Aside from the eating at midnight element, this New York Times article nails the feeling athlete's have after a long hard day of workouts.  After my next calorie depleting day, instead of stopping at Benny's for a slice (my east coast version of dropping into In-N-Out Burger), I'm going to head right home and whip up a quick and satisfying bowl of pasta.  The plan is:  run in the house, put a pot of water on the stove, take a shower, and by I've changed out of my sweaty clothes, the water will be boiling. Then, I'll throw in the pasta and 10 (or 5 if you use fresh pasta) minutes later, I'll be sitting down to a healthy meal.
This afternoon I was invited to lunch with my favorite neighborhood English bulldogs.  Since I had 4 workouts on the schedule and no time to cook, I decided to stop into Whole Foods to grab lunch after my first work out of the day at Soul Cycle.  Inspired by Henry & Edward's heritage and love for red meat, I decided to compose a salad version of a traditional British roast dinner.

It's cyber Monday and I'm sorting through all the deals on the web.  I found some of my favorite gear essentials with big discounts.  Check out these links and let me know what you buy!

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I like TYR's new Red Line collection - pre and post workout relaxing hoodies & sweatpants, totally soft and comfy.

Since wrapping up my tri season on October 2 at the Dallas U.S. Open, I've gone back to being a one sport athlete.  My coach, Cliff English, and I decided that it would be a good time to focus only on running, in order to get back some of the speed I lost due to injuries the last 2 years
This article from yesterday's Wall Street Journal starts to get the idea of what it's like to train on the 1 mile stretch between Brighton Beach and Coney Island, but you really have to go there to experience the true culture.  Like many parts of Brooklyn, it feels like a foreign country that's only a 45 minute subway ride away from manhattan.  Once you find the secret meeting spot on the beach (which is on the CIBBOWS.org website), you'll feel right at home, surrounded by a group of like-minded swimmers.  
It's hard to imagine that I used to eat sweet potatoes just once a year, on Thanksgiving, since they are now one of our go-to snacks between workouts. Laurel and I got on the sweet potato kick because our gym, Chelsea Piers, sells baked sweet potatoes for a buck each. When we camp out at the gym for a full day of workouts, we need real food (not just bars) to keep us energized.