"A good feeling does not guarantee success"

Zurich-born Ronnie Schildknecht (38) can celebrate his tenth success at the Ironman Switzerland home race in Zurich on Sunday

The most successful Swiss Ironman in the world. expresses in a detailed conversation with the Keystone-SDA-Triathlete agency including its climax of the season Sunday, its predictable career end and the outstanding Ironman player Daniela Ryf.

On Sunday you can win the Ironman Switzerland for the tenth time and enter the history with it. How do you feel about the competition?

Ronnie Schildknecht: "Everything went according to plan and I feel ready for Sunday."

During the previous year, you had to give up the race

"It can happen, I can prepare myself so well, you can not always control everything."

With Cameron Litter, the record holder of the Ironman World Championship starting list. The Australian will almost certainly be the first to run on the track. How will this affect their racing tactics in Zurich?

"I'm not going to exceed the 180-kilometer bike because of Cameron, with all due respect to Cameron's waste, I think I'll have plenty of time to catch up with him. I consider van Berkel and Sven Riederer to be two more Swiss competitors than ever in the fight for victory. "

On Sunday, there will be a great heat around the Zurich Lake basin.Make sure you have a high salt diet in advance to avoid cramps.

" C & # 39 is true, I'm going to make sure I get enough, but not enough, salt before and during the competition. "[19659005] How would you describe your current form?

" I would call it very good , finishing fifth in April at the African Open Ironman Championships in South Africa, which was great at the start of the season, but now my form is much better Times and powers and the feeling of my body speak clear language. The last three weeks before the Ironman Switzerland with a few relaxing days give me a positive feeling right now.I feel very fit now.The timing controlled by my coach Lubos Bilek The peak of the season seems to be rising. "

But you felt good the year before and had to give up, and you already felt bad and always won.What is the importance of the feeling of an Ironman for a high level performance?

"That's right, a good feeling does not guarantee success, but for me, for example, I have better benchmarks than for the Ironman World Cup in Hawaii certainly, I already felt good and I could not implement it in the race as I wanted. "

" No shame to be overtaken by Ryf "

Speaking of Hawaii. You need a Top 3 or Top 4 ranking in Zurich to secure your ticket for another Ironman World Cup participation. In Hawaii, you were fourth in 2008, but never in the top ten. Do not you fear being overtaken in Kona by fellow countryman, triple Ironman world champion and "hunter" Daniela Ryf? Last October, their reserve at the finish line was always 17 seconds or a row.

"What Daniela is doing is phenomenal, but the power density of men and the race dynamics at the top are different." In Hawaii, for example because they go partly to their reserves at an early stage to stay in the desired upscale, and I think that Daniela would be more demanding if she were to be challenged by the end of 10 or 15 equal opponents The Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt were only one day. half a dozen men in front of her, but I think the overall top 15 is too high for Daniela in Hawaii, but the top 25 is possible, and I personally would like it unlike other men Professionals do not do not think Ryf is a shame, but if I feel normal, that does not worry me.

They will soon be 39 years old. How long are you doing? I am always at the top level of quality with this exhausting sport?

"Certainly next year, too, but certainly not until the mid-40's as New Zealander Cameron Brown, who is still in the lead .. My feeling is that I'm still capable of excellence In my opinion, the regeneration lasts a little longer than the beginning of the thirties, but in the meantime, I have more experience and I know my body better.I need less than scope that previously, but from time to time, it has to be really intense to define new stimuli. "