2007. Done.

Well here it is... the obligatory year end post. I think it's somewhere in the terms & agreement when you sign up for a blogging service that you MUST have a season review post. Lucky for me (and you) I already re-capped all my racing a month ago. You can find it here:
2007 Season Review

I got some good news this week. I was selected as a 2007 Xterra All-American. I am definitely stoked go get recognized for racing hard all year long. You can read about it here on Inside Triathlon:
2007 Xterra All-Americans

I am back in San Diego and I have mixed feelings about it. Don't get me wrong I love it here but every time I get to spend time with my family I don't want it to end. I have given some thought to moving back to the east coast but I know the lifestyle I live right now is not possible back there.

The flight back to the west coast was a long one and I finished reading "The Paleo Diet for Athlete's". It's a great book with a lot of great information... not all of which I think will work for me. Ironically I already follow a lot of the aspects of the diet (high protein/moderate starchy carbs and a lot of fruit and veggies). I really thought the chapters on fueling pre-workout, during training, and post-workout were killer. They put a lot of emphasis on recovery nutrition which I know is key and something that I know I can work on. There is not way that I could commit 100% to the Paleo diet. I like peanut butter, oatmeal, cereal, and yogurt too much. I will continue to follow my diet but here a couple of things that I took from the book that I will be adding to my diet:

1. more good fats. Flax and Olive Oil
2. Periodization of of Diet. (base = more fat/moderate carbs, build/peak = less fat/higher carb)
3. pre and post workout nutrition strategies
4. more* grass fed/free range lean meats.
*I already eat a lot of meat but it seem like it's 90% chicken and turkey. I need more red meat and fish. I also want to try some leaner cuts of pork.

I think that's it. One of my goals for 2008 is to re-vamp my diet. It's already pretty damn healthy but I think with addition of the items listed above and a couple of other things I can do better. I will get into that in my "2008 Goal Post" (another obligatory blog post).

Peace and Happy New Year!