Currently Europe is drowning in snow. It is icy-cold, winds are gusty, and training is for those who cannot leave for warmer places a really demanding effort. This short video clip may motivate for the moment of a wink… at least 
You can see biest athletes Yvonne van Vlerken, Chris McCormack and Ronnie Schildknecht.
Camera work: Fritz Zorn, edited by Fritz Oelberg
It is winter in Europe, it either snows or rains, it is chilly most of the time. In our areas training costs many of us quite an effort. Some are lucky and escape to warmer parts of the globe. But those who have to stay and do their job in the European winter may like this video that will bring back the good memories of summer.
We shot the footage during our 3 weeks stay on Big Island during the Ironman world championship 2009. It was a time of hard work. The video clip really gives the wonderful impression that it was all fun and easy going. In the clip´s focus are the biest athletes.
In October 2009 the biestmilch team spent 3 weeks working around the Ironman world championship on Big Island, Hawaii. By now it is December and Xmas only a week away. Winter is in full swing here in Germany. So, it is nice to bring Hawaii to our minds right now. This video clip shows us at a folk festival in Hawi, the four of us in the midst of a really multicultural community. And you can see that we were not only working, but had some short moments of fun too.
If you want to become a legend – and this does not only apply to sports only – you have to take risks, and you have to be able to loose. If you are used to win, loosing may become more and more difficult. It may even scare you sometimes in such a way that it makes it impossible for you to win. This year Chris McCormack wanted to regain the world title, and he wanted it probably too much. This day in October 2009 was not his day, more from psychological viewpoint than from a body perspective. Chris was in an outstanding shape for this race, but he felt an extreme pressure on him. This is at least how I see it having spent a lot of time with him during this racing season.
Chris came in fourth in Hawaii. While others would have been full of joy and pride, he left the scene behind the finish line with features that express the deep struggle with fear and disappointment.
This video clip is a master piece of Fritz Oelberg! Thank you
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