Marcel Heinig

0 Marcel Heinig
Marcel Heinig runs through Sweden in the Transeuropean Run , 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	16th November 1981 (age 38)
place of birth	cottbus
societies
successes

Marcel Nico Andreas Heinig (born November 16, 1981 in Cottbus ) is a former German extreme athlete who now works as a motivational speaker. He achieved his greatest sporting success in 2008 when he won the European Cup in the ten-time long triathlon.

Career

Youth, training and studies

Marcel Heinig grew up in Cottbus. After military service, he completed his studies in industrial engineering at the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus , which he completed with a diploma. In addition, he obtained a professional qualification as a retailer and subsequently as a commercial specialist . Until 2014, Marcel Heinig completed a five-semester university course to become an academic mental coach at the University of Salzburg , the only university in Europe that has so far offered this course in this semester and entitles graduates to qualify as an academic mental coach.

Marathon and Ultratriathlon

Marcel Heinig was very overweight with a body weight of up to 125 kg up to the Abitur and was not enthusiastic about sporting activities. That changed when he missed the deadline for his application for conscientious objection, so he was unable to do civil service and was drafted into military service in 2001. Heinig lost over 40 kilograms during this time and ran his first marathon in April 2003, one year after changing his lifestyle , in the Spreewald. Almost 36 months later, he completed his 100th marathon in Lisbon in 2005 , becoming the youngest member of a 100 marathon club in the world.

Marcel Heinig with a new world record at the finish line of the 10-day triathlon in Monterrey, 2009

In December 2008 Marcel Heinig finished his 200th at the Las Vegas Marathon in 4:42:36 h and in October 2011 at the Istanbul Marathon his 300th marathon in 4:41:36 h.

At Ironman Germany in Frankfurt in 2005, Marcel Heinig completed his first triathlon in 12:33 hours (1158th place). A year later, he competed in the International Austrian Double Triathlon Neulengbach, an ultra-triathlon . It turned out that Heinig's strengths lie more in the mental stamina than in the physical areas, where it is mainly pure speed that counts.

In November 2006 Marcel Heinig took part in the world premiere of the 10-day triathlon (Deca one per day or Deca Ultra Day) in Monterrey / Mexico , where he completed a long triathlon (Ironman) every day on ten consecutive days. He reached 5th place in the men's category and also secured the world record in his age group. In the third edition of the 10-day triathlon in 2009, he set the overall world record in the same place by tackling five triathlons (Olympic distance) every day and covering 75 swimming, 2000 cycling and 500 running kilometers within 10 days.

In 2008 Marcel Heinig was the world's first triathlete to make it onto the podium in all five IUTA World Cup ultra triathlons and was the first male German triathlete to win the IUTA World Cup . In November of the same year he became the first German to win the gold medal in the ten-time long triathlon at the Deca Ultratriathlon Monterrey / Mexico.

Significance for medical research

In 2011, under the scientific direction of Beat Knechtle, Heinig ran a marathon from −45 ° C to +55 ° C as a test subject in a climatic chamber, thereby supporting a scientific study that has never been comparable before. Studies have already existed on the effects of extreme stress on the human organism and the cardiovascular system in extremely cold or extremely warm, but constant conditions - however, there has never been a scientific study of such large temperature fluctuations in such a short time. The investigation showed that the extreme thermal stress caused certain laboratory values ​​such as myoglobin, growth hormone, prolactin, renin and aldosterone to rise massively, but that the organism was nevertheless able to regulate itself in such a way that the core body temperature remained constant. It also confirmed the realization that the body places the highest priority on protecting vital organs first. Since the experiment took place in a 7 × 5 meter climatic chamber and there were no treadmills there that could safely withstand this temperature difference, Marcel Heinig ran around 2500 laps in a circle.

In 2009, Heinig took part in the 4487.7 km long Trans-European Run from Bari to the North Cape as ambassador for the State of Brandenburg, promoting the “Tolerantes Brandenburg” initiative. In addition to the sporting challenge, the second edition of the Transeuropean Run was particularly characterized by a special medical feature. For the first time, an extensive medical long-term study of some participants, which was supported by the German Research Foundation , was able to collect worldwide unique data on the effects of extreme physical stress, which indirectly proved that regenerative and thus protective building processes take place even under stress.

TV

In November 2011, Marcel Heinig was one of Günther Jauch's last guests at stern TV under the title “From sofa stool to top athlete” . In addition to a live interview, his path to becoming an extreme athlete was also presented in a documentary. Accompanied by stern TV, Heinig completed the original triathlon distances on the Copenhagen / Berlin route in a different order. He ran 160 km from Copenhagen to Rødbyhavn, then swam 20 km across the Fehmarnbelt and then cycled the remaining 400 km from Fehmarn to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Heisig's life was portrayed in the series “Die Mutmacher” of the ZDF morning magazine “Sonntags - TV fürs Leben” and his transformation there was described as a real encourager.

Together with Wolfgang Kulow , Heinig completed the world's first underwater triathlon in a 2 × 6 × 2 meter diving truck in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt . This triathlon was reported nationwide and the pop culture magazine “Der Marker” produced a report for ZDFkultur .

In the Galileo series' Mensch vs. Tier ', Heinig competed against a dwarf hamster at the Deutsches Museum in Munich in autumn 2010 to find out who could cover the greater walking distance in relation to the stride length. It turned out that hamsters are tiny compared to humans, but can still cover much longer walking distances.

Sporting successes (selection, ultra triathlon)

¹⁾ Swimming 7.6 km, cycling 360 km, running 84.4 km

²⁾ Swimming 11.4 km, cycling 540 km, running 126.6 km

³⁾ 38 km swimming, 1800 km cycling, 422 km running

⁴⁾ in 10 days: 10 × (3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km running)

⁵⁾ in 10 days: 10 × (7.5 km swimming, 200 km cycling, 50 km running)

Awards and honors

• Admission to the 100 Marathon Club, 2005
• IUTA World Cup Champion 2008
• Cottbus athlete of the year 2007
• BTU athlete award 2007, 2008
• Entry in the Chronicle of Honor of the City of Cottbus, 2009
• Reception in the Brandenburg state parliament by the state government, 2009
• Recording 'Brandenburger Köpfe', 2013

Web links

• Portrait video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report on marathon4you.de. December 14, 2005, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Club magazine 100MC current. (PDF) March 1, 2006, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Search at Athlinks.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017 . 
4. ↑ (201) Ironman M18-24. Retrieved January 30, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Archive IUTA Difference between the two forms of the tenfold Ironman. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Report and placements. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 11, 2016 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Results protocol 50 Olympic Triathlons. November 24, 2009, archived from the original on June 30, 2012 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Report Record 50 Olympic Triathlons. November 24, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2016 . 
9. ↑ 2008 IUTA Classification. Men's Classification. (PDF; 110 kB) IUTA Sport, March 17, 2009, archived from the original on November 28, 2009 ; accessed on September 23, 2014 . 
10. ↑ List of all IUTA World Cup winners. December 31, 2015, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
11. ^ Result list Deca Ultratriathlon Monterrey / Mexico of all IUTA World Cup winners. (No longer available online.) November 30, 2008, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Report on marathon4you.de. May 12, 2011, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
13. ↑ Paper on Dovepress - Journal of Sports Medicine. August 7, 2012, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
14. ^ Magazine of the German Research Foundation. (PDF) February 1, 2010, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Press release 93rd German X-ray Congress. (PDF) May 1, 2012, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
16. ↑ Press announcement stern TV. November 10, 2010, archived from the original on November 13, 2010 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . 
17. ↑ ZDF media library. (No longer available online.) March 25, 2012, archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
18. ↑ Report on tauchjournal.de. September 4, 2011, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Announcement TV report of the marker. September 4, 2011, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
20. ↑ animal forum. November 8, 2010, accessed March 29, 2016 . 
21. ^ Archive homepage Marcel Heinig. (No longer available online.) November 8, 2010, archived from the original on March 30, 2016 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
22. ↑ National Records IUTA. (PDF) Retrieved March 31, 2016 . 
23. ↑ Result list Deca Ultratriathlon Monterrey 2008. (No longer available online.) November 30, 2008, archived from the original on July 22, 2011 ; accessed on March 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
24. ↑ Statistics Double Ultratriathlon Virginia 2005-2015. (No longer available online.) Usaultratri, archived from the original on March 31, 2016 ; accessed on March 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
25. ↑ Results Double Ultratriathlon Bonyhád 2008. Evochip Hungary, accessed on March 31, 2016 . 
26. ↑ Statistics Triple Ultratriathlon Lensahn 1992-2014. (No longer available online.) TSV Lensahn, archived from the original on April 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
27. ^ Newspaper report Double Ultratriathlon Levis. July 9, 2008, accessed March 31, 2016 . 
28. ↑ Result list Double Ultratriathlon Lévis. sportstats.ca, accessed March 31, 2016 . 
29. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Triple ²⁾ Ultratriathlon Lensahn 1992-2014. (No longer available online.) TSV Lensahn, archived from the original on April 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
30. ↑ Results Double ¹⁾ Ultratriathlon Neulengbach 2007. (PDF) (No longer available online.) TSVA, May 27, 2006, archived from the original on March 31, 2016 ; Retrieved November 21, 2007 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
31. ^ Press article 10 Ironman in 10 days 2006. December 9, 2006, accessed on March 31, 2016 . 
32. ↑ Press release Moritzburg Castle Triathlon. November 27, 2008, accessed March 31, 2016 . 
33. ^ Report Triple ²⁾ Ultratriathlon Moosburg 2006. June 22, 2006, accessed on March 31, 2016 . 
34. ↑ Results Double ¹⁾ Ultratriathlon Neulengbach 2006. (PDF) (No longer available online.) TSVA, May 27, 2006, archived from the original on March 31, 2016 ; accessed on March 31, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
35. ↑ Lausitzer Rundschau from January 19, 2008
36. ↑ Homepage of the City of Cottbus
37. ↑ Tolerantes Brandenburg  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
38. ↑ Marcel Heinig (* 1981). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 1, 2016 ; accessed on January 30, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.