Fueling the Week

I've been flying solo for a few weeks with the hubby kicking it the Caribbean. Another day at the office for him....

With that said staying properly fueled has been that much harder. I feel like there's so much more to do and so much less time.

To stay properly fueled throughout the week, I ultimately rely on these two staples:

To help stay on top of things I've been making a large batch of steel cut oats and quinoa/veggie combo to last me a week. Although I'm definitely sick of the same stuff towards the end of the week ~it's a HUUUUGE time saver. Especially given that steel cut oats take a good 20-30 minutes to prepare. My favorite quinoa recipe is the black bean recipe I posted a few weeks ago.

These items are also conveniently gluten free.

In other news this week, I have joined up with a new local triathlon team. I am in dire need of new training partners and some new triathlon friends in the NOLA community. Regardless of how it works out, I LOVE LOVE LOVE their style.
So far they've been pretty awesome and fast and I'm looking forward to many hurt fests in the near future :)

NOLA 70.3 course unveiled

I was lucky enough to spend the past weekend in New Orleans with my husband Scott. Just 3 more months in cold, yucky Pittsburgh before I get to join him in the bayou! We had a relaxing weekend that included completing our scheduled workouts of course and eating delicious nawlins food.

We had some down-time Saturday and I really wanted to explore the New Orleans 70.3 course and so we did! It was interesting to say the least. I thought I would take pictures for ya'll so you can see it for yourself.

Here goes....

The swim

Can't say Lake Pontchartrain is very inviting this time of year...

The Bike

You will be fortunate enough to bike past hot pink strip clubs, Chinatown, swamplands, and old Mardi Gras floats. There are plenty of silly sites on this pancake flat course. The Run
The run was a lot like the bike... TOTALLY flat and kinda boring. BUT

you get to finish here:

Jackson Square in the Quarter

And if you are really really hungry can have one of these:Or if you are thirsty, you can have one these... Preferably the gallon size. Note to self $5 off on Sunday! (the race just so happens to fall on sunday)

Come do the race so we can party afterwards! There are only a few slots left!