Marcel Heinig

Marcel Nico Andreas Heinig ( born November 16, 1981 in Cottbus ) is a German extreme athlete who has his greatest success in triathlons, which represent up to 50 -fold multiplication of the Olympic triathlon. His greatest victory he achieved by winning the gold medal at the World Championships in ten fold long triathlon (10 x Ironman Hawaii) in 2008. He is an ambassador of the action concept "Tolerant Brandenburg".

• 4.1 Triathlon
• 4.2 General
• 4.3 Honours
• 4.4 Event Statistics
• 4.5 more successful participation (selection)

Curriculum vitae

Marcel Heinig grew up in Cottbus and is a student of the course Industrial Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (BTU Cottbus ). During his studies he learned the profession of a merchant in the retail trade and the specialized host.

Heinig stands out particularly by his lifestyle from the classical field athletes. While still a teenager, he played truant physical education, got hold certificates and did everything to hide from sporting activities. The high school he went to 40 kilograms overweight. In 2001, the tide turned and he began at the Bundeswehr with the sport. In the spring of 2003 he ran in the Spreewald his first marathon at the premiere of the Spreewald - Marathon. Less than three years later he made the first time a sensation by one of the youngest people in the world ran his hundredth marathon in December 2005.

It soon turned out that his specialty is the ultra-long triathlon distances. In 2008, he was able to ride the longest triathlon in the world, ten times the long triathlon with non-stop 38 miles swimming, 1800 miles cycling and win 422 kilometers running, as the first German triathlete. He also improved the existing German record by almost ten hours, and the world record in his age group for several days.

Extreme Sports

Ultra - Marathon

The " 100 Marathon Club " is a club, which includes only members who are already 100 times defeated the marathon distance. In 2005, Heinig mastered 77 times the marathon distance. He ran every marathon, who offered to him, in mines, in car parks, on treadmills, in the Elbe, in the tube of the bobsled Oberhof and on the Cottbus velodrome as well as in all provinces and major European cities. In December 2005, he fulfilled his dream and ran with only 24 years of his 100th marathon in Lisbon. Instantly Heinig was the youngest member of a 100 Marathon Club worldwide.

Heinig took in 2009 at 4487.7 km long "TranseuropaLauf " of Bari to the North Cape in part and finished in a time of 543 hours, 26 minutes and 12 seconds 22 overall ranking of 45 on the full distance evaluated participants.

Ultra - Triathlon

In 2008, five ultra triathlon competitions were held with a total of 19 Ironman distances in Canada, Germany, Hungary, the U.S. and Mexico world. Heinig denied these competitions in all five countries and put it back a distance of 72.2 Swimming, 3420 cycling and running 802 kilometers. Never before climbed an athlete in all competitions the podium. He won three bronze, a silver and a gold medal as world number the Overall World Cup 2008. With the Gold Medal at ten times long triathlon he caused in addition a novelty, he by a new German record and a world record in his age group as the first German triathlete triathlon world champion at the longest in the world was.

The 10-day Triathlon in 2006 had its premiere. On ten consecutive days a triathlon is completed with the same distance every day. In the first year Heinig was a day that distance triathlons in the world of the legendary one of nine athletes who achieved it worldwide - the Ironman Hawaii - to be completed. He did not win the overall race but won the world record in his age group and was also co-owner of the group world record. Three years later, he inquired of the organization of the events, if you will grant it to him, 50 Olympic triathlon with a total of 75 Swimming, 2000, to complete bike and run 500 kilometers in 10 days. In this category came Heinig 2009 alone. He could handle the distance in 174 hours 50 minutes and 34 seconds. In the 10-day triathlon he now holds the distance record.

Reviews

"Today, I follow everything from a distance. Here, still with a strong sympathy. When I doing now, in May 2009, learned from my hometown, there a runnin ' Crazy ' craziest distances, I was wide awake and asked me. [ ... ] Marcel has a living perpetual motion, something to be constantly Moving '. In German runners: a Super-Super- recreational runners. [ ... ] "

"With this line of sporting gloss young Brandenburg as a friendly ambassador for the country and, Tolerant Brandenburg ' throughout Europe has advertised. Its regular reports during the run radio and newspaper, many people have moved to the region in the spell and let cheer. "

Achievements

Triathlon

• Distance world record in the group and time world record in the AK20 in 10 days with daily Triathlon 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km running and 10 Ironmans in 10 days - November, Monterrey / Mexico 2006
• Team world champion and German vice-champion in the triple long Triathlon in Lensahn / Germany 2007
• Bronze medal at the World Championships in two fold long Triathlon in Levis / Canada 2008
• German champion in the triple long Triathlon in Lensahn / Germany 2008
• World Champion in ten fold long Triathlon in Monterrey / Mexico 2008
• (: Go 72.2 km swimming, 3420 km and 802 km running wheel 5 triathlons with 19 Long triathlon distances) World Ranking of First IUTA World Cup 2008
• World record in 10 days with daily Triathlon 7.5 km swimming, 200 km cycling and 50 km running or 50 Olympic triathlons in 10 days - November Monterrey / Mexico 2009

Generally

Honors

• Cottbus Sportsman of the Year 2007
• BTU athlete award in 2007, 2008
• Entry in the honor chronicle the city of Cottbus, 2009
• Reception at the Brandenburg parliament by the state government after the successful participation as an ambassador of the Land of Brandenburg footrace 2009

Event Statistics

More successful participation (selection)

• Rennsteiglauf
• Mountain marathon "Around the Traunsee "
• Bieler Lauftage
• Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
• Saves Athlon
• Germany running
• TranseuropaLauf