Achim Heukemes

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Achim Heukemes (born September 25, 1951 in Wuppertal ) is a German professional extreme athlete who has his greatest successes in single- handed runs. Today he lives in Rottendorf near Würzburg .

Life

Achim Heukemes grew up in Wuppertal and learned the trade of industrial clerk .

At the age of 14 he left elementary school in order to do an apprenticeship as a merchant at a freight forwarding company . His first job at a haulage company awakened his passion for long-haul journeys , so that at the age of 21 he got his class I and II driver's license in order to swap his office work for that of a long-distance driver. But even in his free time he already had a preference for countries and the streets. He crossed numerous countries on his motorcycle and undertook non-stop tours: for example, he drove around 2000 kilometers non-stop several times from Wuppertal to the north face of the Eiger .

In 1983 he moved from Wuppertal to Mittenwald ( Upper Bavaria ). There he met Kurt König , a successful mountain runner , who persuaded him to take part in a 10 km run in Munich (New Year's Eve 1984). From then on, Heukemes was enthusiastic about running and so he began to use waiting times to run on his journeys as a long-distance driver. After just nine months, he ran his first marathon in Berlin in 3:03 hours. Soon he was known as the “fastest running truck driver” in Germany and took part in numerous large mountain runs ( Osterfelderkopf , Kitzbüheler Horn , Matterhorn , Kanzelwand ).

In 1985 he gave up motorcycling after a motorcycle accident and now concentrated entirely on running. In order to be able to train more, he switched again in 1988 from truck driver to shift manager of a shipping company in Nuremberg . Thanks to his good sporting results, Heukemes got to know the 100 km runner Hartmut Häber at a competition and was immediately fascinated by the 100 km route.

Finally, Heukemes gave up his job in order to be one of the few professional athletes in the ultramarathon to be able to devote himself completely to his passion for running. Several country crossings followed in record time (e.g. 2005 crossing of Australia , 4568 km in 43 days). After the USA double crossing in 2011, he switched to extreme cycling, where he now takes part in the toughest bike races in the world. Today he is supported by sponsors , has written two books and gives lectures on his country trips.

Sporting successes

To date, Heukemes has achieved a total of fifteen overall victories in international races and fourteen second places and eight third places in international races.

Event runs

  • 1998 - Crossing Italy : Solo record run, 1770 kilometers in 16 days, 8 hours and 30 minutes
  • 1999 - Circumnavigation of Mallorca : Solo record run, 357 kilometers in 46 hours and 51 minutes
  • 2000 - Crossing Europe: Solo record run from the North Cape to Trapani ( Sicily ), 5735 km in a world best of 55 days, 6 hours and 45 minutes
  • 2001 - Germany crossing: Record run of 1154 kilometers from the lowest point ( Neuendorf near Wilster , 3.54 meters below sea level) to the highest point ( Zugspitze , 2964 meters) in Germany in a world record in 6 days, 21 hours and 15 minutes
  • 2004 - Circumnavigation of the Elba : Solo record run, 117 km, 2550 meters in altitude in 10 hours and 14 minutes
  • 2005 - Crossing Australia: As the first person to travel the 4568 km from west ( Perth ) to east ( Sydney ) in 43 days, 13 hours and 8 minutes
  • 2007 - France crossing: 1062 km from northern France to southern France in 12 days, 4 hours 4 minutes
  • 2011 - Double crossing: America 6000 km bike + 5000 km run in 79 days as the first person from New York City to San Diego , San Diego NY 9/11
  • 2013 - crossing of Germany: solo record by bike, 51 hours and 30 minutes, 1100 kilometers from Flensburg to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Championships

  • 1991 and 1992 - German team champion 100 km - road
  • 1997, 1998 and 2000 - German runner-up 100 km - track
  • 1999 - German runner-up in the 24-hour race
  • 2000 and 2001 - German champion 24 hour run
  • 2002 - Vice European Champion 24-hour run (DUV National Team)
  • 2006 - 5th place at the World Championships in the 10-time Ironman in Vidauban , France - World Champion M 55 ...
  • 2007 - 14th place in the Badwater Ultramarathon with 33 hours, 2 minutes and 42 seconds
  • 2008 - 10-day New York race - 2nd overall - 701 miles - Masters victory M55
  • 2009 - 13th place in the Trans-European Run from Bari to the North Cape, 4500 km in 488 hours and 51 minutes
  • 2016 - Duathlon DM - Long Distance in Ulm - German runner-up - Master 65 - 69
  • 2016 - DUV - DM - 6 hours run - Nuremberg - German runner-up - Master 65 - 69
  • 2016 - ITU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Duathlon - Zofingen CH Vice World Champion - AGE GRUOP 65 - 69 ...
  • 2016 - 10-day race New York , 7th place, winner Master of the 60 to 69 year olds
  • 2017 - Duathlon - DM - Long Distance in Ulm - Dt. Vice champion - Master 65 - 69
  • 2017 - DUV - DM - 6 hours run - Münster - Dt. Vice champion - Master 65 - 69
  • 2017 - ITU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Duathlon - Zofingen CH Bronze - AGE GROUP 60-65 ..
  • 2017 - 24 Hour Time World Championships ? - Borrego Springs Desert - USA - Vice World Champion - Master AGE GROUP 60 - 69 ...
  • 2018 - DM - Ironman Hamburg ... Bronze Medal - Master AGE GROUP 65 - 69
  • 2018 - 24 Hour Time World Championships ? - Borrego Springs Desert - USA -
  • Bronze Medal - Master AGE GROUP 60 - 69 ...
  • 2019 - DM - Duathlon - Alsdorf - middle distance ... Bronze medal - Master 65 - 69 ..
  • 2019 - DM - Ironman - HH - Long distance .... Silver medal - Master 65 - 69 ...
  • 2019 - DM - Stairway - Dt. Vice champion - Master..65 - 69 ... Towerrun - Rottweil ..
  • 2019 - Ironman - Ostseeman - Long Distance .... Master Winner 65 - 69 ..

Established records

  • 1999 - German record 48 hours run, road, 389.5 km
  • 2001 - German track record - 48 hours run - Surgeres - France 377 km
  • 2002 - German record 6 days run, road, 843.274 km
  • 2002 - German record over 1000 kilometers, 7 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 18 seconds
  • 2002 - German record over 1000 miles (second best time of all time), 11 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 54 seconds
  • 2002 - World record M50 6 day race, road, 843.274 km
  • 2002 - M50 world record over 1000 kilometers, 7 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 18 seconds
  • 2002 - M50 world record over 1000 miles [second best time ever], 11 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 54 seconds
  • 2004 - German record 6 days run, track, 822.7 km
  • 2016 - German record Master New York 6 days - run - 664.6 km

Honors

  • DUV athlete of the year 2000 and 2001
  • DUV honorary award 2002, 2004 and 2005

Others

Heukemes is one of the portrayed protagonists in the documentary I Want to Run - The toughest race in the world over the Transeuropalauf 2009, which was shown in cinemas in Germany in spring 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ULTRAMARATHON - Issue 3/2001 ( Memento from August 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 14.3 MB)
  2. ↑ Interview with Achim Heukemes
  3. ↑ Race across Germany Solo. Göpfert Agentur UG, accessed on March 18, 2014 .
  4. ^ DUV statistics on Achim Heukemes
  5. ↑ World's Toughest Endurance Test Near End ( Memento from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Results Badwater Ultramarathon 2007
  7. ↑ Results of the Trans-European Run 2009
  8. ↑ Achim Heukemes: 1st place “Men Masters” in the 10-day race
  9. ↑ Würzburger in one of the longest races in the world ( Memento from June 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Heukemes, Achim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ultramarathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal