Jan Frodeno would like to see the finale of his prestigious career in Germany at some point.
“Let’s see – I hope to be able to experience Hawaii again as a professional,” said the 40-year-old superstar and three-time Ironman world champion of the German Press Agency, “but after that I will probably be more realistic in my career in Roth or one finish iconic race in Germany “. Actually, the World Championship in Kailua-Kona would be on the coming weekend.
But the race in Mecca and the place where the Ironman was founded, over 3.86 kilometers of swimming, 180.2 kilometers of cycling and 42.2 kilometers of running, was moved to St. George in the US state of Utah in May of next year after an initial postponement to February relocated. The emotions were somewhat flattened out of self-protection with the many cancellations, but he still dreams of Hawaii, assured Frodeno: “Everything else is secondary to me.” It should be that time again in October 2022 at the latest.
End of career open
He looks wistfully to Hawaii, and misses it, said Frodeno. “The feeling of having given everything, fully trained and in top shape to experience the emotions of the race. So far I have not been able to transfer that to any other race and that concerns me more than any ifs and buts.” He won there in 2015, 2016 and 2019.
How long Frodeno, who became Olympic champion in Beijing in 2008, will continue to compete as a professional, he left open. When asked which kilometer section he is currently on in his career compared to an Ironman that covers a total of 226 kilometers, he said: “I have slowly reached 200 km, but I feel much better than after this distance Competition.”
He himself plans to take part in the Ironman California in Sacramento on October 24th. In addition, there is another event of his own in his Spanish adopted home Girona a week later with the so-called SGRAIL 100 over 2 kilometers of swimming, 88 kilometers of gravel cycling on unpaved roads and 10 kilometers of trail running in the field.
dpa
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Stand: 07.10.2021, 07:11
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