{"id":54046,"date":"2025-03-30T08:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/project\/ironman-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:26:10","slug":"ironman-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/en\/project\/ironman-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Ironman New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe Hardest Fight \u2013 Never Give Up\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironman New Zealand full Ironman Saturday 1st March 2025 \u2014what a day. It started perfectly: I felt strong in the swim, led from the front, and came out of the water in first place, swimming the 3.8 k in 48:24. On the bike, my legs were powerful, and I found my rhythm immediately. I was right where I wanted to be.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb10d7e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb11c12&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1f4ffb11c12\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"54022\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4450-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4450-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4450-edited-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4450-edited-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4450-edited-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb125ba&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1f4ffb125ba\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"54012\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4456-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4456-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4456-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, out of nowhere, at 80 km, a sharp pain hit my left knee\u2014like a knife. It wasn\u2019t something I could push through; it just took all the strength out of my leg. I tried everything\u2014shifting my position, pushing more with my right leg\u2014but nothing worked. The last 50 km were brutal. I was getting slower and slower, losing time, watching my race slip away. I closed the first lap of 90 k in 2:26:09 and I archivied the second lap in 2:51:43. But I refused to stop. The pain was so horrible that I discovered a new limit within myself, one I never imagined possible to endure. It became purely mental\u2014how much suffering can you take and still keep going?        <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb1286c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb13034&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1f4ffb13034\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"54018\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4436-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4436-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4436-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1f4ffb1386c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1f4ffb1386c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"54024\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4444-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4444-980x552.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4444-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming into T2, running felt impossible. The pain was 10\/10. I sat there for minutes, thinking, how am I going to do this? But I told myself: One step at a time. Keep moving. I started walking, then jogging, then walking again. And after 2 km, I could run. The incredible supporters on the run course and the volunteers kept me going when I wanted to stop. Their energy, their words\u2014it made all the difference.        <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"54026\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8974-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54026\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"1214\" data-id=\"54028\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0c06b30a-1b14-4961-b2fe-08bc40580ad4-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0c06b30a-1b14-4961-b2fe-08bc40580ad4-edited.jpg 910w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0c06b30a-1b14-4961-b2fe-08bc40580ad4-edited-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 910px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A huge thank you to my dad, who traveled all the way to New Zealand to support me. Having him out there the whole day meant everything. In the hardest moments, just knowing he was there gave me strength. I\u2019m so grateful to have had him by my side for this one.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This race was far from what I had trained for, far from what I had dreamed of. But Ironman is not just about being strong\u2014it\u2019s about refusing to give up when everything goes wrong. I suffered, I dug deeper than ever, and I made it to that finish line. I run my marathon in 3:15:17 finishing my second full Ironman in 9:25:52 on the 6th place. And that\u2019s exactly why I want to share this\u2014because racing is not just about the result, it\u2019s about the journey, the fight, and what it truly means to be an athlete.     <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as a pro, things don\u2019t always go to plan. We struggle, we suffer, we have doubts. But that\u2019s what makes this sport so special. The ability to keep pushing, to overcome, to cross that finish line no matter what.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"54036\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-B.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-B.jpg 653w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-B-480x736.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 653px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"54034\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-A.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-A.jpg 653w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-A-480x736.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 653px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"54038\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-C.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-C.jpg 653w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/frame-2-C-480x736.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 653px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge respect to every athlete out there who finished this race, who battled their own fight Thanks to every spectator and every volunteer who cheered and pushed me forward. This is the hard side of the sport, the reality behind the podiums and finish-line photos. Not every race goes as planned, but every race teaches you something.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alot of positiv to take away for the rest of the season and valuable lesson learned.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud, despite everything. On to the next. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"54020\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4440-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4440-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4440-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" data-id=\"54032\" src=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-1-C-6-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-1-C-6-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-1-C-6-980x625.jpg 980w, https:\/\/alanissiffert.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frame-1-C-6-480x306.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Hardest Fight \u2013 Never Give Up\u201d Ironman New Zealand full Ironman Saturday 1st March 2025 \u2014what a day. 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