Ironman Germany Triathlon
Page creator: Nigel cox
Event: Ironman Germany
Event Date: 1st Jul 2007
Team Members: Nigel Cox/Nick Kane
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Nigel Cox accompanied by Nick Kane have ventured into the 'extremes' of the Ironman Triathlon World, on Sunday 1st July 2007 in Frankfurt Germany. The event was a continuous race of a 2.4 mile swim,112 mile bike ride and a marathon 26.2 mile run. Both Nigel and Nick come from similar sporting backgrounds having been rugby players,marathon runners and now triathletes.

 Nigels father passed away as a result of prostate cancer and Nigel himself was diagnosed and treated for the same complaint in 2004 at the age of 46. Nigel says that the treatment he received at Southmead Hospital was second to none and in recognition of this he would like to raise money for Bristol Prostate Cancer Care.

RACE REPORT,      

More than 450.000 enthusiastic spectators were along the race course in Frankfurt and the region Rhein-Main, they watched the sixth IRONMAN Germany, now in its second year as a European Championship. In the early morning hours 18.000 early risers gathered at the lake to witness the swim start at 7a.m. Over 2.200 participants got ready for the "longest day of the year". After swimming 2.4 miles on the two-loop course, which includes a short running passage on land, the athletes mounted their bikes. A real challenge for all, pros as well as age-groupers, are the already legendary hills "The Hell" in Maintal-Hochstadt and "Heartbreak Hill" in Bad Vilbel on the 180k bike course. The marathon in front of the impressive skyline of Frankfurt on the waterside of the river Main released the last reserves of energy of athletes and spectators.

As far as our race went the swim was as physical as a rugby match jostling with other swimmers. Nick swam in 1hr 8 mins, Nigel 1hr 14 mins and Nick biked the 112 miles in 5hrs 37 mins, Nigel 6hrs 33sec. Nick then ran an amazing marathon in 3hrs 57 mins, Nigel faded but finished the marathon in 5hrs 20 mins.Our total times were Nick 10hrs 57 mins and Nigel 12 hrs 47 mins.

The crowd, organisation and race itself was an amazing experience. And in true rugby club style we were drinking German beer to celebrate our achievement.

Thanks to you all for your sponsorship ,    Nigel and Nick.

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
TJH 17/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Bill Graham 04/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done lads, what an awesome achievement! Fantastic 
Ed Yaxley 02/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Coxy. Looks like the run hurt! 
Robert Ladd 02/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Rather you than me...keep up the good work Nigel 
bigbadbaz 01/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Well done lads an inspiration to us all 
Sarah, Stuart and George Urwin-Mann 28/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Nick & Nigel - you will be able to call yourselves Superman afterwards! 
Pete Mainstone 27/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Have a great race and see you soon 
Louisa Rolfe 27/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Steve Gittens 27/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Matt Cox 26/06/2007 £15.00 £4.23 You've gotta be mad! Best of luck 
Bryan Stadden 25/06/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Go for it 
Mike B 24/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck guys 
Phil Robbins 24/06/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Take care and good luck  
Simon Attwood 22/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Judy Mills 20/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck and ENJOY!! 
Stephen Tunks 19/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Nigel Have a great time and good luck !! 
Guy Turner 19/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
sue hewitt 15/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Wonderfull..good luck and best wishes x 
Richard Cook 14/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Guys 
Aled 10/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Nigel - great cause. 
Rich Hart 09/06/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck, hope it goes well 
Keith Simmons 04/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 you should have stuck to rugby but all the very best of luck 
PAUL SHANAHAN 01/06/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Enjoy yourself 
Nicola Storer 31/05/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Coxy! After Washing-Machine-Man and Hoover-Man you'll be a fully fledged domestic goddess. 
Phil Brown 30/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 That's 7.11p a mile! Good cause, good luck. 
kathleen o'connell 29/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 best of luck to you both 
The Phillips Family 28/05/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck! - From Jon, Sarah, Sam & Rob 
Gwen & Andy 26/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Nige, great cause my own dad passed away from prostate cancer. 
Andy Bromley 24/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Enjoy it as much as I did! I recommend lots of Ibuprofen at the end, followed by lots of beer. 
Steve & Sally Garnham 23/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck to you both, its only twice the distance the Vitruvian distance, no problem! 
Nige M 23/05/2007 £15.00 £4.23  
julie and gareth 23/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 a marathon was bad enough - good luck 
arris 23/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Coxy would I look good in one of those wetsuits? 
Darren 22/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Nigel hope the fund raising and event goes well. 
Chris Davis 22/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 You know where to come for those aches and pains! 
Simon Crisp 22/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Nigel 
Guy Worrall 22/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Nigel 
Rod Hansen 22/05/2007 £15.00 £4.23  
Peter James 22/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Take it steady old man. 
Martin Liddington 21/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 rather you than me 
Rob Barker 21/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Goo luck Nige - it doesn't hurt a bit, honest... 
Tony Butler 21/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck. And try not to break wind in your wetsuit Coxy! 
Kev and Gill 21/05/2007 £20.00 n/a Thats a lot of work just to find out if they sell cider in Germany 
Jenks 21/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
david bulley 20/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 good luck to u both 
andrew gilbert 19/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 A fantastic undertaking! I found a marathon hard enough, can't imagine the ride/swim on top! 
Brian Brady 19/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Nige  
Claire Underhill 19/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 My father survived prostate cancer, well done and good luck 
Dai Nicholas 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Should be a walk in the park Coxie ! 
Barney Houlford 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck to both of you. 
Ali Binnie 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Coxy, Good Luck Mate. Truly Worth While Cause 
Carrie Garrett 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 You must be mad! All the best to both of you 
Lawrie Cook 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Coxy, have a good one! 
Mike Courtiour 18/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Enjoy the pain 
Eric 'the eel' Downey 18/05/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Will be @ Frankfurt racing with you - Well done to you both! Good Luck!! 
Jeanette 17/05/2007 £5.00 £1.41  
Geezer 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 I saw what you looked like after the Olympic distance in Barcelona Coxie let alone full Ironman !!  
Bob Lowrie 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Keep out of certain bars in Germany 
Dave McCallum 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Nigel 
Marc Reed 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Coxie 
Sally Evans 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Your personal supply of wind power will help you! 
martin Davies,support group,taunton 17/05/2007 £5.00 £1.41 have a good one 
Simon, Cherie & Thomas 17/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 You two big tarts have a great race.  
Lou @ jason Butler 17/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 We both wish you the best of luck! 
Sim 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck to you both. Running a marathon is hard enough, but this is something else!!! 
Tony Domaille 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
Steve Cook 16/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Go COXIE sounds like a stroll in the park!! You must be a sick man doing this in the name of sport 
Phil LEWIS 16/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH 
Gloria 16/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Don't catch a cold in the water 
Alan Chambers 16/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 I'll double it if you beat 12 hours! 
Michelle Hieron 16/05/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck for a great cause Nigel 
Claire Chambers 16/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Nigel! 
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