https://chrisgross.racing/tags/ironman-frankfurt/Recent content in Ironman Frankfurt on chrisgross.was.racingHugoen-usFri, 13 Jul 2012 20:42:16 +0000https://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/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/die-letzten-einheiten/Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:50:20 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/07/die-letzten-einheiten/… are behind me — now it can finally start. What have I been doing over the last few days, and what's still left?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/traum-von-hawaii-leider-ausgetraumt-13-sekunden-zu-langsam/Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:07:12 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/traum-von-hawaii-leider-ausgetraumt-13-sekunden-zu-langsam/...and Groundhog Day strikes again... Last year I missed the World Championship qualification by a laughable 96 seconds — this year it would be an even more mind-blowing 13 seconds.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/2011/07/t-1-zeig-her-was-du-hast/Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:39:04 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/t-1-zeig-her-was-du-hast/Today the schedule called for a 30-minute bike session and a 15-minute run, each with 2 very short intervals. After that the bags were packed and it was off to check-in. Always a fun spectacle — 90% of the people there have top-end gear and look like they're about to win the race tomorrow.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/anreisetag/Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:38:56 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/07/anreisetag/Yesterday at noon we finally headed off to the race — together with my training buddy Tobi I made my way to Frankfurt. The drive went smoothly and traffic-free, so we arrived right on time for the race briefing.https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/ironman-frankfurt-startgruppe-1-startnummer-216/Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:28:44 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/ironman-frankfurt-startgruppe-1-startnummer-216/Probably the best news after a very hard training week: I get to start in Wave 1 at Ironman Frankfurt!!!! Only about 500 people swimming at once instead of 2,000. Best possible setup for a good race.