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MEETING

TrimaX-magazine : Why have you chosen to train TrimaX-magazine : What is the program for this
here in Thanyapura ? year ?
Michael Raelert Michael Raelert
For me, Thanyapura is Thailand first and it’s the Winning Chattanooga (world championships 70.3)
best training spot for Europeans especially in this and having a good race in Kona, so 2 main goals.
season. People, food, and finally Thanyapura... It’s Winning a new title and prove that I can be good
the best ever, it’s not too crowded and especially for on Ironman distance.
professional athletes, you can do your job. It’s the
best place to train for triathlon, it’s easy every day. TrimaX-magazine : It was hard for you in your
Andreas Dreitz previous Ironman races.
Michael brought me here saying it was the best Michael Raelert
place to train... I came here last year in February for I know that on 70.3 I can be faster than the others,
3 weeks of training camp, it was so fun to train with on Ironman I still haven’t proven myself. But if I’m
the group and the conditions are really excellent more relaxed and change my nutrition, I could be
here and the lifestyle is easy, people are relaxed more performing in Kona...
and nice here, and you can feel it on your training TrimaX-magazine : And you Andreas ?
especially on your recovery. Andreas Dreitz
Michael Raelert For me too the goal is Chattanooga...
Regarding professionalism, we are a 100% focused Michael Raelert
on training, there is less stress than in Europe, the You will try to be 2nd ;-) or 1st ?
relaxed lifestyle really allows to totally focus on our Andreas Dreitz
preparation. (Laughs) yes, I will focus on that race, and a few
half distance triathlons, beginning with Oceanside
TrimaX-magazine : And it’s cold in Germany
(laughs) on April 1st, then back to Europe for the European
Andreas Dreitz season with the 70.3 Majorca. It’s my race, I really
The equipments here are the best... like that race and I perfectly know the course (he
Michael Raelert won the last 3 editions), then Challenge Samorin
They are new and modern on June 3rd, the 70.3 European championships
in Elsinore in Denmark on June 18th, Challenge
TrimaX-magazine : And they love triathlon, in the Prague (only 3h from home and I like Eastern
hotel rooms there is a place reserved for the bike... countries). So really races where I want to go
Michael Raelert which are close to my home, and the last test before
And when we arrive with all our luggages, we are Chattanooga will be Zell-am-see 2 weeks before.
very well received, they don’t look at us weird...
TrimaX-magazine : No Ironman ?
TrimaX-magazine : Michael, last year you were Andreas Dreitz
injured? Yes after Chattanooga, I don’t know yet which
Michael Raelert one, but there won’t be a lot of choices : Italy and
Not injured, I had an infection, I couldn’t train Barcelona or one in the USA.
during 6 months. I came in winter with Andi and Michael Raelert
we did good sessions, I thought I could become 2018 in Kona …
world champion once again, and I had to stop. I
came back to racing in October because I like that TrimaX-magazine : We know your name but not
but I was not feeling very well, but I try to relax quite well your history... Before being the champions
more to have a good year. we know, how have you begun triathlon?

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