Mario and Marc are two European guys living in California who started doing triathlons last year. Before having ever actually done a triathlon, they signed up for Ironman Switzerland in July 2010. This blog documents their journeys from complete rookies of the sport to try and become Ironman finishers.
Marc and I are both back in Los Angeles and kicked off our Ironman season today. What was supposed to be an easy 30 miler, turned into a pretty grueling 51.2 miles from Zuma Beach to Camarillo. The new bike felt good, even though, I do get pretty sore in my neck from all that [...]
It is January 14th and we are exactly 192 days away from Ironman Switzerland. I just got back from Europe where I did a bunch of fitness testing which I’ll write about this weekend. You’ll get all data and recommendations about my current state of fitness. Let’s just say that the doctor (German Olympic team [...]
