/heidelberg-halbmarathon-fast/Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:35:28 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/04/heidelberg-halbmarathon-fast/...it would have been a new personal best over the half marathon distance, but only just — 3 seconds short. Still, I'm very happy with it.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/saison-statistik/Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:25:23 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/saison-statistik/For all stats fans, here are some numbers and facts. The season was unusually long for me at exactly 52 weeks, so all those big numbers need to be viewed in that context. Three Ironmans and the necessary training leave their marks...https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/im-hawaii-2013-mittendrin-statt-nur-dabei/Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:24:17 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/im-hawaii-2013-mittendrin-statt-nur-dabei/Unfortunately the wonderful time on Hawaii is already over. These lines are being written on the flight back to San Francisco, where I'll be spending the next 1.5 weeks. One thing is certain: I have to come back here.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/uberglucklich-und-komplett-am-ende/Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:21:33 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/10/uberglucklich-und-komplett-am-ende/So there it was — Ironman Hawaii, the Triathlon World Championship. Right in the thick of it... A detailed report with photos will follow sometime in the next few days. Right now I'm too wrecked to form clear thoughts.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/08/when-dreams-come-true/Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:08:51 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2013/08/when-dreams-come-true/...or what's been a long time coming finally works out... Ever since I switched from pure cyclist to triathlete about 8 years ago, I've had this dream of the legendary Hawaii, the mecca of all triathletes and hosthttps://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/ironman-frankfurt-ein-leidensbericht/Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:42:16 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/ironman-frankfurt-ein-leidensbericht/Last weekend I raced at Ironman Frankfurt — my 7th race over the full distance of 3.8km swimming, 180km cycling, and 42.2km running. It was to be my best race yet in terms of time, but one of my worst in terms of pacing.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/neue-bestzeit-91539/Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:24:41 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/neue-bestzeit-91539/… but I'm not really satisfied just yet … It was neither great nor terrible — somewhere in between. The swim went according to plan and I broke the 1h mark for the second time: 59:43.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/anreise-check-in/Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:11:37 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/anreise-check-in/Yesterday Friday, fully loaded, we headed toward Frankfurt. First stop: picking up the race kit, which went quickly with no wait times. Right after that it was off to the athlete briefing at the ice rink, across Frankfurt.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-3-laufen/Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:14:25 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-3-laufen/And last but not least — the marathon, naturally only after you've properly warmed up 😉 Running has become my absolute favorite discipline by now.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-2-radfahren/Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:17:35 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-2-radfahren/Part 2 of the race preview covers the second discipline — cycling. A lot depends on equipment here, and to avoid falling behind I've upgraded again … but more on that later.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-1-schwimmen/Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:05:08 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/vorbericht-teil-1-schwimmen/Swimming — the discipline with perhaps the biggest question marks? Good question, next question. For me it's still the biggest mystery box.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/06/challenge-kraichgau-und-jahrlich-grusst-das-murmeltier-3/Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:44:20 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/06/challenge-kraichgau-und-jahrlich-grusst-das-murmeltier-3/… or slow start, strong finish?!?!? Both pretty much characterize the key points of my race, but more on that later. After the workload of the previous days I was anything but rested at the start line.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/09/ironman-wales-mein-bisher-hartestes-langstes-rennen/Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:29:58 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/09/ironman-wales-mein-bisher-hartestes-langstes-rennen/Who would have thought that after this year's Ironman Germany in Frankfurt there could be a step up in terms of conditions?! I was prepared for a lot: rain, wind, rough roads, waves in the swim, a hilly marathon... my expectations were exceeded by far, and not in a good way.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/ironman-germany-bestes-karriere-rennen-ohne-happy-end/Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:28:10 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/ironman-germany-bestes-karriere-rennen-ohne-happy-end/My longest day of the year started early — the alarm went off just before 4am. I'd slept well and felt good; my legs were loose and I was mentally ready for the challenge ahead.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/raceday-neue-bestzeit-bei-monsterbedingungen/Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:38:38 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/raceday-neue-bestzeit-bei-monsterbedingungen/A full race report will follow in the next few days — for now I just want to hit the highlights in bullet point form. 'Monster conditions' is, by the way, a direct quote from men's winner Faris Al-Sultan.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/triathlon-maxdorf-oder-wie-uberlebt-man-eine-mitteldistanz-mit-nur-einem-einzigen-gel-2/Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:19:15 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/triathlon-maxdorf-oder-wie-uberlebt-man-eine-mitteldistanz-mit-nur-einem-einzigen-gel-2/Yesterday was the second middle-distance race in a week — the Triathlon in Maxdorf: 2km swim, 85km bike, 20km run. Straight out of training, no taper, and somehow only one single gel for the whole thing.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-vergleich-rad-20102011/Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:39:07 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-vergleich-rad-20102011/After two very busy days I finally got around to digging into my SRM data from the bike leg at Challenge Kraichgau. I mainly wanted to understand why, despite putting out more power, I was slower than last year.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-ups-downs/Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:27:07 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-ups-downs/… or me and the race marshals… It started already on Saturday at check-in when my TT helmet failed inspection. And today brought the follow-up: my very first time penalty in my triathlon career.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/vorschau-kraichgau-2/Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:00:06 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/vorschau-kraichgau-2/Sunday is one of my favorite races: Challenge Kraichgau. 1.9km swim in Hardtsee, 90km bike through the scenic Kraichgau hills, and 21.1km run in Bad Schönborn. First real form test of the year.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/heidesee-triathlon-forst/Sun, 15 May 2011 21:25:23 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/heidesee-triathlon-forst/Today was the first triathlon of the season: 1km swim, 32km bike, 7.5km run. Not my favorite distance, but a good way to kick off the season and expose the remaining weak spots.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/fahreindrucke-teil-2/Wed, 11 May 2011 21:16:29 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/fahreindrucke-teil-2/Today's session was 3 hours of cycling with 4x20min at threshold and a 1-hour brick run — race training, basically. Still deeply impressed getting on the bike, and even more enthusiastic getting off three hours later.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/erste-fahreindrucke/Tue, 10 May 2011 20:56:11 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/05/erste-fahreindrucke/Incredible, just absolutely incredible… I'm honestly at a loss for words — I'm deeply impressed by this thing. I had high expectations for the bike, and they were blown out of the water. The bike is at least two categories above my previous one.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/04/heidelberg-halbmarathon-saisonstart-gegluckt/Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:00:47 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/04/heidelberg-halbmarathon-saisonstart-gegluckt/Today I finally kicked off the new season — later than usual. Bad weather had wiped out all the planned early races.