Acute Renal Failure Bun

Out of Shape?

this weekend we start yes - along with my 3 Cyclassics sidemen Steve, Heiko and Flo and a new, unknown Cervélo-Dame, we will be on Saturday the IC climb Gene Munster at the date of to deny the German unit, the 125-km round of the Münsterland Giro.

permitted Today the weather in Hamburg again a practice round, so I pack up my office together in time, I dress in long functional textiles and mount the bike on my R3 to the known 60 km round to move again in conclusion.

fast And I notice that I somehow completely out of shape-bin. It is cold, it's a little wind, but that's not what I braked. Since the Cyclassics in August, I was long, not more "right" training. How to feel asleep on my legs, even though I am on every meter that I can pass on my road bike, look.

I pass the harbor, picked apart the wild-romantic Wind thick clouds packets over me. Then along the bank until William Castle, where I after the Elbe crossing finally find gene Winsen-Luhe my calm and nimble can boost.

Flott it goes ahead, shoot me in front of a mountain bike with triathlon-Review on the road - I get the!

I step and step work, I ran slowly. It hurts to bite ic h, at some point I have it on. High as he sits on his silver Conway, wearing a backpack, creating powerful wind shadow, which I exploited to catch something old! I'm done!

I pull over at some point salute, nice. Then I sit down in front of him ... and do not come away! The 12 kilo-MTB stay tuned to me. Quiet boost his calves, which are thicker than my chest, next to me. 5 minutes I think it is out in the wind, he overtook me again.

He smiles gently.
Ouch! That hurt.

42 km / h is on my Garmin Forerunner and I have to bite, even in the wind shadow on him to stay tuned. Not a good omen for the Müsterland Giro. At some point, just before flying mount, I turn away.

managed 20 km - the remaining 10 to the turning point Hoopter ferry I can save. Alone go back. Legs like lead. Thoughts as tar.
An hour later - and as it is already dark, I can luminosity my new Cateye Funzel try out - I get to my apartment.

I'm happy, but also ready, steaming in the shower and wonder how the hell I want to argue with this (non) form the 125-km race. The Giro will be - 125 km and 700 meters. In 2 days.

And - I dry from now - two weeks later, the time trial Hamburg-Berlin. 275 km. Non-Stop. And how that is to me now is still a mystery.

But now ... first a glass of red wine ...



hazards: 40.65 km in 1:32 GROSS with a 26.4 gross average it. Good grief!


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