T-minus 19 weeks and counting...

So, I totally fell off the blog-bus for a second...got busy, got tired...but Sunday's here and its time to regroup. Did hot yoga this morning and if it warms up I'll take Luna out for a little quality time with my baby girl. Other than that, today, is going to be low key...with most of my energy spent making and eating chirozo quesadillas for dinner (thanks again Jess and BJ for this killer recipe.)

Doulbe Decker Chorizo Quesadillas
Ingredients:
1/2 package of Chorizo
1/2 cup of scallions
Spinach
Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
Olive Oil
Flour Tortillas
Guacamole
Margarita and/or Corona

Preparation:
PreHeat oven to 450. Spread a thin layer of olive oil on one side of the flour tortilla and place olive oil side down on cookie sheet. Layer with cheese, chorizo, scallions and spinach. Place another flour tortilla on top (no olive oil on this one). Again, layer it with cheese, chorrizo, scallions and spinach. Top with another tortilla olive oil side up on top of the pile. 6-10 minutes(until brown on top, cheese is melted inside). Get another beer...

The week in training went like this...4200 yds in the pool, 84 miles on the bike, 17 miles on the run.

Monday - 28 mile OD felt pretty good for being up at 4:45am. Just started watching season 1 of Lost while on the trainer, I kinda can't believe I missed it while it was on the tube. Pretty damn good.

Tuesday - was another early day, as I needed to catch a 10 am flight for work to Boston. Did 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym followed by an 850 yd set of drills in the pool. This year the "new year's resolution gang" is holding on WAY longer, which is beginning to try my patience...but more power to them! The flight to Boston was pretty good, saw "Dan in Real Life" the new Steve Carrell movie, which was surprisingly entertaining and read a bit more of "Stirring It Up", by the CEO of Stonyfield Yogurt on sustainability...pretty relevant to the two yogurt businesses that I manage a piece of. Weather in Boston was cruddy, freezing, sleety, rain and snow...typical for February. The highlight of my night was a killer piece of wild Coho salmon at Legal's and a Magic Hat #9. Got to bed pretty late.

Wednesday - 5am, 1900 yd swim in this cool bubble-like, dome thingy. 12 degrees outside, pitch black and snowing, and I could see it all while doing my swin. Way cool. I had two good appointments at BJ's Wholesale and the an awesome lunch at a little Italian place on the northside of Boston before heading home...My United fight was delayed, of course, as it more often than not...this time a broken altimeter...one of those necessary instruments in flying a plane. Long flight, got to bed late again...was feeling a little drained.

Thursday - Valentine's Day. Hammered out a 25 mile tempo ride to Time Trial-a-Palooza, complements of this guy from Billerica (thanks Craig)...it was brutal but excellent in that masochistic sort of way. I had to rush home and get in my 3 mile run before going to see Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Fillmore...I suggest that if you haven't seen them, do...they ROCK! Kristina also got me a killer yoga mat and towel which I desperately needed to replace the fowl smelling, stinky one I have been using for far too long...very nice.

Friday - 1450 in the pool, nothing special...forgot my workout on the counter at home, so I did it straight and just kept it at a steady Z2.

Saturday - Brick 31 mile bike, 8 mile run...ahhh to get outside again. The weather was better than it has been in a while. Both the ride and run went pretty smoothly....held a decent pace on the bike @ 17.7 mph and 9:27's on the run. Saturday night we met the IMCDA gang, less Craig and Jen, for some pizza and to "bowl some balls". Good, clean fun...confirming once again that I truly am a terrible bowler, though I did learn to hook the ball, which was pretty cool...Craig was victorious in his bet to beat Kristina on the lanes, but I can't poke any fun at her because she pummelled me.

That brings my blog back up to date..so its off to Target for a little grocery shopping, after I clean up my little piggy messes...Since its clearing up Lunz and I will take that walk and kill some time until the chorizo quesadilla hour.