Forecast looks promising

I realize that this wasn't really a full week with the New Year's Day holiday on a Tuesday, but we treated it like a real week in our household.  If you remember, I was run over by a jazzy New Year's Eve then suffered an alergic reaction soon after which resulted in me taking it easy on 01/01, except for the annual fight of getting the Christmas tree back in the attic along with the myriad of boxes that follow.  Workouts consisted of runs only this week since both mornings it was dreary, foggy, and drizzling.  I opted to stay on foot rather than unload the bike in the darkness coupled with the cruddy weather.  Friday was going to be a swim day, but the heavy rains and thunderstorms that were coming through the pre-dawn skies closed the pool.  That's the brakes!

The internet is chock full of triathlon training plans.  Some short, some crazy, and some insane.  But all in all I find that the maximum plan that is already designed is 36 weeks, and if you watch the counter on my home page, I have 43 weeks to go.  The difference of 7 weeks will be a maintenance phase for me to allow me to build the miles and work on the nutrition aspect of this journey.  So even though the plan begins at the start of March, the work starts now!

Since the food part of this is so difficult for a junky like myself, Stephanie has taken over with this aspect and has blown me away this week with the meals she has researched and created that are not only good for you, but simply excellent.  From breakfast to desert, they all have been nutritious and tasty.  So much so, Kyle made the unsolicited comment Thursday night "This is the best food I have ever had mommy", right from the mouth of babes!

Next week has some business travel so I'll have to customize the training for when I am on the road.  Wish me luck on the eating away from the house!