It is said to be VERY good for your health and for prevention!

....at least for doctors with a certain basic condition!

Anyways it must be more than superating oneself because it requires three different sports kinds.
I have never done it, but would you like to tell about your experiences?
See Dr. Fischer at DocPresentations below!

The international Triathlon association www.imta.de seems to be the best adress so far.

On the IMTA.de homepage there is an entire documentation of the history of their events: http://www.imta.de/IMT85_02.html 

Triathlon Resources - triathlon related news, books and web resources.

IMTA International Medical Triathlon Association

http://www.docs4tri.com Doctors4Triathlon from Israel with their motto:
Pain is temporary, Defeat is Forever!

 TVDAE Triathlon association of German Doctors and Pharmacists

an interesting measuring system for Triathlon (german): http://www.trisys.de 

Dr. Fischer at the IronMan in Frankfurt!
photo: Prof. Neumann from Leipzig

Triathlon start in Regensburg august 12, 2001

In Bangkog Dr. Fischer played in a Mendelssohn Piano Quartet
with his colleagues during a nice festivity!

2) Johannes Scholl is BaritonDoc, ThriatlonDoc, BycicleDoc, SportsDoc, WineDoc

Born in  1965 at Eltville am Rhein, grown up in the "gotical Wine Village" Kiedrich im Rheingau.
1971-1986 Member in the boys choir "Kiedricher Chorbuben"
1984 Abitur at Rheingaugymnasium Geisenheim
1984-1991 Medical studies in Frankfurt am Main with studies in Chile, England and Switzerland
1984-1991 scholarship of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes"
1991-1992 "Arzt im Praktikum", Innere Medizin, Kreiskrankenhaus Gelnhausen
1992 Doctorate degree on "Albert Schweitzers Ethik der Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben und sein Urwaldspital in Lambarene" (1993 published at Verlag Beltz-Athenäum)
January through July 1993 working at a development project of the franciscanians in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brasile
1993-1998 Specialisation in Internal Medicine at "Städtisches Krankenhaus München-Bogenhausen"
since 1995 scientifical work with prevention medicine, numerous lectures on congresses and trainings
1999-2001 working as specialist of Internal medicine at "PREVENT / Karlsruhe"
11/2000 education for "Physical Fitness Specialist" (Personal Trainer) at the Cooper Institute in Dallas/Texas, USA
July 2001 fondation of Prevention First
2002 education for nutritional medicine
2000-2002 specialisation for sport medicine
03/2004 education for "Master of Physical Fitness" (final class as trainer) at Cooper Institute in Dallas/Tx., USA
11/2005 election for president of the "Deutsche Akademie für Präventivmedizin e.V."
10/2006 opening of the second office of "Prevention First in Frankfurt am Main

See at his own presentation with many other photos

3) TriathlonDocs in Israel

http://www.docs4tri.com Doctors4Triathlon from Israel with their motto:
Pain is temporary, Defeat is Forever!

• Jacopo Chen - 33 years old (1974), married to Adva with two beautiful children: Segev and Lia. General Surgery resident at the Beilinson Hospital.

• Ido Weinberg - Born 1976, Internal medicine resident, Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel. Married to Riki.

• Noam Josephy -

• Noam Reshef -

• Shahar Aharony -

• Riki Weinberg - Not a doctor, nor a triathlete (YET!), but she is the best technical one woman team we could ask for. She rules!

• Gil Kovary -

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share your experiences with the community and send it to Wolfgang[AT]Ellenberger.name
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