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Records for the eight-time Ironman winner Marino Vanhoenacker

Marino Vanhoenacker was the star again at Ironman Austria. The Belgian athlete had to deal with high expectations and overfulfilled them. His fifth victory in a row at...

Second place at Ironman Western Australia for Scott Neyedli and qualification for Hawaii

(05.12.2009)

Today Scott Neyedli celebrated a phenomenal end of the season with a second place at Ironman Western Australia and qualified for Ironman Hawaii 2010. The athlete from Scotland crossed the finish line after 8:17:47 hours behind the winner Patrick Vernay from France. Jimmy Johnson from Denmark became third. “This was one of my best competitions ever...more

Timo Bracht lectured about triathlon, motivation and management

(03.12.2009)

The double European Champion Timo Bracht demonstrated that triathlon helps to improve management skills when he lectured as a guest speaker at the university of Erlangen in a seminar about “Strategic Management” on December 1st. His topic was “Motivation does not appear from nowhere”. The athlete from Eberbach showed how to discover unknown potentials and to prepare systematicly, using the example of triathlon. These techniques are not only useful for athletes. They alsomore

Win every day new prizes until Christmas!

(02.12.2009)

The big Advent lottery of the Commerzbank Triathlon Team has startet. Until Christmas you can win every day new prizes. Today: An autographed Team Shirt. Good luck!more

Maik Twelsiek from Tucson: "Perfect conditions."

(30.11.2009)

Back in Tucson. I like this place very much and the training conditions are perfect at the moment. The temperatures are not as high as they were in the summer. During the night it’s sometimes less than 10 degrees, but during the day it’s getting warmer and warmer, up to 30 degrees. You can compare the winter climate...more

Falling down, getting up and looking forward

(25.11.2009)

I’m still feeling weak, but this is normal after a flu. The 3-weeks-recreation was earlier than I had planned. Fortunately I’m the kind of athlete who concentrates on the future and has new targets. It’s the present that counts, not the past. That’s why I’m planning my training and competition plan for 2010 meticulously with the help of...more