Helena Kotopulu

Helena Kotopulu,

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Performance:

My name is Helena Kotopula
I am the mother of two sons, my wife and I work as a fitness trainer and I am also an active racer.

1, how did I get to this sport - IRONMAN
I just wanted to try this race if I could manage it and I did not even dream in a dream that a few months later I would get myself to Hawaii and that I would train our best on these distances, Petr Vabroušek, which I have always read.
She has a good friend loaned me a book, she knew I was sporting and running in the running and on the bike.
The book is called Life without Borders, and it's the story of a young girl named Chrissie Wellington and her journey to this sport, where she is beautifully describing the whole race, especially in Hawaii. I could not break away from the book and go on a trenner bike until she read the book. I decided to prepare for these distances in 5 months at the local Moravianman, the Czech Republic in Otrokovice 3,8km swimming 180km round 42,2 marathon. I notice that I was an absolute freak, I never went to a racetrack and never marathon.

2 as I prepare for the race
Fortunately, I have a very good coach who writes my training plans for every day. Under the direction of coach Petr Vabroušek, I moved mainly into the bicycle.

3, the greatest success
My greatest achievement is still the same year since the first race of Moraviaman nomination for the World Championship in Hawaii. I got the slot at the Irornmen race in Mallorca in September where I won. 2 months of preparation under management.

4, the starting fee is valid
Yes at races of this type are start-up costs about 20.000, - Kč plus air transport and the cost of transporting the bicycle, etc.

5, how many levels the water in which it floats
Luckily, it has always been clear to me that the neoprene was allowed because the water temperature dropped below the 22nd and for swimming at 3.8km for the exported lean body, I probably would have frozen.

6, how many km do I run, I will run
During the 3,8km racing race, 180km will pass 42,2km, it is different during the training.

7, how long the race lasts
the limit for finishing the race is 16 hours, I still have the best time of 9.41min, but it's hard to judge because each race has a different terrain. In Mallorca he was a lot hilly, a strong Slovakian but a flat, etc.

8, where I fought the most
Germany run 2h
Croatia run 2h
Malllorka triathlon 1st place

9, I was a primary school pupil
Yes, she was sporting, my parents were singing, piano, but I was looking for another, I finally found a shooting ring where I was also very successful and entertained and falcon. At school I participated successfully in a lot of competitions and once I competed in Kroměříž for our school, where I went to the athletic club later and my parents signed for the signing, I was 14 years old.

10, I devote myself to other activities
I like to read a book there, but it's not the time to spend my time on family, training, work.

11, how many I've been through my whole life
That's hard, I've had a long pause. from 22 to 33 years and all the time devoted to children, but I tried to go every day with a stroller, that is, out of pregnancy and breastfeeding, that really did not do anything.
but when I averaged how much I ran in athletics, then in free time daily 10km read pregnancy and childhood so 60000km :)

12, what I still want to achieve
This year's biggest goal of the world championship in Hawaii, which I am going to give everything, which is now very difficult to prepare since January, so I hope I can sell it. Then they will see.

13, I run in the rain
Yes I run in the rain in frost, snow, mud, in any weather. The same lap, just swimming I go to the spa in the winter.

14, I take dietary supplements and protein
Yes, I'm bad for it, but there is not much time to prepare for food, so 1-2 * protein + Bcaa + ionták

15, what kind of food I prefer
here I am about to disappoint. Though I'm not well with him, I love the stinking of my mother. I drive him every Tuesday and always get half a sheet of paper, then he burns me to the table until the evening. Otherwise, I eat very healthy, meat on a grill with vegetables, etc ... something that is easy for me and I can start another training session in the hour.

16 what I do when I'm bored
Well, I do not bother, I need a day longer. Even now I write and eat at dinner, and then I go to sleep. If I take a moment to rest for 10 minutes, I close my eyes and the speedboat.