Fernando Alonso, now IRONMAN

A single sport is not enough for Fernando Alonso. His voracity is not limited to circuits and physical exercise is another of his passions. In the 1 Formula he acts like a professional, but there are other sports disciplines that bring him head first: the bicycle, running and almost everything that can be done outdoors. The pilot has found a way to mix all his passions against his eternal counterpart: the clock. He intends to compete in 2013 in an Ironman, the wild version of triathlon. Namely: 3,8 kilometers of swimming, 180 by bike and 42 by foot race in less than ten hours. It is not the first Asturian athlete, winner in another sport discipline that falls surrendered to the charm of triathlon. Former footballer Luis Enrique concluded the ones in Frankfurt and Nice.

 

 

 

While recognizing the ailerons of the Ferrari and discussing the supremacy of Red Bull on the track, he has prepared himself thoroughly for his hidden goal. At home, in Asturias, he always fulfilled a physical program designed by Fabrizio Borra and Edoardo Bendinelli, the Italian trainers who pamper and work until their last muscle. Until the weekends of races has taken advantage of Alonso to continue with his plan. In Abu Dhabi, he circled Yas Marina four times until completing 22 kilometers on foot. In Singapore he gave a good account of the stunning pool of the Ritz hotel where he stayed to improve his stroke and in all circuits has maintained a certain muscle tone with his bike Colnago.
 
His physical level responds to that of a gifted. «With 31 years it is thinner and stronger than ever», say its advisers. Like all athletes, it has lost explosiveness in exchange for acquiring resistance. His thick muscle is now longer. Training marks your life. His challenge is completely subordinated to Ferrari and the action program with the 2013 car. It still does not have an official agenda and, therefore, there is no Ironman assault date. At first he considered the one in Nice (23 in June), but it does not seem feasible, since only four days later he would have to appear in England for the F-1 race at Silverstone.
 
He has already taken the steps to contact Javier Gómez Noya, the Galician triathlete silver medal at the London Games, to whom he wants to consult the secrets of this modality. The first Ironman of the season will be held in South Africa on January 20, although it is unlikely that he can reach that date. Then it would be almost impossible to find a triathlon of these characteristics until the summer, that does not interfere in its 1 Formula calendar. Bolton (England), Wiesbaden (Germany) and Kalmar (Sweden) would be alternatives.
 
Marcel Zamora, a Spanish triathlete who has won the Ironman of Nice five times, lectures the Spaniard: «The most important thing is that the preparation does not take you away from the family, that it does not dazzle you, and dream of happiness when crossing the finish line. Everything you feel afterwards (contracted muscles, micro-tears, dehydration ...) is just pain. "

Text Source: www.elcomercio.es

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