Jan Raphael
One day in swimming paradise - Jan Raphael reports from T3 on Tenerife
(17.12.2009)We’re in Tenerife for a few days now. Reducing the training on the bike on Tuesday, we spent more time for swimming that day. The conditions for swimming are outstanding here in T3 training center on Tenerife. One highlight is the swimming canal with a countercurrent device. With the help of this installation we analysed our swim technique. It seems that...more
Jan Raphael: "Everybody in Hannover was a great fan of Robert Enke."
(11.11.2009)The whole Commerzbank Team was shocked about the sudden death of Robert Enke who was the keeper of the German football team and Hannover 96. All athletes and members of the team feel with his family. Commerzbank athlete Jan Raphael is a member of Hannover 96 and said: “A friend of mine told me the terrible news on the same evening when I was on my way to the swim training. There was a traffic jam at the football stadium and I saw thousands of candles and dolorous fans. Robert Enke was...more
Jan Raphael is counting the days until Hawaii - and calories
(29.09.2009)He already qualified in 2008 – therefore Jan Raphael enjoyed the luxury to start the season quite relaxed. In the following interview you will get answers regarding the question what the 29 years old athlete from Hanover, Germany, does not like at all or which problems he has got in mind on the way to Hawaii.
Instead of questions we simulated the beginning of sentences and insisted on the completion by Jan. Here they are: The „answers“ of Jan Raphael, Team Commerzbank...more
Jan Raphael from Lanzarote: "The following weeks will decide."
(10.09.2009)The climax of the training camp at Lanzarote is over. From now on we will go downhill – one might think. Today is the ninth day at the Canarian Island and we already have passed some hard training units. These units have not left us untouched and everyone feels kind of a tension in the muscles. One might say: „We go downhill, for half of the time of our training camp is over“, but a look at our training plans shows the opposite...more
Jan Raphael after his third place in Viernheim: "Good performance on the running course."
(25.08.2009)The crunch time of the preparation for Hawaii has started with the triathlon in Viernheim. For myself, it was meant to be a fixation of my position to find out where I will be seven weeks before the World Cup in Kona. After a mixed season I recognize a trend towards a better level. Nevertheless it is apparent that I need to work hard during the next weeks...more
Results
Schedule
- 13.03.2010 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon
- 14.03.2010 Ironman China
