- Astrid Benöhr
Astrid Benöhr (born
8 October 1957 inBergisch Gladbach ) is a German endurance athlete, multiple world champion and world record holder in various multiple Ironman (also known as "ultra-triathlon") disciplines.Her 1997 world record in the quintuple ironman (about 74 hours for some 19 km swimming, 900 km bicycling, 210 km running) is more than 2 hours less than the men's world record; her 1999 world record in the deca (tenfold) ironman (about 187 hours for 38 km swimming, 1800 km bicycling, 420 km running) is about 5 hours less than the men's world record. In this event, her total time of 187 hours included some 8.5 hours of sleep. However, this record remains unofficial because it was not verified by the sport's administrative body, the International Ultra Triathlon Association.
She also holds the women's world records in the double, triple and quadruple ironman. In 2001, at age 44, she became world champion in the triple ironman, finishing before the male world champion. She has also won women's world championships in the double, quintuple and deca ironman.
She began to run in her twenties, to aid her efforts to stop smoking. She started collecting ironman titles in 1987, working without a coach to this day. She is a housewife and has three children, born in 1980, 1981 and 1985.
In the 1998 deca ironman race in Monterrey, Mexico, Astrid Benöhr was disqualified for taking shortcuts during the running segment. [cite web
url = http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/ultramentor/results/mexico_deca.html
title = DecaTriathlon Mexico
publisher = Electronic Ultra Mentor
accessmonthday = 21 June | accessyear=2006]In an interview in 2003, she said that sex the night before a competition helps, as it relaxes and leads to deeper sleep. [cite web
last = Floren
first = Carla
date =23 May 2005
url = http://www.netdoktor.de/topic/fitness/sexy.htm
title = Mit Sex aufs Siegertreppchen
publisher = NetDoktor.de
language = German
accessmonthday = 21 June | accessyear=2006]References
External links
* [http://www.astrid-benoehr.de/ Home page of Astrid Benöhr]
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