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Frederic Funk
Triathlete, coffee lover and, above all, always looking for new challenges.
Professional triathlete
Frederic Funk
"Especially in times of carbon running shoes, which also have a high sole construction, it is great to have insoles that give me stability and better contact with the shoe and the ground. In my races I always compete with BikePro in my cycling shoe and RunExpert in my running shoe." - Frederic Funk
When you ask Frederic how he got into triathlon, the answer is that triathlon runs like a thread through his life, because his parents have been competing for 30 years. So Frederic has definitely inherited these endurance genes. However, he admits that as a teenager he dreamed of becoming a professional footballer and idolised Cristiano Ronaldo. Now, however, one of his role models is professional triathlete Andreas Raelert.
Profile & Successes
Year: 1997
Nickname: Fred
Sport: Triathlon - middle distance
Favourite CURREX: RUNEXPERT MED
2022🥇 Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
2022 5th place 70.3 World Championship
2021🥇 Challenge Mallorca
2021🥇 Challenge St. Pölten
2021 🇪🇺 European Champion Walchsee
2019 🥇 Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
Frederic dreams of winning the World Cup in Hawaii
Frederic has been competing as a professional triathlete since 2018 and put a huge exclamation mark on his first year as a professional. Four middle distances with four podium successes. But that's not all, his career continues to pick up speed, so he could shine in 2019 with a victory at Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote and secure first place at Challenge Mallorca and St. Pölten in 2021. Frederic also claimed the title of European 70.3 champion this year at the Ironman race in Walchsee. In the next few years, he wants to establish himself among the world's top middle-distance athletes and, in the long term, make his dream of winning Ironman Hawaii come true.
When asked about his favourite discipline in triathlon, Frederic answers: "Cycling, because it is my strongest discipline and I have the opportunity to explore places all over the world. Swimming I like the least, simply because the training is super boring". Regarding the 3rd and last discipline, running, he knows that this is where he has the most hidden potential to become even stronger. To uncover this potential, we did a running analysis in the 5-D LAB.
RUNNING ANALYSIS WITH FREDERIC FUNK IN THE 5D-LAB
Frederic makes the treadmill glow: After a successful 2021 season, Frederic uses the training break to do a running analysis. He is curious to see what can still be achieved in the 3rd and final discipline, running.
Frederic's favourites:
Especially in times of carbon running shoes, which also have a high sole construction, it's great to have insoles that give me stability and better contact with the shoe and the ground. In my races I always compete with the BikePro in my cycling shoe and the RunExpert in my running shoe." - Frederic Funk
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