Monthly Archives: December 2009

Two inspiring books for the new year

New Year's is one of my favorite holidays.  Not just because of the festivities; in fact, I prefer to take it easy on New Year's Eve because I really hate the idea of starting a brand new year hungover.  For me, New Year's is a time to get inspired, dream big, and make plans for [...]

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Happy favorite week of the year

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"I don't know what to say, except it's Christmas, and we're all in misery."
-Ellen Griswald, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Hope everyone who celebrates it had a happy Christmas!  Ours was a lot of fun, hectic, and tiring as always.  But that's what the holidays are all about, right?  And I had my [...]

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I swear this batch of beer is cursed!

Well, I've been a bad blogger.  I said I'd be blogging all the time now that I'm on winter break, but I just missed two days in a row!
I have done some writing during that time.  In the spirit of New Year's resolutions and changes, I wrote a Running Shorts piece about how I hate [...]

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Vega Vibrancy Bars

I have officially decided that Vega is my favorite health food brand.  Everything I've tried from them has been great.  I think having pro triathlete Brendan Brazier (see my interview with him here) behind the company helps a lot.  Having read Thrive, I know the kind of painstaking attention to detail he pays to what [...]

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Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Chocolate Cream Pie

Hi everybody!  It's Christine here for Sweet-Tooth Friday, and I can't believe how quickly December is flying by!  While enjoying this last week before Christmas, give this Vegan Chocolate Cream pie a whirl. It's so festive with its peppermint and marshmallows, no one will guess it's made from avocados!
A little look back
Not only has December flown [...]

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Ultramarathon Man

What do you do when you're on winter break and finally have lots of time, but you're too sore to run?

Watch a movie about running!  I picked up Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man at the library yesterday (hint: your tax dollars pay for libraries — use them), so I'm watching that while I write this post.  [...]

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My kind of fake meat

Ups and downs
The decision to become vegetarian nine months ago has been one of the best I've ever made.  It was primarily health-driven, and the result has been nothing short of what I had hoped.  I now eat far better than I ever did when I was the healthiest meat-eater I knew,  and I'm a [...]

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I'm back, baby

Good news: my oral proposal is finished and I have my life back!  In fact, now that I'm on winter break I have more time than I know what to do with, so I'm currently watching an ABC Family holiday movie with Sabrina the Teenage Witch and A.C. Slater called Holiday in Handcuffs.
Better news: I [...]

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Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Jubilee Bars

Merry Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine here with another holiday dessert.  This week I made vegan jubilee bars, which are like miniature versions of the classic Christmas fruitcake.  But don't freak out— fruitcake doesn't have to live up to it's rock-hard reputation— these are a soft and delightfully chewy combination of fruit, nuts, and chocolate.  They're [...]

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SIGVARIS Athletic Recovery sock giveaway!

As predicted, I've been extremely busy getting ready for my oral qualifying exam on Friday.  So busy, in fact, that I haven't even been able to get out for a run this week, and don't see it happening until this weekend.  Oh well, they say a week off every once in a while is good [...]

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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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