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Gigathlon 2010 Friday, July 9, 2010: - Check-in Saturday, July 10, 2010: - Inline: 39km (350m climb) - MARKUS - Mountainbike: 46km (1,300m) - MARKUS - Cycling: 64km (1,280m) - HILLY - Swimming: 3km - HILLY - Cycling: 37km (400m) - HILLY - Running: 31km (960m) - MARKUS Sunday, July 11, 2010: - Swimming: 3km - HILLY - Inline: 29km (280m) - MARKUS - Cycling: 128km (1,900m) - HILLY - Mountainbike: 47km (800m) - MARKUS - Running: 19km (300m) - MARKUS |
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228 Couples finished. A total of 45 Couples did not finish at all or not
within the time allowance. Thanks to Hilly finished 143. My performance was
more around 190. While my times comparatively were not among the top ones, I
was very pleased with my performance given the fact that I had only really 1
month to properly train. Also I could have more easily put up with cold than
the boiling heat of 35 Centigrade. |
| Friday, July 9, 2010 | |
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Check-in of the Mountainbike and road cycling bikes in Langnau (the first changing zone). There were 1,500 top class mountainbikes and 1,500 top class road cycling bikes in Langnau over night |
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Signing of athlete's declaration |
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Starting the check-in procedure |
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After check-in |
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Setting-up camp (the car park was quite a way from the camp, hence, one was already tired before the race started) |
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The camp as seen from the air, forming the name Thun (the host city's name) |
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The Gigathlon village (food, repair shops, trade fair, etc.) |
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Opening ceremony and last informations |
| Saturday, July 10, 2010 | |
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Getting up at 3.30am |
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Urs, my brother taking off as supporter to catch the 4:25am train to Langnau |
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Inline skating from Thun to Langanau (still wearing the head-torch from the 5am start) |
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Supporters waiting in the changing zone Langnau for the Inliner-Skaters to arrive |
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First skaters arriving to change to Mountainbiking |
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En route Mountainbiking |
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Hilly fighting on the cycling leg |
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Changing zone Interlaken from Cycling to Running. The airfield boiling with heat. |
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Runners taking over from the cyclists |
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A heavy thunderstorm over the running course |
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On the running course, pre thunderstorm |
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On the running course after a prolongued, intense thunderstorm with continued hailstorms and inches of water flowing on the paths |
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Coming home for the first day |
| Sunday, July 11, 2010 | |
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A splendid sunrise compensates the shocks of the thunderstorm |
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The Bernese high-alps with world famous UNESCO mountains Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau guarding the camp |
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Inline-Skating after taking over from Hilly who did the starting swimming leg |
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Hilly cycling |
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Changing zone Zweisimmen (change from cycling to mountainbiking) |
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Hilly and my brother riding back from the changing zone Zweisimmen |
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Mountainbiking downhill after some heavy uphills in the boiling sun (one climb was 350m over 3km at 2pm on South-West facing hillside) |
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On the final running leg |
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Urs, Hilly's husband, who was my supporter for the running leg. |
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Coming home on Sunday in Thun |
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handing back the timing chip |
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Hilly and Markus with some of their more expensive carbon equipment |
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Final team picture of athletes and supporters after the successful adventure. |
| I am looking forward to next year's event. Can't wait until the details are out on www.gigathlon.ch | |