Monthly Archives: June 2009

Squash Casserole with Feta, Lemon, and Oregano

15-Mile Run To cap off Week 2 of my training for Wineglass (14 weeks left!), I did my 15-miler today. I had planned to do it yesterday at a really flat trail near school, but a meeting with my thesis advisor ran way long and by the time I finished I was too ...

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A Case of the Runs

No new recipe today, so this post is all about runs!  I did make some pizza from scratch over the weekend, but I've already posted a pizza recipe so that's nothing new.  I used the same stone-ground whole ...

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Brendan Brazier's Thrive

The Thrive Diet As I've started to learn more about vegetarian endurance athletes and their diets, I've noticed something interesting.  First, there is a disproportionate number of them; that is, the percentage of well-known endurance athletes who are vegetarian is much higher than ...

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Homemade Energy Bars

Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!   This is Christine again, so get your ovens revved up for some Athletic baking!  Instead of dessert, this week I'm tackling home-baked Energy Bars!  Most "healthy" bars on the market are fairly expensive and fall into one of two categories; they have enough sugar and processing to qualify as candy ...

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Running, Eating, Gamblin'

Running Yesterday's track workout was noticeably easier than the previous week's, and how could it not have been?  Four half-mile repeats with two minutes of rest after each, as opposed to three one-mile repeats with only a minute rest after each.  And accordingly, I came much closer to the goal time.  The half-miles were supposed to ...

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Thai-ing One On

Sorry for the late post today; recently I've been writing them during my office hour at school.  But get this--today a student actually came to office hour to learn something.  The nerve! 30-Day Challenge Check-In It has been 28 complete days since I last drank caffeinated coffee, the wonder drug that makes me extremely happy for no ...

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Chickpea, Carrot and Parsley Salad

You know how when you're cooking something, you start to get a gut feeling about whether it's going to be any good or not, even without having tasted any of it?  This sixth sense is remarkably accurate; usually when I tell Erin ...

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Bowtie Pasta with Summer Squash and Tomatoes

13 Miles, Lots of Sweating, No Water Ok, I'm back from the run.  13 miles in an hour and 50 minutes, about an 8:27 pace.  This is a good bit slower than the 7:45 pace I had hoped for, but I don't feel too badly about it because I recently ran the half marathon ...

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Too Many Drinks to Run 13 Miles

Well, 13 miles at 7:45 pace didn't happen on Sunday.  Erin and I went out to dinner on Saturday night and met some friends afterward in the city for some drinks.  We ended up staying out for a while, and I had a few lot more drinks than planned!  So even though I ...

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Bad Weather, Good Food

Happy (rainy) Saturday, everyone!  I was planning to do a 13-miler today, as per my Week 1 training schedule, but I'm going to wait until tomorrow and hopefully find a dry two-hour window to get the run in.  I'll do an indoor Core Performance Endurance ...

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