Posted on August 30, 2010 by maryeggers
Somehow I managed to pull back into the park after 4 hours and 18 minutes of riding. Exactly as prescribed. Yes, the ride was to be 4:18 (I do not know why. I don’t ask.) during the last hour or so I had that feeling again. I had not had it many times but I [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2010 by maryeggers
(Link to Lydiard’s article is corrected! THANKS DON!) It’s time to run. Injury update: 100%. I have raced twice in 2 weeks with 2 additional tempo runs along with it. No pain. NONE. Zip….. zero. I never thought I would recover midseason from Achilles Tendonitis and we are not that far off where we left [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2010 by maryeggers
I walked up to the Starbucks counter with my hand covering the entire packet. No one was around. No lines. My heart started to pound. After realizing that at all six Starbucks that I frequent…. they all know me….. so I might as well just bite the bullet. That…. and Luc wouldn’t go in and buy it [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2010 by maryeggers
Did you know there’s a new website around? Aimed at becoming the one stop shop for everything multisport in Western New York, here you will find local race results, links to all the places triathletes need to know about, and more! Check it out here: www.wnymultisport.com AND…… we are wild about webinars this August! From Ironman Kentucky [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2010 by maryeggers
It’s not bad enough the Wizard beat me in the Mirror Lake Swim challenge. 57 minutes and it all came down to 15 damn seconds. It’s bad because rumor has it he was a tennis player in high school. Seems to be no confirming or denying that’s a fact or not. But it’s embarrassing. Beaten by [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2010 by maryeggers
Don’t forget! Tomorrow night, Sunday May 30th 8pm Free webinar: They changed the drink at Ironman! The Sky is falling! Let’s talk about what that means for you and your ironman! Click here to register, and again it’s FREE! We haven’t talked about eating disorders in a while, specifically mine. It’s the number one thing [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2010 by maryeggers
Before we begin, I have a few things for you. And a new webinar at the end of the post here! A video of my coach Jesse Korpelnicki talking about Ironman Nutrition (there are actually four good lectures here but knowing the panic state everyone is in, watch this one). I will say with great [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2010 by maryeggers
To answer the question I have been asked most this week: would I ever write a book? Hell yes. If anyone knows how to go about that process, let me know! Look out harry Potter. We’ve been up to our eyeballs in work ’round here. The good kind of work. Triathlon work. Business planning work. It’s [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2010 by maryeggers
This will be part I of a few series posts in which we will begin to address Ironman nutrition. So stay tuned, the rest of this info will trickle on in the next few weeks. Many athletes discount the role of nutrition as it relates to their performance. After all, in the case of Sally [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2010 by maryeggers
Hill bounding yestersay morning was…. interesting. I took each hill in about 1:25, 10 seconds slower than summertime, 5 seconds faster than a year ago. 1:25 in February on snow and ice I will take with a smile. I was suprised I could even do them at all, there was a good amount of slipping and [...]
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