{"id":8217,"date":"2015-07-08T08:04:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2016-04-30T10:34:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T09:34:39","slug":"ironman-frankfurt-or-if-everything-is-running-smoothly-success-is-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biestmilch.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/08\/ironman-frankfurt-or-if-everything-is-running-smoothly-success-is-close\/","title":{"rendered":"IRONMAN Frankfurt: 5th successful race for BIESTMILCH in a row: Pays d’Aix, St. P\u00f6lten, Kraichgau, Heilbronn …"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRONMAN\u00a0Frankfurt was a real big thing for us. The show started with the Pasta Party on Friday evening and ended with the Awards on Monday.
It was not only Andi Boecherer <\/a>and Sebastian Kienle <\/a>who made the race so very exciting for BIESTMILCH<\/a>. We had quite some other activities\u00a0that turned these days in Frankfurt into one of the most special events of the year.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was suspense pure to know that we had a realistic chance to grab two podium places with Sebi and Andi. But we had hoped for that so many years already, and it didn\u2019t happen, so we tried to keep a low profile.<\/p>\n

\"Waiting<\/a>
Waiting in the heat & hoping for a successful race …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday – the day of the Pasta Party<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year we had a collaboration with Mercedes Benz and \u00bbTalktoTill<\/a>\u00ab. We all together had launched a raffle with the prizes being drawn on stage during the dinner. Till interviewed Andi and Sebi with the Mercedes car and our cube as stage.<\/p>\n

\"When<\/a>
When Sebi is interviewed a few ironic words are never missing …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sebi<\/a>
Sebi & Andi are great interview partners, never boring …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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the summer heat made everything dripping …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I shot the making of, while the Mercedes crew had brought their cameraman and photographer. The collaboration with Mercedes and Till intends to delineate that endurance sport – even sometimes extreme – can be healthy and fun too, if you got the right cues at hand how to train and race.
This first evening was fun and a success and did the motto justice.<\/p>\n

Saturday – the day to collect footage beyond the race venue<\/strong><\/p>\n

We started out from the very East of Frankfurt, where the City of banks loses its unbroken cleanness. This is the area where the run course turns around back into the City center. Graffitis, old industrial sites, the leftovers of the old East harbor by the Main riverside, old forgotten public beaches for insiders only dominate the picture, a corner of Frankfurt worthwhile to stroll through. We shall see, when checking our footage whether we got what we wanted.<\/p>\n

\"Images<\/a>
Images from off the mainstream scene…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After that we went on the run course and started our illegal Biest spraying activities. The Biest couples in white and red look so attractive, so lovely, we couldn\u2019t figure out to run into any problems. Honestly, I was nervous, but focused on my camera work, while Patricia and Ralf were boldly spraying.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
To do something which is not completely legal can be fun …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"To<\/a>
To spread the Biesters on the run course was hard work in the heat …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They did a great job. Terribly thirsty and drenched wet from sweating we sank into the chairs of the closest restaurant with available seat, Saturday evening is busy day for going out.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The result of our action was not bad …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday – the race day without the swim start <\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 12 years it was the first time that we didn\u2019t get up for the swim start, lazy we! Part of the team went right away to transition one, while drove with Harry to Bad Vilbel to cover \u00bbthe Biest\u00ab and \u00bbheartbreak hill\u00ab. We had our bike with us. I attached to GOPROS to the frame and off we went on the course. Honestly, it was a hassle. Squeezed in between spectators, cars, motorbikes and athletes I tried to ride against the current to collect some interesting footage. No idea whether I succeeded.<\/p>\n

\"Andi<\/a>
Andi had a great run, impressive posture and body tension …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sebastian<\/a>
Sebastian aims high, as world champion he has to …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After this for not really satisfying enterprise, we returned back to the City. Frodo was still in the front, Sebi and Andi were behind him. Jan gained even more territory the closer he came to transition 1.
The run was a struggle against the heat. Even though the race organizer did a great job by implementing more aid station, more water supplies and more cold showers.
Jan Frodeno seemed to have no problem with heat boiling Main riverside, Sebi fought a tough fight with himself and Andi was so beautifully constantly running after a huge crisis in the beginning of the run.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The hours of suffering are finally over …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The happy end almost everybody may be familiar with. Frodo was the indisputable winner of this extra hard race, Sebastian Kienle came in second – irritated be the 12 minutes he had lost on Jan, not by the 2nd place per se, and Andi Boecherer so very happy, because almost nobody saw him on this place before the race.<\/p>\n

A performance that made me so very happy, thank you, Sebi and Andi\u2026 the result paid back for the exhaustion I went through and still do.<\/p>\n

Monday – the awards and BIESTMILCH for recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another hot day awaited us at the award ceremony. It\u2019s always a nice occasion to meet and greet people. The tension is gone, everybody is either happy and relaxed or disappointed and quiet. This year we had prepared BIESTMILCH\u00a0parcels for all age group athletes finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.<\/p>\n

\"BIESTMILCH<\/a>
BIESTMILCH waiting for the winners …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After having chatted and laughed a lot we left to start our postproduction sessions, always hard after such days.<\/p>\n

Okay, this was our first report from Frankfurt, the videos are going to follow. See you next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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