Since I finished 2nd after Thomas Zühlke in January at the Cross-Race in Appenbüttel, I decided to join the Pirate-Crew, so next year, we`re doing just a plain Pirate-Skull-Podium.
If their would be a change in the positions? I doubt…but I really try to get at least a bit of the dust from the rear of his(Thomas) bike…
The gap between us were pretty much, I might say, but 2nd place overall in a lonesome race in the rain, satisfied me at all.
Wenn, since February I´m now a Pirate and wanted to see after the winter-break how everything still works(strength,endurance,etc). 14th place overall(made 2nd in the main age-group) at the 20k Island-Run in Wilhelmsburg(1:24:32) was my first Pysical test for my first running-marathon in Hamburg. Sadly, I calculated the wrong time for me at the Hamburg marathon(3:30:00), it was a bit to much, and so, I had to overtake`n overtake frióm far behind. I soon wondered about the calculated time from the others, when I just passed and overrun them… Finally, I made it(3:14:37). A time I never even thought about, because I t was my first marathon, but I felt real comfortable.
The Carbohydrat-Party, we made the night before, seemed to work, I just needed 1 gel during the run, I made the rest by the catering during the race. I was really astonished, how many gels fits on a belt of some participators. Next year I`ll be here again, for sure, I gonna try to reach the 3:00:00, slowly of course. Special Thanks to all Pirates supporting me, even if we didn`t know each other(not yet).
The next event on my list, was the CC-race at the bike-day in Lüneburg. I was pretty good, but I was surprised how hilly it was, because I thought of a fast cross-country-course.

This picture is a little bit disadvantageous. It was just behind the start, I started bad and soon the first began tu shove their bikes up, and accordingly I had th push my bike also. We were pounding like a herd of cows, but in the next downhill part, I catched up again.At the end, I finished 10th from 32. I could have reached the 9th place, but the race was sooner over than I thought.

Now to the newest stuff from me. On Sunday,held the Stevens-Cup place in Buchholz, and after the successes from Thomas and Andre in earlier races I wanted to imitate them. That´s typical for the younger ones... Right from start you go as fast as you can and when you reach the mountains you getting to know that your strength is all over now… Well, I felt like I was the last taking the first curve and after the first rise I was 7th from 16th

In the middle of the second last round I rode up to a rider with red dots. We fought out a little fight, with a few burst of speed and finally I knocked him out in the last round and finished 4th before him. The first 3 were too far away to reach just before time. Read my lips : next year you`ll be mine...

It made fun, was a real nice and awesome race. Regrettably too short with 40 minutes and only 5 rounds, Ron will contradict me in this case, surely…. J

Summary, in the week from the 21. to 27 of june you`ll hear more from my side, because I start at the TransGermany-race, and want to write a story- a day/stage
Sadly, I won`t start in the Pirate-clothes, because I won a place in the team of Fiat-Rotwild, but after a hard and intensive exercise I will try to show the pro`s what it`s called to be a Northern Lights. For the preparation I start at the Marathon in Willingen. There of course I`ll try to raise the Pirate-flag together with Ubi Blutsventje, even if I rode in the Rotwild-clothes.

Ubi – I´m looking forward

Greetings and chain mostright!
Jost