A lot of people make the same mistake in how they eat before a marathon — they wait until the night before the race to eat their big meal. If you're only going to eat one big meal before the race, make it lunch instead. This gives your body more time to process the nutrients, [...]
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Experimenting with Performance-Enhancing Drugs
In every way but one, my 10-mile run at Boston-qualifying pace yesterday was the same as so many others I've done. The lone difference — I was on the juice.
The juice, in this case, was yerba mate, a South American plant whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea with caffeine content similar to [...]
Tale of the Taper
New Header
Before I tell you about tapering, I realized I haven't yet mentioned where I got my new header. My friend Ryan made it; he did the photography, the drawing, the design, and the actual assembling of it. Meaning I pretty much did nothing except run on a boardwalk and get my picture taken. If [...]
Vegan Thumbprint Cookies
Yippee, it's Sweet-Tooth Friday! This is Christine with your weekly healthy dessert recipe. Today I've got a batch of incredibly addictive vegan thumbprint cookies! These are yummy enough to satisfy the most discriminating of palates…like my dad's! Just don't tell him the secret ingredient this week is CAULIFLOWER! The inspiration for these amazing little [...]
Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes, and Green Beans
Last summer, we had so much basil we didn't know what to do with it. We literally couldn't eat the stuff fast enough.
This summer, it's been slim pickin's.
Last summer, we made fresh pesto all the time, including a massive batch to freeze at the end, which made for some perfect weeknight meals all winter long. [...]
Foam Roll Exercises
Marathon training used to mean to me what it means to most people. Running through pain, battling injury as the miles pile up, taking extra days off as the body deteriorates, eventually skipping out on the longest, most important runs in the program. For my first three marathons, I didn't run more than 18 miles [...]
Welcoming Fall with Risotto
Question: What on Earth could make a boy this smiley?
(Ironic shirt for someone who claims he's not a runner, huh? It was free.)
Answer: Two things.
1) Actually saying "cheese" while the photo is being taken. I haven't done this since I was six years old, but now I know why they say to say it.
2) Butternut [...]
I Am Not (Really) a Runner
Well, it's taper time. Only 13 days left until my marathon. I took it easy this weekend with a fast six-mile run on the trail near my house. There are still a few decent workouts scheduled for the remainder of my training, including a 10-miler at qualifying pace, but nothing even close to what I've [...]
As If You Couldn't Get Enough…
Remember last week I mentioned that I was doing an interview for the column "The Extreme Self"? Well, to prove I wasn't lying, here it is! Katie did such a great job putting this piece together and making me seem a heck of a lot cooler than I am. She even referred to me, [...]
Gluten-Free Carrot Macaroons
Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday! This is Christine with a special gluten-free edition of STF. You're going to love this simple recipe for vegan macaroons made with carrots!
When I last checked in with you guys I had just decided to eliminate meat from my home cooking. I made a list of this week's dinner menu with a [...]
Hi there, I'm Matt. I went vegetarian last March, and almost immediately I became a much stronger runner. I recently qualified for the Boston Marathon; now it's on to my first 50-miler!
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