My weight this week? No idea.
I’m afraid following the Cabo trip. Afraid that my body likes to gain far more than it likes to lose.
I know I promised the Athena Project was going to be more transparent in 2012. But give me one more week of hydration and clean(er) eating and let’s see if I can undo at least a little damage. I want you to be proud!
Triathlon training is in FULL effect, but the train left the station without me. Apparently the moment my plane took off for Mexico, things got pretty serious back in La-La land. I buried my head in the warm sandy beaches and pretended that I wouldn’t miss out on too much.
But the team has been BUILDING. BUILDING, people!!!!!
Build – Build – Recover. Repeat.
One method of triathlon training (and other sports training) involves periodization, where you “build” for a certain period of time (2 weeks for us), 
upping the ante and generally exhausting yourself, followed by backing off a little bit in the 3rd week. This way you PUSH to make gains, and then you let your body recover, repair and ready itself to PUSH some more. While we were only in base training in November & December, we’re now into the weeds with the real deal in training.
You’ll see as I continue to blog that I’ll note what kind of week we are currently in. (I.e. Build 1, Build 2, Recovery).
Conveniently, I missed build week #1 in Cabo. I built up a tolerance to mango margaritas, but little else. When I got back, I did a 25 mile ride Sunday as part of my physical recommitment. But that was the last I moved.
Build week #2 has been another sad story. I got a nasty cold almost immediately upon my return, and as mentioned in my last post had been downing cough syrup and Sudafed in an attempt to function. I was unsuccessful. I finally feel better today, but I’m walking into a “Build2” practice tomorrow- 40 miles/3 hours of riding.
Holy shit.
Side note: Speaking of shit.
Try this Masala Lentil Dip from Trader Joes. 60 calories per serving. Yummy.
Looks like sh*t. But tastes much better. 
Anyway, in optimistic hope that I’ll destroy the 3 hour ride tomorrow, I went shopping for some new nutritional booty to try out. I LOVE samples. Preferably the free kind.
Check it out.
I even bought two samples of recovery drink as we have been advised to drink it following intense workouts. I have a particular aversion to recovery drinks, but more on that later.
I think that I can safely say that I am finally ready to start the real training. It’s only 127 days until Kona 70.3.
While it’s been a turbulent start to 2012, my plan is to start kicking ass………….NOW.
