27 oktober 2012 het laatste Nederlands Kampioenschap van het sportjaar 2012. Om 8:30 uur vertrek vanuit Lisse. Fiets in de auto, wiper to retrieve the dew of the windows, but it turned out to be ice. The thermometer stood at 2 degrees. During the trip to Assen the sun came soon by. All the ingredients for a real winter triathlon. And that's always been the case in previous years. The notification already come much known at, wintertriathon participants are a mix of triathletes, duathleten and skaters. Before the start it was trying to do something during the entirety. It was cold six degrees but there seemed some sunshine, it was dubbing or no gloves, hat on while walking, an extra jacket on the bike. While running gloves and hat appeared superfluous and was a sweat shirt, cycling jersey with sleeves pieces enough. The field was not so great, partly because women today have the Nationals over the sprint distance and which had at all been morning.

Om 12:30 uur klonk het startschot, there was a leading group of 10 , 12 Man, I could barely keep pace with the chasing group, the group consisted of 6 man and the pace was led by Guido Gosselink. The group also competitor H50, Arie Reurink a good runner and an excellent cyclist was shown at the National Championships in Tilburg duathlon. In de 2e round our group fell apart, it was a hand to hand combat. In the back and forth you could pretty much measure the differences, in the last of the distance to be 4 complete the differences were small, too small to keep the competition at a distance would appear during cycling. Extra jacket and gloves on the bike and then wait and see if they would come, Gerard Van Terwisscha Scheltinga came first pass. I try to follow, but it went badly. Shortly there steamed behind Arie Reurink past, I thought to follow, but then I thought, he had already become a pin button and then the winding course immediately out of sight. Two rounds of 25 km had to be covered and the wind rose in the second round, it was fighting against the elements and against myself. In exchange for skating you should be careful not do that to shoot the leg cramps while skating. It went well, had drunk on the bike and also for skating an extra bottle included. There were a male or 20 on the ice, ASAP find a group I thought. I tried to hang on but (head)groups went too hard. The opposing action happened, came behind me a group without my eye at first. The group also competitors of the H50 category, as long as it remained in the group I had enough lead to hold them behind me . A third place was possible and perhaps a second if I could get back Gerard several laps. Arie skated pretty well and just too big a buddy. Finally I came around the plate and yes, yes Gerard, to go with ten laps was going to succeed. The pursuers especially Jack Lenssen, Dutch Champion last year, I could keep away. After the finish he showed gedist to be because he would have gestayerd. Na 54 rounds on the rink "The Melt" ,weird name for an ice rink, silver was inside. Yet another beautiful after season after (duathlon)bronze in Tilburg. After a refreshing shower a bit cold lead during the prize ceremony and back in the car long enough to look back on a wonderful day skiing.

Piet van Tol

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  1. WillemO

    Piet wholeheartedly it is a short drive to the north but the satisfaction was after. it is good that it was not tomorrow today was -6. nice end of the season

    Greetings from beautiful katwijk the beautiful zeeeeee.

    willem ooooo

  4. LeendertJanW

    Congratulations Piet, with skates still move up in the standings is a great achievement! Actually, have you been anywhere medals to pick up the entire season. the older, the crazier, the better ……

  11. Nicovô

    Piet,
    Warmly gefelicqiteerd. I find it especially clever how so can peak at the end of a long season. This promises something for next season. Geniet ervan

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