Make it work

Its been an interesting week here in Houston. After Jeff and I took our spill last Sunday, I've really had to revamp my training schedule. My road rash was still a little too fresh to swim on Monday, and my trusty tri bike, Stabler, really got the worst of it in the crash. It looks like its time to get a new bike. As much as I would like to say I would be fine without a bike for a little while, we all know thats a lie. My new ride should be ready in a couple days, so stay tuned for that :)

In the mean time, I've been improvising. I've been doing a lot of running ( and surprisingly hitting my paces- even in the heat) and  A LOT of swimming with the masters team. Instead of biking I have added some pilates and circuit training.  Towards the end of the run on Monday, I hit up this outdoor exercise circuit, right along the running path

This was great for box jumping, lateral jumps/skis and other great plyometric exercises. The fact that I can probably use this year round is great. After i completely shattered my legs, I jogged ( hobbled) on home. 

With a 2 Ironmans year coming up in 2014,  I wanted a fast, cost effective, and healthy way to get dinners done. So from here on out, I plan on cooking a ton of food on Sundays - sides including beans, quinoa and leafy greens, and proteins that I can grill and freeze. 

Last week we ended up with this assortment of salads. 

Tabbouleh on the right ( my mom's recipe, you are not getting it) 

on the Left bottom is Cooking lights triple bean salad (add cilantro) and the other two containers are a Mango Quinoa salad that has chopped up mango, green onion, dried cranberries, parsley and a red wine vinager, oil and dijon dressing. 

This has worked GREAT. Lunches, dinners, snacks. This has made eating clean SO EASY.

Its been tough to keep things going this week after the crash but, I made it work. New Challenge that starts tomorrow? My first day of work at my grown up job. Now its time to learn how to be a full time epidemiologist with a side of triathlon.