dusting ... ( from Regensburg to the future ...) dusting off the folder and go back to the surface the unspoken balance of Regensburg IM that I offer to read for everyone, especially those who had hoped to evoke a shiver of joy, who now is already thinking of a great adventure in Abruzzo and 70.3 of those in the future, to complete a fantastic board will think of off the ticket for Hawaii (unless it is accaso in Florida since November 15 ...)
E 'spent a few days of Regensburg, but IMO not yet have settled all feelings, all the acquisitions, all the images collected on days in Germany. I could say that there are various elements to be considered one by one so I'll try to talk about: How did I get
REGENSBURG: it was another year of positive and constructive exercises in which there were more (always talking about my baby) qualitative leaps : discovery and use of aerobars, which increase / quantity of the training cycle, greater adherence and completion of combined "long", and still more, a lot of technical exercises in swimming. But everything it could materialize through patience (endurance?) And through the sharing of family and my teammates that this time were more than blood brothers making motivating each session, accompanying each workout with the right spirit. A Katherine, Claire, David, Luke, the grandparents (which I have released many lunch breaks) Luigi, Cristian, Matteo a warm thank you. A Louis thanks for having "cast the first stone" towards Regensburg and the balance shown every day, Cristian for having the desire to be there, for having the strength to try again and have given everyone a reason more to train together in a Matt for showing us how important the mental determination. The satisfaction of being Finisher with all other Inuit and was very much related: Peppe with that bike is gone with the same speed and lightness of a lizard, with Geppo that in his passing on the (good?) Danube (blue ... sic) me taste a bit 'of dust with its very special, with Valentina & Nicola couple ... im already looking to the future, with Cristian (missing in action / withdrawn, and with so much unnecessary heartache of mind tried in the crowded and sometimes dramatically operating three medical tents) that the crisis is over, put the engine at the possibile si è portato sotto l’arco in una felicità totale, genuina e perdurante fino a questi giorni! con Matteo che sapeva ce l’avrebbe fatta se le condizioni lo avessero permesso e tanto è stato, essendo stato di parola prima di tutto con se stesso. L’arrivo notturno con Cristina ha chiuso una grande giornata per tutti. (P.S. immortalato peraltro nel DVD ufficiale della manifestazione!!!)
LA GARA: poco da dire, eravamo in Baviera con l’accoglienza e l’entusiasmo totale e totalizzante della gente (un brivido vedere famiglie intere uscire in bici verso il lago negli stessi nostri orari!) in un’organizzazione inappuntabile (sorveglianza in acqua capillare, percorso bici assolutamente chiuso cars with a super smooth ribbon of asphalt for 179 km to 180, a capillary and adequacy in really excellent refreshment), a beautiful location with nice lake to swim, a bike split rightly demanding a path of travel to areas mixed finally made itself felt on the legs.
COMPETITORS: this year a little note for the competitors. Very aggressive (or unperturbed) bike with lenticular really try much, almost all "runners" and not "walkers" in the marathon (unlike many "colleagues"), the irrepressible joy but elegant arrival. Really a beautiful spot for triathlon IM. Among these, Valentina, received top marks from this test which is approached with the right care, the right training and proper respect. It 'been adequately compensated, we can only say BRAVO!
ME: I swam well, comfortable taking him to sleep without the heart regular, long arms, out of the water without slipping or fall in pressure, while a year earlier, squeezed a bit 'of minutes in the dressing-tent. Now really OK for me to bike on the appendixes (in the end all the pedal has been done so), want to go first around almost in a trance (Valhalla, a sort of Parthenon on the hill opposite the departure absolutely NOT seen) , discesone with fine lines, little by little the thought of keeping the 30 km / h media (utopia for me until recently!), even the thought of being on time with my (from 14.30 onwards back to T2 I said ... I went back to 14:33 ...), another gain in the second tent and away for the ride knowing exactly what needed to be done and that I would face. One thought: go always slow down for refreshment, never give up. People, bells, clapping, music, almost 4 of 10 km flew in this habitat, good race first lap, second lap to take, not give up third round, fourth round all resistance, you get that day is still on my straight time beginning with 11 .... I'm under 12 hours, incredible for me, to 11:59:43. I'm well, i walk a bit 'massacred, but I'm fine, I had to do to not upset me to see from my running, now recovered, but no time to relax, then a second to the Medal of the doctors to seek Cristian, the voice that went with the third cuff, I climb onto the platform, there'll be more than 2 hours in a party but in an incredible spasmodic until the magical hour of Christian & Christina and Matthew, we know the arrival of the others unfortunately Having not seen opersonalmente away for a little refresh 'the boys. We do not know Geppo (but we know so well of him winning the physical problems). Inside I do not know what to think first of all, I would think that it is was a perfect day in which the mind has guided and nurtured my body with his motivation and his confidence, which at 7 am after the countdown of the speaker (three minutes to go. ... two minutes to go one ... minutes to go ...) I threw in the air all the pieces of my puzzle made of physical and mental training, advice and suggestions from people who I felt intensely for months, patiently, close and effectively participate in this project, saying to myself do what you have inside and eventually ... maybe after a 400 light swim, 10km bike I could have run another kilometruccio ... okay, I have not asked for anything in this race if it goes well for everyone, inside and out, I brought beautiful home a medal, I think I deserved and shared with many people. I had the great satisfaction of knowing that people close to me in this discipline and have spent more than a bit 'of their time with the athletes IM tracking site for news of the rest of us in Germany. Again this year the curve of improvement that has dominated the decay for the future ... we'll see ... it would be nice to dream again, reread the streak of time, they split up to find out (with curiosity and desire) what you can still do this but ... is (is?) another story!
