The mammalian lower intestine contains up to 10¹² bacteria per gram of intestine. The normal microbiota* are essential to maintain appropriate homeostatic (balanced) conditions, providing energy in form of short-chain fatty acids...

Yesterday before I decided to upload this video, I knew that it would cause controversial reactions and eventually antagonize people. I made the decision to publish this video anyhow, because it shows...

Yesterday again on our news, the swine flu. And what were the recommendations like they gave us! Improve your hygienic conditions, avoid the virus ... this approach to the problem is reaching...

Lothar was the first man who raced the Ironman distance under 8 hours in 1996 in Roth, in those days still a Ironman and not a Challenge race. Since Chris was training...

Since my telephone conversation with Chris about the swine flu hysteria in South East Asia only a few days have passed. But it was this talk and the fact that we have...

Harald Eggebrecht from tri2b.com asks Chris a few questions at Biestmilch's after party in Wiesbaden. It is about his view on the race and his competitors, his struggle on the run, his...

Today I  had a long telephone call with Chris. He is back in Sydney and wanted to fly to Singapore for a short holiday with his family. Not that easy as it...

We were so lucky to be with our biest athletes Chris and Nicole from the very beginning of the race in Frankfurt. We met at the swim start at 5:30 am and...