Triathlon at Möhnesee: Elkmann and Korte inspire with top placings!

Triathlon at Möhnesee: Elkmann and Korte inspire with top placings!

The triathlon scene was in top form at Möhnesee last weekend. Over 930 athletes took part in the competition and it was by no means a walk in the park. The Möhnesee Triathlon reported fully booked starting places and a waiting list of 200 people. This year, the new “Grand Prix” distance was offered for the first time, which was tough: 2.0 kilometers of swimming, 70 kilometers of cycling and 15 kilometers of running. A real highlight for the active!

Among the participants were the two local heroes Iris Elkmann and Andreas Korte, both from the Warendorfer SU tri-team. Elkmann can look back on an impressive performance. Despite challenging waves that didn't make swimming easy, she was the first woman to get out of the water. She also mastered the difficult bike route that led through the Arnsberg Forest with its many meters of altitude. Their running route took place over three laps of the Möhnesee, which were characterized by a steep climb. Finally, Elkmann reached the finish line in third place overall in a time of 4:06:28 hours and also secured victory in her age group 45.

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Andreas Korte, who also started with good instincts, took 17th place overall. He took first place in his 45 age group with a strong time of 3:55:57 hours. Korte showed that the changes in training were also fruitful for him - after 40 minutes in the water, a bike ride of two hours and a run of 1:12 hours, his success was perfect.

Both athletes were more than satisfied with their performances. Iris Elkmann was also happy about her victory at the German Age Group Championships two weeks ago, where she gave the competition no chance in 2:25 hours with a distance of 1.5 kilometers of swimming, 38 kilometers of cycling and 10 kilometers of running. Training with more quick units turned out to be the right thing for her.

Triathlon in Germany

Triathlon has developed into a very popular sport in recent years. In Germany in particular, around 600 triathlon events take place every year, with an impressive 1,500 competitions. The ITU World Triathlon Series event in Hamburg in particular attracts a huge audience with around 10,000 participants and over 250,000 spectators. In Cologne, too, there are around 4,000 participants at the Cologne Triathlon Weekend, making the city a hotspot for triathlon fans.

• Hamburg (ITU): ca. 10.000 Teilnehmer
• Köln (Cologne Triathlon Weekend): ca. 4.000 Teilnehmer
• Roth (Datev Challenge Roth): ca. 3.300 Teilnehmer
• Kraichgau (Ironman): ca. 3.000 Teilnehmer
• Frankfurt (Ironman): ca. 2.500 Teilnehmer

German triathletes also enjoy international recognition, with great athletes like Jan Frodeno, who not only won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008, but also the Ironman Hawaii in 2015 and 2016. Triathlon is an exciting and dynamic sport that has a permanent place in the hearts of many sports enthusiasts.

For the athletes who threw themselves into the water at the Möhnesee Triathlon, it was not just a competition, but also a platform to demonstrate their hard work and training adaptations. The bell reports on the exciting results of this event while on Run timing the documents and results can be found. At Passionate about triathlon There are also exciting insights into the development of the sport, which has won many hearts not only in Germany but around the world.