Why Try at Y-Tri? and a Farmers Market meal to die for

This morning was the worst morning at Y-Tri for me...I felt like I was just eking by each of the three workouts and managed to make it through. Usually every other week, the first few minutes of warming up are the toughest, and then I slide into turbo gear and have the  mental and physical energy to get through.


Today, my body was both depleted in both physical and mental energy. I think I overdid it running 11 miles yesterday at my half-marathon pace, and then doing a weight lifting session that afternoon. It was like I spent all the energy Ia stored up from Thursday and Friday for yesterday...and I somehow believed I would have a ridiculous amount for Sunday Morning.


Apparently that isn't the case, especially since I let myself at a calorie deficit yesterday since I overate the last couple days. BAD IDEA. 


When you feel your body physically isn't able to keep up with the assigned regimen (your quads feel fatigued, you can't find a comfortable arm position, you're sweating like mad), then you are mentally affected as well - you think you don't have the physical energy to do well and thus you settle for the minimum effort you can do to pass by.


That's how I felt today...doing the minimum I could. On a normal day, I would push to my max, knowing that each bit above my threshold I can push past, the better at the sport I'll be. Either today, my threshold was much lower, or I just didn't have the mental motivation to really work harder.


Running is always my break point that comes a little easier and I know how it feels to push myself when running. When it comes to swimming, I have no idea and I feel I am still swimming to be comfortable breathing in water rather than to gain much more speed.


Today's swim workout was about 2100yds in total, and during the whole thing I felt like I just needed to get back in the water and just keep swimming. Don't take longer breaks and fall into a bad habit, just force myself to get back in and do laps. I did end up finishing the whole workout with a pathetic time of over 48 minutes or so, but at least I swam over a mile today.

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And now...my awesome Paleo dinner of the evening: Spaghetti Squash with Olive, Basil & Almond Pesto (topped with an egg for extra protein), and Striped Bass.

I bought a huge bunch of fresh, amazing scented basil (for only $3) and almost a lb of Striped Bass from the Lippitt Park Farmers Market yesterday. I have to reiterate....fresh local food will almost always taste better. It tastes more wholesome, more savory and fresher than anything else:

This looks amazing, doesn't it? By the way, although that brown stuff looks a little gross...it's actually the best tasting olive pesto I have ever made in my life. Here's my quick recipe to mix in a blender:

• 1 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 1 (very compressed cup) of fresh basil leaves
• 2 tbsp capers
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesean cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds (or 1/4 cup freshly ground almond butter)
• 1/4 cup almond milk + 1/4 cup olive oil

It's an amazing sauce for spaghetti squash, to pair with grilled chicken or other fowl, and if you still eat pasta...with pasta. For the spaghetti squash, just cut the whole thing in half, put it cut-side down in the oven for about 45 minutes at 450 degrees, and let the squash tenderize! Then scoop out the seeds, and use a fork to pull out the "spaghetti-like" strands of the squash meat.

The striped bass....was AMAZING. just a tad overcooked but still very succulent. I can't wait for the other half in tomorrow's lunch!