It was 5:39 am local time in New York City when Sebastian Kohlwes answered the call from his home in Bremen on Monday.talk to the WESER-KURIER. It’s a surprise for someone who ran the marathon in the metropolis on Sunday – and also for someone who stayed in a hotel in Times Square. “I’m on the twelfth floor, but the windows are only single-glazed. However, I was able to sleep well despite the noise from the street,” said the long-distance runner.
The man from Bremen didn’t want to spend quiet time in such a quiet city anyway. He fulfilled a dream by participating in the New York Marathon. The journey from the Weser to the East River was never about sporting success, but about the experience. He tackles this part quickly: The national champion over 10,000 meters is satisfied with his time of 2:38:40 hours, 335th place out of 55,533 participants and fourth place in field Germany’s partners.
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What is more interesting is what is going on around him, which the man from Bremen always describes with one word: “madness”. The 35-year-old emphasizes: “I wanted to be able to tell friends and family later what New York was like and not what the track was like from a running perspective .” The marathon in the capital is something extraordinary. Kohlwes explains: “Running has a completely different standard here than in Europe. I wanted to experience that feeling.” In the United States, the college system promotes stronger running. “This means that the USA has more quality in general.
To the right I looked towards the ocean, the sun was shining on the water and to the left was the Statue of Liberty. That was an amazing sight.
Sebastian Kohlwes on the wow moments during the run
Example: “Germany, Germany, Germany,” the people on the side of the road shouted to him. He also knows a comparable euphoria from the Berlin Marathon, only with fewer people and the typical laziness of the country. He became aware of the difference on the way back from the end. Together with his brother Hendrik, who lives in the USA, and the medal in front of his chest, he walked from Central Park back to the hotel in Times Square. On the way, strangers again praised his achievements in running 42.195 kilometers: “These people had nothing to do with the marathon, but on the street or in the lobby of the house They congratulated me for being involved,” he reports. A Werder athlete who will start for the ATS Buntentor next year.
In New York, the public park is called Central Park and it looks like this. Sebastian Kohlwes will miss the shot.
In New York, fun becomes an accessory
It was this feeling that made the trip across the pond special. The sport was a resource for him, as this description makes clear: “The run began at the Verrazzano Strait Bridge. On the right side I looked towards the Atlantic Ocean, the sun was shining on the water and on the left side was the Statue of Liberty That was quite an “insane sight.” The route went through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and ended in Manhattan.
“First it was the skyscrapers and the streets with great crowds cheering you on and finally Central Park, which impressed me with its beauty. You just have to experience the New York Marathon for yourself,” Kohlwes said as he displayed his only glass. hotel room window like thatNew York, otherwise so quiet, is slowly waking up.
Kohlwes is in for a bit of culture shock
At 7pm local time he started the twelve hour flight to Bremen. Running in Bürgerpark will be unusual for him at first. “Bremen doesn’t have the skyline of New York,” he said with a laugh. However, he is really looking forward to going home. New York is tired of the “bad air quality”, all the noise and the ” A surprising number of cars”. The culture shock will then be completed in about two weeks at the latest. Then Kohlwes starts in Riesenbeck (6,500 inhabitants) at competitions. Germany’s cross country.
2024-11-05 04:00:00
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