A run of mental pain
Seconds that show the struggle of Sebastian Kienle when running through the Energy Lab in Kona 2015. Self-doubts belong to the most detrimental energy drains. Self-esteem on the contrary seems to trigger...
The crow not always flies straight
Writing a short blog about our stay in Bahrain is not easy as it seems rather impossible to me to ignore the controversial opinions that are around about this small island in...
Hotspot Pier: a place of contrasts (1/2)
IRONMAN@ World Championship, Kona 2015 During the 2 weeks before the big race the Pier in Kailua is more or less under control of triathletes from around the world. It feels a...
Bikes, trucks, construction machines… Training on the Queen K Highway
IRONMAN® World Championship, Kona 2015 The imaginations and associations people connect with Hawaii are the dark blue Pacific ocean with its fantastic sunsets, the palm trees along vast sand beaches of various...
On the soft side of life
Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse, August 2015 When we have been in Zell am See for the 70.3 IRONMAN® World Championship we lived in the most marvelous place you can imagine, an old...
HULA, Hawaiian Brunch & Good bye Hawaii
Vienna, October 19, 2015 Amazing, only one week ago Kjell and I were still up in our house at the Mamalahoa Highway, all the excitement still ahead of us. It became almost...
IRONMAN® World Championships: race day, the day of waiting and patience
Kona 2015, our emotions, a very personal perspective The two weeks here on the Big Island have been hard work for Kjell and myself. Race day was another huge enterprise for us. You...
The week: looking back in fast motion
Kona, October, 2015 Fast motion in this case is not only an artifice of compiling the story of the week. It was the way how we experienced these last five days. We...