The Skyline Chili 3-Way Challenge and Flying Pig weekend are in the history books and I lived to tell about it. Let me back up and say this was not my idea. Thing 2 is obsessed with all things pig and has begged me to do this race for years. Finally I acquiesced. When I [Read More]
Foodie Friday Recipes
While I’m off taking on the insanity that is the Flying Pig 3-way, I’ll leave you with some recipes I’ve been loving lately. The first is a delicious twist on quinoa. I used red quinoa here but any kind is fine: 1/2C Cooked Quinoa 2C Broccoli, steamed and chopped 2 Slices bacon, cooked and diced [Read More]
Stuff I Love: Racing Edition
I know I’ve been harping on the Flying Pig weekend thing for like forever. I’m finally leaving…well tomorrow I am. I’m packing…sort of…well the Garmin isn’t charged and I don’t know what I’m wearing yet…but here’s some stuff I KNOW I’m bringing: Car Snacks. Um yeah, it’s a 6-hour drive each way. What? A complimentary [Read More]
Midweek Musings
Gas Explosion Update: I mentioned we live less than half a mile from a house that exploded due to a gas leak. Many of you asked about injuries. I am not terribly religious, but by the grace of God, there were no fatalities or serious injuries. Amazing. Besides the massive devastation to the homes surrounding [Read More]
A Kinder, Gentler Giveaway
I have mixed feelings about bathroom scales. I go in spurts where I’ll weigh in everyday for awhile, then ignore the scale entirely. Most of the winter I’ve fallen into the latter category. You’ve probably heard me moaning about how I look in recent race photos. While I think I’ve got plenty of movement in [Read More]
Race Report: The One w/a Dogfight to the Finish
I entertained blowing this one off. It was a crazy night. A house not a half mile down the road was leveled by a gas explosion, taking 6 other homes with it. 20 houses on fire in all. The loudest, scariest sound I’ve ever heard in my life. It took me hours to settle down [Read More]
Foodie Friday and Giveaway Winner
In the old days I often spent my afternoons with a bag of chocolate chips. These days you’re more likely to find me with veggies and hummus. When I saw soy oil (no bueno for thyroid issues) on the label of the hummus I was buying at the grocery store, I knew the time had [Read More]
Loving/Not Loving
Time for the April edition of Loving/Not Loving. Feel free to play along. Loving that Easter Sunday here was a glorious 79 degrees. Not loving that our flip flop weather was fleeting and it’s back to a whole 34 degrees this morning. Loving that I’m still in a Get-Stuff-Done mindset. Not loving that I finally [Read More]
Weekend Rewind
Here’s how training went last week: When I strayed from the plan, what I actually did is shown in blue. Total Mileage: 30 run, 20 bike Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 3 miles easy trail run, upper body strength Wednesday: 6 miles pace ladder Thursday: 8 miles w/2×1.5 miles @tempo pace Friday: Rest Saturday: Running drills 5k race [Read More]
Eggshell Shuffle Race Report
On Saturday morning, we ran the Eggshell Shuffle. This year Thing 1 agreed to run and recruited a friend to join her as well. The weather was pretty much perfection minus a little wind. Like I mentioned in my last post, I took the Yoplait Greek 100 Taste-Off to the race for more taste testing. Runners [Read More]
