{"id":167174,"date":"2017-12-11T18:39:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T16:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deploy.frankfurt-marathon.com\/?p=167174"},"modified":"2017-12-12T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T07:17:54","slug":"15-minutes-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfurt-marathon.com\/en\/15-minutes-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"15 minutes of happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In the massage area in the convention center, not only the body of the marathon finisher will be cared for, but the soul as well.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In running, there is the saying that states that the best thing about a marathon is the massage afterwards. Andreas Kr\u00fcger holds this for true. &#8220;That&#8217;s the way it is,&#8221; he confirms after he has just climbed off the massage bench and is dressing again. Fifteen minutes of relaxation and nurturing are behind him.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The masseur treated Andreas&#8217; hardened calf muscles so well that the cramps he suffered during and after the race completely diminished.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">But in the massage area in the Convention Hall its about much more \u2013 namely about the nurturing of the soul.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cI could totally relax\u201d, described Andreas after his 15 minutes of professional massage.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Some of the runners on the 39<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> parallel want to discuss their results, Andreas on the other hand wanted his peace and quiet.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">After 3:11:11 Andreas crossed the finish line in Convention Hall, which for his standards wasn\u2019t optimal.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Andreas might be considered a marathon addict, after all, the running classic on the Main this year was his tenth race over the classic distance. Two weeks before the race through the Main metropolis, he ran in Poznan, the largest marathon in Poland.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">There, too, the runners were offered a massage at the finish \u2013 but under different circumstances.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">If the runners in Frankfurt are only allowed to take a shower on the massage bench, they jump into a kind of swimming pool in Poznan before the massage.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">One after another, all in the same water.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Just like a family bath day almost a century ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In Frankfurt, is not only hygiene, but also the caring at a high level, Petra Bergmann oversees this.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">She is the leader of the massage area by the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">This self-employed physiotherapist from Darmstadt is like a grand master for all of the helpers and volunteers, that work and completed their training in different fields by physiotherapy schools.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The use of the marathon serves the young people as an intensive course for physical education and massage technique. After all, many types of bodies have to be treated in succession &#8211; men, women, young, and the elderly. Here it is hard thighs, stiff backs or aching feet.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">For example, a runner from Jerusalem was so immobile that Petra Bergmann had to use a few special physiotherapeutic techniques before the man could walk normally again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">&#8220;In principle, however, the aspects relaxation, decongestion and lymph drainage are in the foreground,&#8221; says Petra Bergmann.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">After the 42,195 kilometers, the legs need soothing hands, an intensive and hard massage would only make things worse.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">There is not a standard program, the helpers have to keep an eye on the patients, says Petra Bergmann.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">After all, many cool down quickly, there can be circulatory problems, because the body is put into a sleep mode after such a strenuous day.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Anna Sicklinger has an eye on just about everything, after all, she herself was standing at one of the Frankfurt Marathon massage benches the year before &#8211; from 11 am to 5 pm she massaged, only interrupted by some five-minute breaks.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In the meantime, the 19-year old is in her third year of physiotherapy training and she the marathon is a win-win situation for her.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Of course, she is exhausted, but she when she drives home she does it with a good feeling, &#8220;because people are happy about what I do\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And this joy is a confirmation not only for the work from Anna Sicklinger \u2013 but also for her colleagues as well.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">After a stressful run on the hard asphalt streets of Frankfurt, the halls of the Frankfurt Convention Center offer your 15 minutes of relaxation and enjoyment.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]In the massage area in the convention center, not only the body of the marathon finisher will be cared for, but the soul as well.\u00a0 In running, there is the saying that states that the best thing about a marathon is the massage afterwards. 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