Hot Chocolate Theory
I really like hot chocolate, and have a new theory on how to create the best. You must have:
2 tablespoons Godiva Hot Chocolate
1 tablespoon Swiss Miss with Marshmellows
1 1/2 cups 2% milk (for a mug-full)
Heat the milk in the microwave for 1 minute and 40 seconds, or froth the milk to roughly 120-130 degrees. Next, just mix the chocolate mixes and milk together.
Mm. Hot Chocolate!
John Mayer concert – Charlotte
Show was great! I’m a big Mayer fan.. So I really enjoyed it. A few pics are attached.
Caesar’s Head ride !
After living so long in Greenville and having not ridden either Caesar’s Head or Paris Mtn. on my bike came with much shame. This weekend fixed half of that problem at least, after successfully riding Caesar’s Head. The elevation was around 4000 feet and included a 5-6 mile steady climb that really got to me with about a mile to go. The real real fun part was the descent though, where every time I looked at my computer I was going over 41 mph. The ride left from Furman with my coach and a few other people from my team, and lasted around 57 miles/3 hrs. I have some pictures to attach as well. I will be riding it again soon, that is after Paris Mtn. 
Hydration.
Damn. It’s gotten really hot outside.
I always think about the details of things that most people skip over.. Such as, what should I drink during a workout or just during the day depending on the activity I am doing, and how could it be used to my benefit?
An example would be drinking ‘Accelerade’ or ‘Gatorade’ mixed with water on a criterium.. or would just drinking tap water be more beneficial to my performance?
I’m drinking a big bottle of Fiji water right now… Sparkling water tastes good too.
During crits (usually under 40 minutes of duration), I have been told to stick with one large bottle of plain water, or two smaller bottles, one of a heavily diluted sports drink and the other of water.
Also, I guess it would be better to have the sports drink before the race, and just plain water during the race, so your muscles just receive the pure water without added mix.
If you are going on a longer ride.. maybe.. over 2 hours, you could use Accelerade which replenishes you with both proteins and carbohydrates, or Gatorade replenishing you with carbs.
Just speculation.. it’s a topic that has been on my mind.
First Post
Alright. Made a blog.
Give me a few days to get used to WordPress, then it will look all nice and shiny. Merci.
