There's Something About Curty

This weekend my several time age group National Champion husband is in Ohio, competing in his third National Championships of the season. This time he goes long at Powerman Ohio. He's hoping to qualify for Long Course Duathlon World's in Richmond Virginia next month, And if you know Curt, you know he won't have any problem doing just that.

I love to tell Curt's story because it is a good one. He sidestroked his first triathlon at age 33 and came out of the water last. 5 years later he came back and won that race... 5 years in a row.

What happened in those years?

He studied triathlon. He committed to improvement. He trained consistently (notice I did not say HARD) and he learned to listen to his body.

Over the years he has achieved so many age group and overall wins that the plaques are no longer displayed. They are in piles in the back room. He's been to Nationals and Worlds a billion times. He qualified for Hawaii 4 times before he took the spot in 99, when it was his first Ironman.

2 years later he did his second at Ironman Canada, and never truly loved the Iron distance like he loves the fire of going fast.

I don't know the last time he was not a USAT All American.

We met on a 50 mile ride one day and the rest is history.

He owns no heart rate monitor, no power meter, nothing fancy. He does have a Computrainer that he uses the stand alone version of. He writes his training in a log book.

I guarantee if you asked him to find an effort that felt like tempo..... if you could measure his wattage and heart rate he'd be where he needed to be. Curt knows his body like no one else could.

He has desire. He has commitment. He defines his goals and then goes after them.

He's on his bike at 4:30 am most days. His work gets done off family time. We've strived to create out lives in that fashion. We don't want to be one of these families that falls apart because one spouse is out training all the time. There is no single parenting here.

Take a look at the local race results, If Curt does not win, then he's second or third by seconds. And those who beat him? Half his age. I was once standing at a results page when a young man cried out "WHO IS THIS GUY? HE'S LIKE 50!!!!!"

"That's Curt Eggers." I proudly say.

So here's to Curty. Round here we say he's the man. Here's to reaching for the dream, reaching for the goal and proving to all of us that anything really is possible.

:-) mary