Challenge Copenhagen 2012 - 8 days after Norseman - 10.49 finish!

By luck (or accident?) I ended up with 2 Ironman distance races within only 8 days... I had signed up for Challenge Copenhagen 2012 last year, but was later also lucky to win in the ballot and got an entry to Norseman... I did Norseman last weekend and felt fine and had recovered only a couple of days afterwards so I decided to give Challenge Copenhagen a go yesterday. Loved the swim – took my time and really enjoyed it. Clear water and lots of space, the bike went really well until 140 kms after which I lost speed, yet clocked 5.05 for the 180K. 2K into the run I was ready to quit but kept the legs going. After 8K I found my running legs and was feeling fine in the heat until around 40K after which I could hardly run in a straight line. Survived the last 2K and crossed the finish line with my wife Helene in a time of 10.49; only 6 mins from my personal record!

Lars swim Challenge Copenhagen 2012
Lars run Challenge Copenhagen 2012
Lars finish Challenge Copenhagen 2012
Lars bike Challenge Copenhagen 2012
Lars Helene finish
Lars Challenge Copenhagen 2012 resultater
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