{"id":31224,"date":"2020-07-14T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/?p=31224"},"modified":"2021-04-19T07:34:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T07:34:10","slug":"winners-never-quit-see-how-sii-poland-athletes-competed-in-a-virtual-triathlon-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/news-feed\/winners-never-quit-see-how-sii-poland-athletes-competed-in-a-virtual-triathlon-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners never quit \u2013 see how Sii Poland athletes competed in a virtual triathlon during the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consistent, determined, ambitious \u2013 this is how you can describe triathletes from Sii Poland. The team made up of 8 sports-loving engineers sets their bar high. Like many other competitions this year, Super League Triathlon Poznan goes virtual. However, the effort that has to be put into preparing for such a competition is real. Of course, its participants have to remember that the new formula involves less intense emotions. So how to stay motivated and prepare for this kind of competition? \u0141ukasz Tch\u00f3rz, Team leader and initiator of the sports project, decided to share his thoughts with us.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Super League Triathlon Poznan is a competition that took place on 27<\/span><\/b>\u2212<\/span><\/b>28 June and this year, as an exception, went virtual. Tell us more about this event.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141ukasz Tch\u00f3rz, Test & Analysis Engineer at Sii Poznan<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>It is a sports competition in which one person or a team competes in swimming, cycling and running, just like in a typical triathlon. It’s already the sixth SLT in Poznan. Sii Triathlon Team entered\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>TRI Business League, which is a\u00a0<\/span>ranking of corporate teams within the framework of Super League Triathlon Poznan. As a company<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0we are also an official partner of the TRI Business League event in Poznan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our team consists of 8 people and the distance each of us has to cover is 1\/4 Ironman, i.e. 950 m of swimming, 45 km of cycling and 10.5 km of running. Full Ironman (a competition organized by the World Triathlon Corporation) involves 3.86 km of swimming, 180.2 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running, respectively.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, due to coronavirus and imposed restrictions, the competition has been postponed until next year so this year the only option was to organize a virtual competition.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Who is part of the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Sii<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Triathlon Team?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141.T.:<\/strong> 8 people prepared for the competition: Rafa\u0142, Aleksander and Piotr from Sii Poznan, Bulat and Marek from Sii Wroclaw, Jagoda from Sii Cracow and Tomasz from Sii Lublin.\u00a0 <\/span>Half of our team took part in the competition.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Most of us are experienced tria<\/span>thletes<\/span>, but there was also one debutante in our team.\u00a0<\/span>I started individually\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0Lake Malta – I swam 950 m, cycled 45 km and ran 10.5 km.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0I know\u00a0<\/span>most of us<\/span>\u00a0wants to continue training and compete next year. We also hope to inspire more people to join us. ?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What does such virtual competition look like during a pandemic?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141.T.:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0We registered on the Strava platform and entered\u00a0<\/span>individually.\u00a0<\/span>After the results were sent from registering devices to the app, the organizers confirmed our participation and included us in the general classification.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to being able to compete, win this year’s medals and prizes from sponsors and have our packages carried forward to next year, we supported the Phoenix Foundation. The rules were simple \u2013 1 km = PLN 1. The goal was to raise a total of PLN 1 million, which the Phoenix Foundation donated to the Karol Jonscher Pediatric Clinical Hospital in Poznan.\u00a0 The initiative lasted from 29 May to 19 July \u2013 the organizer of the Super League Triathlon competition also organizes a whole series of triathlon events \u2013 on 29 May in Sierak\u00f3w, then in Charzyk\u00f3w, in Poznan and finally in Szczecin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The charity event accompanying the competition was a very good idea as it strengthened our motivation for increasing the effort. This is the most difficult thing in the case of virtual competitions. We don’t meet in real life, can’t train in the swimming pool, don’t feel the excitement and adrenaline rushing through us at the start line when seeing other competitors ready to give every last drop of sweat. In the current situation, you have to find that motivation and adrenaline inside of you, wake it up, bring it out and maintain it for a long training period, despite knowing that there will be no reward, i.e. no competing as a team. It makes me even happier that under these circumstances\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>this worked out and\u00a0<\/span>4<\/span>\u00a0members of our team decided to take part in the competition. My congratulations!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"How did the idea of entering the competition come into your mind? Are you planning to take part next year?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141 .T.:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Even though triathlon is an individual sport (before proper relay starts), you always feel better as a group \u2013 it is fun to be at the start line and then at the finish line with your teammates. I knew there were triath<\/span>letes<\/span>\u00a0in our company. That is why, I thought about applying to the Passion Sponsorship Program to get funding for entry fees, professional outfits and training. I started looking for people who would like to join me \u2013 I promoted the competition using all possible internal communication channels. That is how some daredevils declared their readiness.\u00a0 ?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How much time does it take to prepare for 1\/4 Ironman?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141.T.:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0I think that less experienced people who start their triathlon adventure need a minimum of 6 months. Of course, they should have a good training plan, diet and time to recover. However, I think that with the right amount of diversified training you can effectively improve your capabilities. Self-discipline and regularity are the most important.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So what was your training like?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141.T.:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0We started preparing in January. Everyone trained individually \u2013 also because of where we live. Even people living in Poznan found it difficult to find a suitable time to train together. Everyone has their job, responsibilities and family life. With the i-Sport platform, we were lucky to be provided with support from professional trainers. Each contestant had their online coach who prepared weekly training plans based on an interview. Most importantly, the training plan was tailored to our physical capabilities, but also factors such as daily activities or time that we could spend on training were taken into account. Before the start, I was training 8<\/span>\u2212<\/span>9 times a week and had one day off to rest and recover.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Did everyone have a goal for this competition?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0141.T.:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Each of us set goals for ourselves, on our own, but there was one thing we all had in common \u2013 we wanted to do our best and achieve the best results possible. Now we have a new challenge ahead \u2013 to maintain motivation and next year take part in the competition as a team. That’s what both Sii Triathlon Team and Passion Sponsorship Program are for \u2013 to support each other, motivate each other and inspire each other to develop. All this happens at Sii \u2013 I know\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0from my own experience with the running team, which is also training hard and taking part in virtual competitions despite the pandemic. It’s great to see us being consistent and moving forward. Keep it up!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of\u00a0<\/span>Sii’s<\/span>\u00a0Passion Sponsorship Program, Sii Poland supports workers in pursuing their hobbies. Learn more about\u00a0<\/span>other projects<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(also those strictly\u00a0<\/span>technological<\/span><\/a>) carried out recently by Power People.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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