{"id":68838,"date":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/unkategorisiert\/swim-the-big-blue-sturmischer-august-stressiger-september\/"},"modified":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T00:00:00","slug":"swim-the-big-blue-sturmischer-august-stressiger-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/de\/freiwasser-triathlon\/swim-the-big-blue-sturmischer-august-stressiger-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim the Big Blue &#8211; St\u00fcrmischer August &#8211; Stressiger September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, da bin ich wieder! Eigentlich finde ich kaum zwei Minuten f\u00fcr mich selbst, aber ich dachte mir, ihr m\u00f6chtet vielleicht gern etwas \u00fcber die neuesten Entwicklungen, Frustrationen, Hindernisse und Aufregungen erfahren. Die letzten acht Wochen beinhalteten Sonne, Wirbelst\u00fcrme, Haie, Neoprenanzug-Prototypen, immer mehr PR-Interviews und Schul-Engagements, pers\u00f6nliche Lebenskrisen und nat\u00fcrlich weiterhin, wie gewohnt, das Training.<\/p>\n<p>Die Intensit\u00e4t des Trainings hat sowohl in den USA (Juli-August) als auch jetzt im September, nach meiner R\u00fcckkehr in die U.K. weiterhin angezogen. Die Vorbereitung auf unseren Aufbruch im Dezember l\u00e4uft auch Hochtouren &#8211; glaubt mir, meine Schultern und mein Immunsystem leiden ganz sch\u00f6n darunter. All die Belastungen haben letztendlich zu einem enormen Abfall der Konzentration und viel Frustration gef\u00fchrt. Beides behindert das Training stark: Es f\u00e4llt mir schwer, mich Kilometer um Kilometer und Stunde f\u00fcr Stunde auf meine Armbewegung oder meine H\u00fcftbewegung zu konzentrieren, wenn ich mir gleichzeitig dar\u00fcber Gedanken mache, welche Gespr\u00e4che und Meetings als n\u00e4chstes anstehen; welche Interviews mit der nationalen Presse und dem TV noch zu f\u00fchren sind; Sponsorenfragen; das Boot\u2026. und dann kommen nat\u00fcrlich auch noch die ganz normalen Dinge dazu, wie, dass ich meine Tochter vermisse oder dass ich eine riesige Menge an Nahrung (8.000 + Kalorien ) zu mir nehmen muss \u2013 und eben das allt\u00e4gliche Leben.<\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4hrend ich meine Kilometer beim Training in den USA zur\u00fcckgelegte, stieg die Meeres- und Lufttemperatur stark an. Die Erw\u00e4rmung verursachte ziemlich heftige St\u00fcrme, die zu st\u00e4ndigen Unterbrechungen und somit zum Abbruch meines US-Trainingsplanes f\u00fchrten \u2013 nat\u00fcrlich anders als ich mir das vorgestellt hatte. Da es einfach nicht sicher genug war, durfte ich w\u00e4hrend des Sturmes nicht schwimmen. Gerade beim Freiwasserschwimmen muss man sich immer sicher sein. Dass die Meere rau waren, war nicht das Problem; aber tr\u00fcbes Wasser in Haigebieten und mangelndes Sonnenlicht zu Tages- und Nachtzeiten verk\u00fcrzten die Pool- und Meerzeiten einfach enorm. Es gipfelte schlie\u00dflich in f\u00fcnf Tagen eingeschr\u00e4nktem Training im Fitnessstudio, an Ruderger\u00e4ten und Fahrr\u00e4dern, als der tropische Sturm \u201eErika\u201c geradewegs auf\u00a0 K\u00fcste von Key West zusteuerte. In diesem Monat musste ich h\u00e4rter als je zuvor an meinen psychischen Kapazit\u00e4ten und meinem positiven Denken arbeiteten. Vor allem pers\u00f6nliche Lebensfragen brachten mich an meine mentalen Grenzen. Es w\u00e4re so einfach gewesen, einfach hinzuschmei\u00dfen und aufzugeben. Aber ich habe es nicht gdemacht &#8211; ich bin es schlie\u00dflich mir selbst, meiner Tochter, den Schulkindern, unseren Fans und nat\u00fcrlich auch den Sponsoren schuldig, das Unm\u00f6gliche m\u00f6glich zu machen.<\/p>\n<p>Zum Schluss bleibt noch eine wichtige Sache zu erw\u00e4hnen: arena hat mir den Prototyp des Neoprenanzugs f\u00fcr meine gro\u00dfe Schwimm-Challenge zukommen lassen, was mich von sehr gro\u00dfer Bedeutung ist. Vielen Dank an dieser Stelle auch an die All Saints Academy, an Nick und Jake, dass ihr f\u00fcr arena und mich diese Feuerprobe gefilmt habt. Ich war ziemlich gespannt, als ich das erste Mal in diesen unglaublich toll designten Anzug geschl\u00fcpft bin. Er hat eine bequeme Passform, ist aus wahnsinnig guten Materialien nach dem neuesten technologischem Standard entwickelt und mit schicken Mustern versehen. Das ist alles, was ich zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt sagen darf, aber wenn die ersten Fotos verf\u00fcgbar sind, werdet ihr sie als Erste zu sehen bekommen.<\/p>\n<p>Mit Blick auf die noch 62 Tagen bis zum fr\u00fchestm\u00f6glichen Start und all dem, was noch zu tun ist, kann ich euch nur bitten an meiner Seite zu bleiben. Wenn wir jetzt alle an einem Strang ziehen, k\u00f6nnen wir es schaffen \u2013 f\u00fcr den wohlt\u00e4tigen Zweck, zur Inspiration und um zu zeigen, dass alles m\u00f6glich ist, wenn man nur an sich und seinen Erfolg glaubt. Ich wei\u00df, dass ich das tue und wir es schaffen werden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trainingstipp des Monats: <\/strong>Wenn du denkst, dass du die Distanz geschwommen bist, die du dir als Ziel gesetzt hast, schwimm weitere 200m in der Abk\u00fchlphase und fordere dich selbst heraus. 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