Extremsportler Jens Fritzsch Jens Fritzsch is a German extreme athlete in the world of Marathon & Rallyesport - pure extreme sports

Legend of Cross 2019 in Thuringia

The area around the three Thuringian castles "Drei Gleichen" was the venue of the “Legend of Cross" in Mid-November. I had the choice between three different distances: a 10 km "Sprint" up to one castle, a 17 km “Expert" run to two castles or a 27 km so called "Berserker"(Mad man) route up to all three castles. Easy decision. The Berserker track was not only a steeplechase with 35 different obstacles to cope with but we had also to overcome 950 positive height meters. At low late autumn temperatures we had to cross water ditches, jump over fires and overcome barriers creeping and climbing, which gave the right spice to this extreme cross-country competition. To leave out a station would of course have led to a disqualification from the race. 52 out of 410 runners did not manage to finish the race. When I crossed the finish line after 3 hours and 38 minutes, I first of all drank a hot broth and after that I tried to get rid of all the mud from me and my clothes.

My personal conclusion: against all odds I really enjoyed this extreme cross-country run. There was always fair play amongst the competitors and the starting teams showed very good team work in overcoming the obstacles. However, I as a one-man show had to cope with the track myself until the finish line.

Tuareg Rallye 2019 in Algeria

The Tuareg Rallye, which took place in Algeria in March, was full of dunes. It consisted of 7 day stages - often difficultly to navigate through - but at the same time it offered also fast sections across stone and scree fields. It was such a bad luck that my Yamaha quit it’s job on the last but one day due to an electronic failure which I could not fix on the spot. So this event was one more try for me to conquer nature by the help of most modern technology – and I failed. Nevertheless I found myself in 23rd position in the results list of the category „Expert“. Tuareg-Rallye Algeria Press release

Extreme athlete Jens Fritzsch

I am Jens Fritzsch. I was born on September 2nd, 1968. My sister Katrin was born one year later on September 2nd, 1969. At that time we did not suspect that we would have common challenges in extreme sports later on. Registered at school in 1975, I was presented my 1st moped from my father Karl, a Simson S50. With this moped I illicitly drove through fields and woodland around Stollberg in Saxony. But soon the engine performance did not suffice any more, therefore a 250 cc motorcycle Cross bike on an MZ basis was constructed by myself. This machine was followed by a further special machine by MZ and I became member of the Motorsports Club "Stahl Lugau" in the ADMV. A 200 cc Gaciva represented my top motorcycle during GDR times, but I soon Moved to the most powerful motorcycle Cross class, the sidecar class. This was in 1986. In this first year I still was a front-seat passenger (which is more exhausting than driving) and later as a driver in the GDR Rallyesport.

In the field of running it was quite similar. One of my favourite disciplines in school (1975 to 1985) was running. In the 100 metres and in the longest run, the 3000 meteres, I often dominated my class mates and I held the record amongst the gardener apprentices in Chemnitz. At this time I felt slowly that my strength might rather be the long distance. Therefore I looked for bigger and bigger challenges in the extreme sports. Today a 10 km run is the shortest competition I take part in and I only reach the finishing line within the midfield. I need approximately 7 to 8 km to get into a running rhythm at all. It is amazing that independently from me my little sister made the same experience, so the long distance run had to lie in our genes. I finished my 1st marathon - the Berlin Marathon - in 3:16:46 h. But very soon a marathon did not suffice any more and I wanted to find out my limits. I heard of extreme sports and the extreme marathon runs. So I did the "Marathon des Sables" and finally I found my discipline, the really long distance for extreme athletes. I was also looking for new challenges in motor sports and dedicated myself to long-distance rallyes, the cross country world cup. This way of extreme sports also requires high endurance performance and I feel comfortable while doing it. Actually to feel “comfortable” is not the correct word for this kind of extreme sports or extreme athletes. I like to say that it is a kind of “beloved torture”.
I have substantial experience with a Group A Rallye car on all different kinds of ground. Only those who go beyond their limits will get to know how fast one can go. From now on extreme running competitions like the "Desert cup" in Jordan, "Himalayan stage Race", "100 Miles of Namib Desert" followed as well as the Rallye "Paris-Dakar", the "Master Rallye", the "UAE Desert Challenge" in the crazy and adventurous world of the big Rallyes.

On the following pages you will get more information about my running & Rallye events. Enjoy reading !

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