Jammaer repeats as IM Lanzarote winner

23 05 2009

For the second consecutive time, Bert Jammaer has won the world’s toughest ironman race: Lanzarote. Wanna know how tough the bike course is? Only two athletes (out of a field of 1300) did the 180km bike course in under 5:00 hours: the Estonian tank Ain-Alar Juhanson (4:52:51) and former cycling pro Kai Hundertmarck (4:53:36). Bert was consistent in the swim and bike legs, but won this race during the marathon, holding off Olympic silver medalist Stephan Vuckovic. Congratulations, Bert.

Bert Jammaer wins the 2009 IM Lanzarote (photo credit: 3athlon.be)

Bert Jammaer wins the 2009 IM Lanzarote triathlon (photo credit: 3athlon.be)

For the record, here are Bert’s jaw-dropping splits:

swim: 3800m in 50:29 or a ridiculous 1:19/100m pace
(T1: swim-to-bike 2:58)
bike: 180km in 5:00:17, average speed 35.97 km/h
(T2: bike-to-run 3:28)
run: 42.2km in 2:56:51, average pace 4:11/km

overall: 8:54:03 (almost 6 minutes faster than in 2008!)

Allow me to celebrate Bert’s athletic achievement, with a fine selection of jazz, soul and funk breaks that captures hip hop’s soul: Zajazza’s Musical puzzle

Intro by Kid Lucky (Hip Hop Subway series) & Bill Blass on Kenny Burrel – Midnight blue
Donald Byrd – Wind parade
Jimmy Smith – I’m gonna love you just a little bit more babe
The Wild Magnolias – Corey died on the battle field
Silver Convention – You turned me on, but you can’t turn me off (scratch interlude)
Mark Holder – Music Turns Me On
Richard Groove Holmes/Ernie Watts – Come Together
Barry Ungar – Lightly salted (Hip Hop Subway series freestyle)
Donald Byrd – Cantaloupe Island
(drum interlude)
David Mc Callum – The edge
S.O.U.L. – Soul
The meters – Live wire
George Freeman – The bump
Bill Withers – Still bill (scratch interlude)
Bobby Blue Bland – Goin down slow
Joe Williams – Get out my life woman
Lou Rawls – Christmas will be (Hired Gun freestyle)
Sly and the family stone – Sing a simple song
Sugar Ray – Knock him out (beat juggling interlude)
Michel Audiard – Tatou strip tease
Guy Pederson – Les copains de la basse
Bernard Wystaete – Day dream (poem by Aeden and freestyle by Bill Blass)
Driver OST – Driving
S.O.B.eat (beat juggling interlude)
Sonny Stitt – Slick Eddie
Lou Donaldson – Blues walk
Brother Jack McDuff – Oblighetto
Ronnie foster – Mystic Brew (outro by Rawaness)