Holsten City Man Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

I was afraid that the water was too cold, however that wasn't a problem. It looked a bit brown, but I'm still alive so maybe it means the water was good

I haven't done the cycling leg with my road bike. I only decided to participate on the race 2 days before when I felt a bit better from my injury and thought I could do it. Thus a friend borrowed me an old and heavy and this explains how bad my time was. Also, during the bike leg I had some pain on my right arm due to the vibration of the bike. It was really really hard to complete those 40Km

It was raining during the cycling leg and it was also cold for me. When I arrived to the transition area I could'nt feel my feet and I couldn't run properly. I spent a lot of time trying to warm-up my feet and someone brought me some warm water and made me a massage on my foot. Only after that I was able to run.

The first two Kms were really difficult because my feet were still a bit "out of order", but after that I recovered and gained my usual pace

My injury, the rain and the cold weather


It was the first time I was on a race with so many athletes and public. It was really great to see the public supporting the athletes. They said that in total there was 260 thousand persons watching the races (both sprint and olympic distances)