Thomas Hellriegel ist nach seiner Infektion mit dem Pfeifferschen Drüsenfieber in 08:56:55 Stunden auf Platz 42 ins Ziel gekommen. "Ich bin eigentlich ganz zufrieden, dass nach der Krankheit und mit rund 6 Wochen Training das Rennen schon ganz ordentlich lief. Bis zum Energy-Lab ist es trotz neuer Draftingregel gut gegangen. Danach ging wirklich nicht mehr viel und ich habe klar die Defizite im Laufen gemerkt.
Lustigerweise habe ich früh Chris McCormack eingesammelt und ihn rund 140km auf dem Rad im Schlepptau gehabt. Dass er angeknockt, wie er aussah noch mit dem schnellsten Marathon so weit nach vorne gekommen ist finde ich erstaunlich!"
Thomas’s light latch plate to his infection with the Pfeiffer gland fever into 08:56:55 hours at place 42 into the goal came. “I am actually completely content that after the illness and with approximately 6 weeks training running ran already completely properly. Up to the Energy lab it went despite new Draftingregel well. Afterwards and I went really not more much clearly the deficits in running noticed. Merry way I in-collected early Chris McCormack and had him approximately 140km on the wheel in the dragging rope. That it angeknockt, as he looked still with the fastest Marathon so far forward came finds I amazingly!”
in short…he says he is actually quite happy with the race despite only 6 weeks of running and the sickness.
was ok up to energy lab despite the new drafting rule
had macca behind him for a while and he was quite surprised to see macca hold so well on the run (implicitely says that macca was struggling behind thomas)
Thanks for both translations. My reading of the literal Google translation implies slightly more than the fact that Macca was struggling behind him, or am I reading too much into that comment. Does the context suggest a stronger inference (from one Asics athlete to another?)
Lustigerweise habe ich früh Chris McCormack eingesammelt und ihn rund 140km auf dem Rad im Schlepptau gehabt. Dass er angeknockt, wie er aussah noch mit dem schnellsten Marathon so weit nach vorne gekommen ist finde ich erstaunlich!"
(Despite all the odds) it is kind of funny that I caught up to McCormack early on the bike and towed him around for 140k. He looked pretty gassed after the bike and I am quite surprised that he was able to have the fastest run and place quite well.
I think that is a reasonable translation for what he actually said. No more and no less. And yes, he obviously implies “legal drafting” on the bike that may have been of benefit for some of the faster runners.
On another note I am quite shocked that Thomas raced at all. He did not look lean and fit, rather emanciated and sick before the race. Hope this doesn’t dig a bigger hole for him.