Culinary Nirvana. Defined.
This blog is not at all about restaurant reviews but I just have to share my birthday dinner experience last Wednesday at one of the most acclaimed restaurants here in California, The French Laundry....
View ArticleMeatless Monday
So here’s what I ate Saturday night… mmmm... baby back ribs...… and what I ate last night… crabby deliciousness … well, more like gorged on. I have the Kaiser half marathon on Sunday so Coach Al...
View ArticleMeatless Monday All Week Long
With just a little less than 6 weeks to go until my second marathon, I am determined to get my body running like a fine tuned machine and am eating vegetarian this entire week while paying close...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: Lazy Style
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend celebrating Cinco de Mayo! I sure did… a little too much fun that I sorely paid for at the Divas Half Marathon yesterday. (recap coming...
View ArticleMeatfull Monday (with apologies to my vegetarian friends)
Home Sweet Home … and we’re back, sports fans! After six long weeks in the mountains with nothing but dial-up Internet to keep me entertained, I am more than ecstatic to be back home! Don’t get me...
View ArticleMeatless Monday: Jurek Style
While on a brief trip to our cabin a couple weeks ago, I finally got further into ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek‘s recent book, Eat And Run, in which he touts his vegan diet as the key to his success in...
View ArticleWeighty Issues
I should probably write the recap for my last race (and I will, I promise!) but today I prefer to discuss something that has been on my mind a great deal lately with PRs seemingly out of reach and...
View ArticleVacation “Plans”
Cheers to summertime! I just returned from three wonderful weeks at our cabin in Pinecrest. We go every summer and every summer, I plan out my health and fitness goals in advance and make sure to pack...
View ArticleFlexiveganism (and NadaMoo Giveaway!)
When it comes to eating meat, I live by the “it’s an instinct, not a choice!” school of thought. I love meat, poultry, fish, dairy- as far as I’m concerned, PETA stands for People Eat Tasty Animals. I...
View ArticleRapid Race Recovery
Yes, I am addicted to racing (here are 13 reasons why); however, races are extremely hard on my body. In training I don’t push myself like I do on a race course- I can run 13 training miles and feel...
View ArticleBuild a Better Carb
As runners are very well aware, carbohydrates are our main source of fuel; however, there are “bad carbs” (white flour and sugar) that digest quickly, make energy levels spike then crash, leaving one...
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