6/26/2010

What an absolutely incredible day paddling, grinding gears and gliding on the roads at the Loveland Lake to Lake triathlon. Such an incredible event with some of the most unbelievable landscapes I have ever seen on a bike course for a race! I had mentioned that this was going to be my first race of the season, that being said, I was really happy with how I did. Not wanting to go to far into detail, I left it all out on the course and pulled out the 27th best 10K run time out of the 715 participants. It being race day, my kitchen was not really in the picture for my meals. However, the post race grub was so stellar that I have decided to detail it as the culinary segment of today's post. The spread was immaculate and succulent in all aspects to a hunger ravaged triathlete after the race. It was essentially a huge burrito assembly line. The start had absolutely perfect flour tortillas, which were the perfect chewy base for the following accompaniments. What followed this was a dream of eggs, hasbrowns, beans, rice, ground beef, monetary jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and salsa. I salivate as I type this and was obscenely excited as I glided down the chain. My burrito was overflowing with eggs, beans, hash browns, tomatoes, cheese and salsa. The stars you ask? The eggs were fluffy with the right amount of runniness to moisten up the burrito, while the potatoes had that beautiful crisp outside with the moist starchy goodness on the inside, perfect for sopping up that aforementioned egg runniness. The pinto beans were the big surprise. They were full of flavor, yet did not seem to be overly seasoned. The tomatoes, cheese and salsa were all wonderful additions to the dish and made for the perfect post race chow fest. My burrito ended up being more of a giant taco as it was impossible to actually close up the tortilla with the amount of fillings. Never the less, it tasted exactly as it would have wrapped up. And that taste was an unbelievable array of goodness!