1st of September · 174 Minutes
Nine full years after my first go at this wonderful long distance triathlon event in southern Germany, I now came here with a mission in mind: Finishing it in less than ten hours. Find out how I prepared for that and what the outcome was in the end.
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Here’s the blog post containing all the pictures and videos
My second IRONMAN Hamburg race on my 35th birthday in 2019
My experience at the massive CCC in Chamonix, France
My optimized sub-3-hour marathon training routine
Jonas Deichmann’s Challenge 120: 120 long-distance triathlons in 120 consecutive days
My journey to running a sub-3-hour marathon
My pursuit of a ticket for the Western States 100 Endurance Run
My experience at the massive CCC in Chamonix, France
My journey towards qualifying for an IRONMAN World Championship slot in Hawaii
Pushing Limits Triathlon Podcast
Triathlon Magazin’s analysis of wetsuit and non-wetsuit swim times (German)
My Challenge Roth swim activity on Strava
Rockerplates indoor cycling platforms
My bike fitting question in the Reddit r/bikefit community
BikeRadar: how shaving your legs can save precious seconds
Wahoo KICKR CORE 2 indoor bike trainer
The moment Sam Laidlow passes me in the official Challenge Roth video on YouTube
My Challenge Roth bike activity on Strava
My Tokyo Marathon 2026 race report
How ChatGPT helped me achieve a new personal best in the marathon
How my run streak has been going
My big Challenge Roth training day on Strava
My Challenge Roth run activity on Strava
Munich Breweries Ultra official website
My official Challenge Roth 2026 results and split times
World Triathlon Championship Series Hamburg official website
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This was one of the best articles I've read so far in telling about a race. I couldn't put it down. Your details were so awesome. You made New York just come alive.
Great review, enjoyed reading it and recognize lots off related subjects and hurtles. I’m amazed by all your running and races well done.
Great article! I've read so many long blogs only to get bored in the middle as I suffer terribly from ADD and move on to other things. Yours has been one of few that held my attention all the way to the end.
Your good humor and ease in telling stories make this blog a really cool space. Nice review.
Amazing effort Tim, well done! Thank you for taking the time to write down your thoughts, feelings and memories from the event. There’s always something to learn from your posts and this one was no exception!! Another cracking read.
What a ride! Surely the race, but also reading about it. Thanks for taking the time to write up such a detailed report, almost feel like I was there.
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