Dr. Pepa has an interesting cure for just about every ailment encountered by GRP athletes thus far. And if any of us are drug tested this season, we can safely say her treatments fall quite far from the banned substance list. These are a few remedies already prescribed during our West Yellowstone camp.
Hot red wine with black pepper: This is Pepa’s cure for a nighttime cough. Hannah was awake coughing late the night we were here and was then given this mixture the next couple nights. She said the concoction the first night was alright because Pepa didn’t add too much pepper but the next night Pepa stepped it up and Han struggled to finish the cup. Her response was, “it got rid of the tickle because it basically fried my throat.”
Honey with a little lemon juice for the post race hack. Pepa mixed this one up after our sprint race today since we sounded like a bunch of chain smokers. I took a big gulp imagining it would taste like lemon tea with a spoonful of honey. Instead it was pretty much straight honey with a hint of lemon so the consistency was bit thicker than I was expecting but it felt really nice on my throat.
Flat Coke and coffee: This lukewarm mixture was Pepa’s pre-race drink of choice as an athlete so some of us tried it before intervals a couple days ago. The two ingredients don’t combine well so it leaves it an awful aftertaste but the caffeine buzz is very memorable.