Overview

• Schürrle said he had planned to race at this year's Challenge Roth, but family circumstances prevented it and he intends to make up the start.
• He stressed that his triathlon project is a personal challenge with no target times and no goal of qualifying for the World Championship in Hawaii.
• He acknowledged entering triathlon with some naivety from his football career and called a long-distance race a far greater endurance test.
• Since retiring from professional football in 2020 at age 29, he has pursued endurance pursuits including the Berlin Half Marathon and hobby mountaineering.
• He shared the update in remarks to SID at the Powwow Festival in Düsseldorf and said he does not feel he has arrived in extreme sports.