By Michael Wanger on rheintales.ch:
For many, a triathlon is an impossibility. For some, it is the challenge of a lifetime. Currently, 32 athletes from all over the world are competing in the Swissultra. A month-long sporting event where anything less than 1000 kilometers seems laughable.
It’s 8:00 a.m.
Beat Knechtle and Rait Ratasepp are still in the pool. Soon, they will reach length 38. Then a helper will signal them: 100 meters to go.
8:10 a.m.
Beat Knechtle toasts at the edge of the pool. In the past few minutes, he has outdistanced his colleague from Estonia. After a short round of applause, he got out of the water into his cycling gear and onto the saddle.
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