The Munich extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann holds several world records.
Now he has completed a triathlon around Germany.
But it was just a warm-up for the greatest adventure of his life.
Munich - It was brutally exhausting even for Jonas Deichmann.
Chafing areas that cut right into the flesh, strong waves that lash against you and the fear that you will not get anywhere: “Swimming was the hardest.
For hours you only see stones and seaweed, it's extremely difficult for your head, ”says Deichmann.
The Munich resident is an extreme athlete
and holds world records for the three major continental crossings by bike - Eurasia from Portugal to Vladivostok in 64 days, the Panamericana from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in 97 days and last year 18,000 kilometers from the North Cape to Cape Town in 72 Days.
"The swimming was the hardest"
In his latest project, Deichmann has now completed a triathlon around Germany.
On July 23, he started in Lindau and initially swam across Lake Constance for around 60 km to Bodman.
While swimming he pulled a specially developed raft - containing: food and a tent - behind him.
To sleep, “I would dig myself into the bushes somewhere in the evening,” says Deichmann.
After the struggle on the water, the endurance athlete's best friend came to work:
Deichmann
basically
lives on his bike.
He has long since given up a permanent apartment, all his luggage fits in two rucksacks.
In Munich with friends and in Switzerland with his father, he has a contact point for living, but the 33-year-old is always on the move anyway.
In a clockwise direction, the adventurer cycled 3,000 kilometers along the national borders into the Bavarian Forest.
Around 100 passengers who followed his project on social media accompanied him on some of the routes.
"The support was unbelievable again, many people invited me to stay overnight", says the multiple world record holder.
At the end of his triathlon around Germany, Deichmann ran another 700 km back to the starting point in Lindau.
He covered between 45 and 52 kilometers per day.
However, he never ran out of breath, even though he covered more than the marathon distance every day: “In terms of endurance, I had no problems.
However, the triathlon stresses the body very differently than when you are only on the bike.
That's why I had pain in my heel while running, ”says Deichmann.
After 31 days he finally reached his destination.
“But the project was just a warm-up for my greatest adventure,” says the native of Stuttgart.
There is no time to rest.
Once around the globe from September
On September 26th, Deichmann will start his triathlon around the globe from Odeonsplatz in Munich.
He wants to
cover a distance of 40,000 kilometers
within a year
.
First he cycles through Austria and Slovenia to the port city of Rijeka in Croatia.
From there the athlete swims along the coast to Dubrovnik.
Then you cycle to Istanbul, across Turkey, Georgia, along the southern border of Russia and through Mongolia to Shanghai.
There Deichmann changes to the boat and sails across the Pacific to San Francisco.
As a result, he runs through the USA to New York, and then takes a sailboat across the Atlantic to Portugal.
And finally back to Munich by bike.
For this unique project, the former IT salesman also chose a special preparation.
On September 21, he will be visiting DB Systemtechnik in Hanover.
In the cold chamber, in which trains are usually tested for extreme conditions, the Munich native trains 24 hours on the home trainer.
“You can also simulate a Siberian snow storm,” he says.
You can follow Jonas Deichmann's next projects on Instagram or his homepage.