NAME RODOLPHE VON BERG YEAR OF BIRTH 1955 HOMETOWN GRASSE, FRANCE & BRUSSELS, BELGIUM PRs IRONMAN HAWAII: 9H23M57S (1998); ANY IRONMAN: 8H42M59S (AUSTRIA 2000) FAVORITE RACE IRONMAN ROTH (GERMANY) TOP FINISHES 1ST IRONMAN ROTH '98 (37TH OVERALL) 1ST ITU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SADO (JAPAN) '98 1ST IRONMAN HAWAII '98 (41ST OVERALL) 1ST ITU WC NICE (FRANCE) '2000 (44TH OVERALL) 1ST IRONMAN AUSTRIA '2000 (20TH OVERALL) ATHLETIC BACKGROUND 1980-83: COLLEGE VARSITY SOCCER,SKI,& TENNIS TEAMS 1981: 8TH NCSA NATIONAL SKI CHAMP (GIANT SLALOM) ALL AMERICA SKI TEAM. 1980: NCAA NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPION DIV III (FORWARD). 1978: BELGIUM NATIONAL SKI TEAM (1ST IN GIANT SLALOM,1ST IN COMBINED). 1974-76: HIGH-SCHOOL VARSITY SOCCER, BASKETBALL,SKI,TENNIS & TRACK ( HS SHOT PUT CHAMPION) TEAMS. DAY JOB PRIVATE BANKER FAVORITE WORKOUT 160-180 KM HILLY BIKE RACE (ONLY 3-4 TIMES/YEAR) OR 3HR BIKE (HARD 1HR) THEN 1H30 RUN (HARD 30MIN) COMMENTS ONCE 40,TRY NOT TO STOP FOR MORE THAN 3-4 WEEKS AND GAIN 10KG (AS I DO); IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO COME BACK. DURING THE BASE MONTHS, SPIN & STAY ON THE SADDLE ON HILLS (HR BELOW 90% AT). WAIT THE LAST 8 WEEKS BEFORE OBJECTIVE FOR HIGH INTENSITY WORKOUTS (HR 90-110% AT).