Breakfast...

I posted a picture of the breakfast polenta with warm berry compote on my Facebook page recently.  It's one of my favorite breakfast recipes!!!!

Breakfast Polenta with Warm Berry Compote

It's especially great on a cold morning!  But I enjoy this recipe any time!!  Starts my day off right.  :-)

Happy training!

New Year and eating

For most people a healthier diet and more exercise are top on their new year's resolution list.  Instead of following a fad diet think about incorporating healthy eating and exercise as a lifestyle.

The athletic foodie blog is a great resource for healthy eating and tips on making it a permanent lifestyle instead of a temporary change.

To help keep track of what you are eating I like www.fitday.com, http://nutritiondata.self.com, or if you have a Training Peaks account logging it there.  Tracking your daily food helps to make you more mindful of what you are eating.

Happy training!

Happy new year!

Happy new year everyone!!!  I hope everyone had a successful, happy, and fulfilling 2011!  Hopefully you all have had a great start to the new year!

What is on the agenda for everyone for this year?  Goals?  Races?

Happy training!

Tri Tops

Two of my favorite tri tops...

Desoto's Forza:

I love love love this top!!!!
My favorite things about this top are...
1) it comes in red (one of my favorite colors!)
2) the material is really comfortable and does a really good job wicking the sweat away
3) it has three deep pockets in the back that are really great for long rides and long races!!

Zoot Endurance:

Things I love about this top...

1) the material is really comfortable and wicks sweat well

2) many color options

3) great for shorter races

Bicycle World of Houston has an awesome selection of Zoot products!!!!

Zoot Endurance Racer back 

Helmets...

I crashed last week and hit my head pretty hard on the road.  Had a mild concussion and am nearly back to 100% a week later.  Thank goodness for my helmet!!  I was wearing a Giro Ionis that I got from Bicycle World of Houston.  If it weren't for my helmet my head probably would have cracked right open.  The outside of my helmet dented and there were two cracks on the inside.  It definitely did it's job!!!  A few days after my crash I went over to BWH to see about getting a new helmet and they gave me a pretty good deal on a replacement.  Thank you guys!!!  Always always always wear your helmet!!!!

Happy training!

Escape from Huntsville

Congratulations Robert on a great race!!  His first trail run and he smashed it!!!  Way to go!!!

Good luck IMAZ athletes!!

IMAZ was my first ironman distance race.  Brings back a lot of memories from when I did the race in April of '08.

For those from more humid climates don't forget eye drops, nose spray, and vaseline.  It's very dry there.  Since they have moved the race to November the temps are very different than they are in April.  Wear two swim caps (the race cap and a thicker one underneath), bring your cold weather clothing, i.e. arm armers, gloves, toe covers for cycling shoes, etc.  Put something fun in your special needs bags ex: favorite quotes, candy, pictures... anything to lift your spirits.  I've found having chapstick in my bento box and on me for the run really helps in an ironman.  Make sure to double and triple check your gear bags before dropping them off at the athlete village to make sure you didn't forget anything.  Take it easy the day before... relax you have a huge day ahead of you!  Most importantly remember to smile!!!  It takes a lot more energy to frown than it does to smile!!  :-)

Happy racing and good luck to everyone!!!!