Here is an article about Unger. It looks like his coach wants him to focus more on the 100 this year most likely. I would love to see if he can get closer to 10 seconds. I'm so glad he is finally healthy because he capable of some incredible times.
12.06.2008 | Up-to-date | Iris Ludwig
Tobias Unger - full steam ahead
Swabia arrow Tobias Unger of the LAZ Salamander grain west home/Ludwigsburg met with its late season entrance in Regensburg on past Sunday at first attempt. With its fast 100-Meter-Zeit of 10.17 seconds it wiped all doubts whether possible injuries of the table and can pack already times its suit-cases. Now it goes to the Europacup to Annecy (France; 21. /22. June) and in August then probably to the Olympic Games to Peking (China), even if it must still supply later the second olympia standard.
Tobias Unger is as fast as never (photo: Kiefner)
After Tobias Ungers refusals of its starts planned in Weinheim and Berlin, arose some doubts regarding its health, but „I wanted to be simply fit and not start again with 90 per cent into the season, as last year or in the winter, where it then always means: What is the matter with Unger? " The fact that then equivalent 10.17 seconds become had not thought the Swabian: „I would have been content also with 10.25 seconds. "
After this first running made to measure prevails a large relief with the fastest German Sprinter: „I know now, what I have drauf and that I can repeat also once again. I think now only of run to run and no more of the time. " The fact that still some is possible is realistic, because „the form is not yet fully there, but I run now rather three times 10.17 seconds and then a fast semi-final in Peking. "
Fit for European competition
Next intermediate stop for Tobias Unger is the Europacup in Annecy, where it can prove whether it is also continentally seen competitive. „In Annecy I run against the best Europeans and not fast struck to give. The Englishmen have strong people there and the Frenchmen probably also again ", describe the Sprinter his competition.
Also over its parade discipline, the 200 meters, itself Tobias Unger of its quality is quite conscious, but „I am really only since a few days again fit and pain-free, forget one fast, if everything runs so well. Therefore it is meaningful, if my coach puts times the bolt forward and lets the reason triumph. "
200 meters in Peking?
To completely check off the resounding European champion does not want this distance of 2005 however. „The standard over 200 meters is actually simpler to run. 20.45 seconds should actually be possible with 10.17 seconds over 100 meters. " It will in any case focus the standard therefore, if its coach permits: „The 200 meters one must still proportion, but two, three running would like I to make, perhaps also with the German championships. "
Is Tobias Unger also with the 200 meters at the start? (Photo: Kiefner)
The focus is appropriate however health conditionally for the time being on the 100 meters and estimates itself there for the Swabian also very strongly: „10.17 seconds, was so fast I never. My Bestzeit, which I ran before three years, is about 10.16 seconds, whereby I had there a meter tail wind. Now I ran in the advance and without wind 10.17 seconds. That was Ausrut no, I will then show with next running. "
High potential in the relay
Also one may not underestimate the German 4x100-Meter-Staffel: „Läuferisch are we super, otherwise we would not have run 38.70 seconds, but we must change in any case still better. " The potential of the relay stresses Tobias Unger however: „I have 10.17 seconds, Aleixo Platini Menga 10.27 seconds ran, then still the 10.29 seconds come of Martin cellar, Alexander Kosenkow run 10.30 seconds and Marius Bröning are still injured, but it already was in training in my range, which can run correctly fast. "
The goals are also here completely clearly put: „If we are läuferisch so strong and well change, then we must run direction German record. I go always optimistically ran, if we do not create it then, we it in any case tried. Eternal hiding brings nothing. "
Pursue the football EM without pressure
Hiding places it does not have itself the Swabian but nevertheless it has a large advantage that it furnished the standard to such an early time. Now he can withdraw himself without bad conscience and pursue also times the football European championship in Austria and Switzerland. The goals of the Sprinters and the soccer player are not so far, because both want to give everything in this summer for Germany and cause a further summer fairy tale, the one on the green, the other one on the red surface.
