Sarah Borst Jarvis

Baggersee Weingarten Let's see.... I've been in Germany now for 4 weeks and have had the privilege to swim in 5 different lakes. Let me count how many times I have swum in a lake in Arizona since moving there 2 years ago... That would be 1 time in Lake Mary during the MountainMan. And I am not planning on swimming in it again until this year's MountainMan. As you might have already guessed:  I am in heaven !  Baggersee Weingarten So are the kids. Appropriately dressed in German swim wear.  That's my mom next to me in the picture above. You see where I get it... Growing up we would either go on a hike or bike ride every weekend and take a dip in various lakes along the way. Good memories!  My niece Lynn at Bad Waldsee This lake was especially fun. It was basically at the center of a beautiful old little town. I saw people walk out their front door and go for a little swim. No motorized anything allowed as on most lakes here. Platf

Blogging hasn't been my forté lately. Well, let's just say that being a temporary single mom (even with my parents around) is not my forté and some things just fall by the wayside. That doesn't mean I don't write an average of 1.5 blog posts in my head daily. But you'll probably never get to read those...  the scenery was a little distracting On Sunday it was finally race-time in Germany! I haven't competed in a triathlon in my home country for 5 years and I was more than just a little excited! It wasn't going to be any old race either. I had the opportunity to be part of the Half Distance* European Championships which happened to take place in my backyard. Lucky me!  *i.e. half-ironman T1-notice the nice bags! PRE-RACE I pre-rode the very hilly and complicated/ technical bike course 7 days before the race. This could've been very helpful if I hadn't been chatting non-stop with my friend, Robin. At one point he to