Posted on July 18, 2007 by maryeggers
We are here in the thousand Islands on part I of the “Eggers Family Vacation.” and we’ve got Pelee in tow. After a 3 hour drive we took a 3.5 hour boat tour and a castle tour! Pelee and I did a 60 min brick this morning consisting of a 30 min bike and 30 [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2007 by maryeggers
A few pictures from the weekend, full report below……. Here is me and Brian Rhodes! BFF! (HA HA HA!) Do you think Brian Rhodes realizes that Erika and I are trying to get this picture with him? We were too afraid to bother him pre race……….. maybe a tad obvious? From the press conference….. Me [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2007 by maryeggers
I apologize for the impending spelling errors, but my log in page isn’t quite right for the blogger….. I shall fix that in a bit….. What a weekend!I will post in detail in a bit…. but the Musselman weekend was awesome! Friday ngiht I got to meet Brian Rhodes, Sarah Groff, Jenna Shoemaker, and Victor [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2007 by maryeggers
This morning our Ironman Lake Placid numbers were assigned. I am #2141, which has no significance until right now, the moment that it became my favorite number. There is something about the numbers being assigned that makes it more real than sign up. Next step… the silver wristband. Each of these small steps helps to [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2007 by maryeggers
Knowing WhenThat’s the hard part about taper… knowing when. When it’s enough, when it’s too much. Less is more during these three weeks and we all walk the tightrope between listening to our bodies and knowing what is normal. The residual soreness of the past 6 months is still lingering. Lower back and right Achilles. [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2007 by maryeggers
Taper Week One Taper week one went great. I knew it was essential to come out of this week feeling completely rested…. and I do. I did a race simulation workout with one of my good friends on Wednesday…. race day nutrition, race day pace, and it was spot on. Ironically it was even in [...]
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Posted on July 6, 2007 by maryeggers
One of my athletes sent me this…. just this morning….. she wrote a letter to herself….. In the past 9 months, you have spent over 265 hours preparing for Musselman.You have swum 75 miles.You have biked 1750 miles.You have run 380 miles.You have completed 100 miles of brick workouts.You have raced 65 miles.You have covered [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2007 by maryeggers
I had forgotten about this part of the taper. The part where you are so ravenous you could literally eat a bear as it clawed at you. For months you’ve been traveling uphill. The training volume builds, you must take in more…. but the right balance of more…. to sustain the higher volume. You go [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2007 by maryeggers
During the day, as I search through my archives of pictures, I will be posting some pictures of the Ironman Lake Placid, with some tips and such as to how to navigate and what to expect. Feel free to drop me a line if you aren’t on the TT Team. Below is a picture of [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2007 by maryeggers
The above is the back, some of our awesome sponsors! The above are the Tri Top and the Tri Shorts The above is Jeremy’s One Piece Tri Suit Here is a sneak peak…… the Bob the Builder jammies are NOT part of the uniform!
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