Two yers ago I crunched some numbers on what it takes to qualify for 70.3 worlds. It was by far the most popular post on this site to date. And since I’ve recently considered to go for 70.3 worlds myself again, I thought it would be a good exercise to do the math once again. Just like last time I pulled the numbers from a sample of European races. I don’t know why this is, but Euro events usually make…
I recently started dabbling with google charts to visualize data. For an analog native like me it’s pretty new to look at code when fixing a graph instead of mashing buttons in excel, but so far I’m enjoying myself and slowly getting the hang of it. Mostly because it is well documented even for the most simple minded user, like me. To try my hand at geocharts I took the number of comepetitors from each country racing in IM Hamburg….
As you all know I ran the Frankfurt Marathon last year. My race report can be found here but I did something else I almost forgot about: I made a chart on the age group for each finisher. The lighter the color, the younger a finisher. The chart reads from top left to bottom right. Not surprisingly it shows that younger runners dominate the front rows, while the back rows are predominantly dark blue, but overall I am surprised how…
After an acceptable start into the world of middle distance triathlon last year I was wondering what my next goals should be. I´ve never considered myself a hardcore Type A athlete, but I still like to see how much I´ve got and how far I can push myself. You could say I´m highly competitive but I´m not willing to throw my family life, my career and and my social life completely under the bus. Also, I find it extremely hard…