From hobby to the World Cup runners-participant: Student Tobias Sauter makes an unusual career. He tells what it means to him, the national jersey to wear, why his coach is so important - and what he considers the German sport. Achim-Achilles.de: Mr. Sauter, the Athletics World Cup is just around the corner. They are for the first time. Already excited?
Tobias Sauter: In any case, the nomination for me is how come from nowhere. The World Cup was a dream, but that I really
could create, has only in recent times shown. I make only since the fall sport since I train at Waldemar Cierpinski. Let's see if I will again wake up and think, oh, what a beautiful dream ...
Achim-Achilles.de: You have your marathon career a few years ago as a hobby runners started. When have you noticed that your top runners suck?
Sauter: I was always the personal performance in the foreground. I am very ambitious, always wants to reach new best times. In 2000 I ran my first marathon since I was 17 years old. Since I wanted from Marathon to Marathon faster. That has always worked. A year ago I was at 2:22 hours, and thought: If you can do it under 2:18, you're maybe times in the team at a major event here. There were also setbacks, but finally I have it packed.
Achim-Achilles.de: How is it when a hobby runners creates such times? Arouses interest among sponsors?
Sauter: From where I was so far only rarely addressed. I can not say that I am running with the money. Last year, it has but it showed that I have with the help of private sponsors times a training plan was. This year it looks a little better, especially through the support of SG Spergau and Waldemar Cierpinski. But if I do not even live at home, could be the sport I do not afford.
"In Germany only one winner"
Achim-Achilles.de: Why are there so few in Germany a good marathon runner?
Sauter: If you really want to be in front, alongside is a profession not feasible. I speak here of the absolute top. And the risk, only on the sport setting is very large. It's all just about power, performance, performance, who is injured, is out of the sport. Also, in Germany, only the winners. If we run after the marathon, is the press only thing to be beaten and made jokes. Because I think to myself: Do I have to hear such a thing?
Achim-Achilles.de: How do you respond to it?
Sauter: I can evaluate myself well, as my performance to be assessed. For me, yes 2:17 hours still nothing. But why should we be discouraged? For my part, I will also do everything possible to get even better. A sentence, which fell some years ago, has shaped me: A Jugendttrainer said to one of my friends who was very ambitious: "You're completely talent-free". Because I thought my only ambition is not also an element of talent? Since I do not care what others say.
Achim-Achilles.de: The reputation is so low?
Sauter: If I tell someone that I run, is guaranteed the question afterwards: And what are you doing otherwise? In my eyes there is no German sports structure, the young athletes the transition from youth to old age of 25, 26, without that they are year after year must ask: Is the money yet for the sport, or it is not enough ?
Achim-Achilles.de: What you have a training week look like?
Sauter morning getting up at seven, breakfast and the first training session. Then a nap, in the evening, the second unit. To get the day around. Now and again I am cheap zwischendurch also working on a study. But I rarely sit at the desk, it is again time for training ...
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