Sweet week

Since I'm still feeling a little sore from the Honu, I had some time to make a cake for a friend requested one many months ago. Since it was for a dude, I was going to attempt a "Little Shop of Horrors Plant" cake but it changed into a chick birthday cake. Oh well. Next time. Perfect All-American Chocolate Butter Cake with Fondant(Via The Cake Bible)  1.       1. 1/2 c + 3T unsweetened cocoa (dutch-processed)2.    ...

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Kona Ironman World Championship Lottery

I found this article while browsing the other day Kona Lottery spots - friend or foe?. It talks mostly about the Kona Lottery spots. Here's a recent one giving the pros and cons The Ironman lottery... worthwhile?  What is the lottery? According to the Ironman website "The Ford Ironman World Championship selects 200 Age Group athletes worldwide and five Physically Challenged athletes each year via the Ironman Lottery Program. Starting in 2011, slots will NOT be divided between U.S. and International athletes.  Two hundred (200)...

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Nutrition/Gear for HIM

Here's my nutrition gear set up for the Honu. I'm still trying to get it down so so feel free to comment or ask questions. Nutrition Breakfast 1/3 cup cream of rice w/cinnamon1/2 boiled sweet potato without skin8oz Powerade Bike4 Hammer Gels2.5 Bottles Gu Electrolyte brew1 3/4 bottles Ironman Perform1 Clif Bar Totals - 1170 cal, 88g carbs, 80mg Na, 40mg K, 8g sugar My plan was to eat the solid  and 2 gels on the way out and at the turn around point, switch over to the rest of the gels on the way back. For hydration, the Gu brew would be...

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Fettuccine alla Turkey Puttanesca

Doing triathlons, I've come to realize that it's not cheap, never easy and at times frustrating. However, here's something cheap, easy and pretty tasty.  It's one of my original twists on a classic dish. Puttanesca is know as "Whore's pasta" after the prostitutes that were cheap and easy. Fettuccine alla Turkey Puttanesca Four 1/4in thick sliced turkey breast cutlets (cut into small cubes)1/2 box fettuccine (can be more if want)1T Tomato...

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2001 Honu recap Pt 2

Still finding it hard to write. Post race blues? I dunno. Like I said, here's part 2.  Race morning Got up around 3:30, had my usual pre-race breakfast of 1/3cp cream of rice topped with cinnamon and sugar, 1/2 of a boiled sweet potato and a glass of Gu brew. On race mornings, I like to get up early so I can relax and get ready with out stressing out too much. Off to transition. The thing I liked about transition area for this race is that...

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2011 Honu recap pt 1

It's been a awhile but I'm still alive. I'm kinda having a hard time finding motivation to write so you'll get the whirlwind version for now. Going to break it into two parts to make things easier. So flew back home (Big Island) for the race on Tuesday night hoping to try get a swim in on Wednesday and buy food for Kona. Well, things didn't go as planned and found myself home on Wednesday. Living 30miles away from pretty much anything is pretty harsh,...

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