There’s Something About Mary

Because lately I have been asked, and in case you cared, or even if you didn’t. Years in Triathlon; 10 I think Ironman PR; 11:23 70.3 PR; 4:48 Course records; 6 that still exist Marital status; Married 7 glorious years Children; one darling 6 year old with a broken leg How many times have I [...]

Year Seven

For seven years I have swum with the Rochester Area Masters, and coached by Lorie Rick. We swim on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 5:45-7:15, and it’s one hell of a group. I am in the stud lane, not by ability but by choice. Frequent;y my mornings consist of “rest” intervals which are a touch [...]

Casualties of Iron

The above picture is the start of the men 60-64 wave at ITU World Championships. Thought we needed a picture unrelated to the story, to start off Monday!Ironman training will bring the obvious. Sore muscles, restless appetite, fatigue. Those are not the hard parts of Ironman training. What no one ever tells you about are [...]

Beyond Luck

Today, I allowed my focus to wander, my mojo to band, and luck had the best of me. Here in western New York the weather is playing with me. Through the week it was summer and come weekend it turned into early spring. Periods of sunshine mixed with rain. 55 degrees. My intention was to [...]

Spring Break

My husband took me on a 9 day second honeymoon to Hamburg Germany, and in return I am taking him on Spring Break. Yes folks, that’s right. The Eggers’ are heading to Panama City Beach, home of Spring Break. On this Spring Break things will be slightly different. Yes there will be swimsuit clad bodies, [...]

Circus Dreams

At least my dream of being a circus performer is still alive. Now if Barnum and Bailey have room for a Bicycle Acrobat, I will have to audition. Today I might have won the gold medal for aerial impressions on a P2C. Yes, I definitely would have.On my way up to the Lake Ontario State [...]

Taking the Chance

I am a little bit jealous this morning. Of my husband. He’s out running right now in this downpour. He came home from work last night and announced that he is going for it. He’s going to Powerman Ohio to qualify for the Long Course Duathlon World Championships. He said that he is not yet [...]

Home Sweet Home

The best way to make friends on an international flight, is to puke your guts out while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Until yesterday aside from crashing I believed the worst thing that could happen to me on an airplane would be to need to change a tampon. Nope. Hurling in midair is the worst.Wait [...]

More Hot Tips For German Travel

Pictures HERE! Pictures HERE! CLICK CLICK CLICK! On the left of the snapfish menu, you will see the menu for all of our days here in Hamburg! Adding STEIN to the end of the word does not make it German. Examples; ToiletSTEIN, AutomobileSTEIN, and bicycleSTEIN, are not German words. The same goes for BURG…… while [...]

To Berlin and Back

Today we got lost, got found and I touched the Berlin Wall. I understood the magnitude of what stood before me in that wall and how much has changed in the past 20 years here. It was very different than I expected it to be. It was so much more. It touched my very soul. [...]

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