Ironman Austria | stephan mantler

Posted
23 July 2008 @ 11am

Tags: double insanity weekend, Ironman Austria, mountainbike, race reports, races, salzkammergut trophy, triathlon

Race Report: Double Insanity Weekend (4)

Part 4: Ironman Austria
As I lined up for the swim start, my strategy was very easy. Take it really, really easy on the swim (basically see it as a recovery swim from yesterday’s Salzkammergut Trophy), stay out of the usual fray and see how everything goes. With a little luck, I hoped to score a [...]

Posted
23 July 2008 @ 11am

Tags: double insanity weekend, Ironman Austria, mountainbike, race reports, races, salzkammergut trophy, triathlon

Race Report: Double Insanity Weekend (3)

Part 3: Back to Klagenfurt
I knew that everybody else would be partying and getting together for a great time after the race, but unfortunately I didn’t really have much time for that…

Posted
23 July 2008 @ 11am

Tags: double insanity weekend, Ironman Austria, mountainbike, race reports, races, salzkammergut trophy, triathlon

Race Report: Double Insanity Weekend (2)

Part 2: Salzkammergut Trophy, 208km MTB Race
Given that my plans included more than just one race, I took it very easy, especially on the first few climbs. After the start, the course starts almost directly into the first long (~10km and 900m vertical) climb. That was actually one of the things I really like about [...]