Chris and I took the ferry to Catalina on Friday, registered and had a few hours to relax before heading out for the usual pre-race meal (for me, as always before a race, I had the mandatory baked potato along with some grilled chicken breast and veg…simple but fool proof after years of experimenting!) Despite […]
Read More ›As I run my first ultra… so far, I’ve focused all my endurance training on Ironman, but, under the influence of Chris, my dear husband, I’ve become engaged with the idea of doing an ultra. In fact, not just an ultra, but a 100 mile. NOT YET! But I did say out loud, quite a […]
Read More ›Well, it doesn’t have to be plain! Staying with the keeping it simple principle, you can literally throw together a nice marinade for your chicken and you’ll create a brand new dish which is certainly not boring! One of the things I enjoy most about cooking is that you can literally play. I love baking […]
Read More ›After all, as human-animals, we are made to move! Many people find themselves in a rut with regard to fitness. They’ve somehow decided that exercise HAS to mean going to the gym and spending 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer, where they feel bored and disengaged and finally quit. While the elliptical trainer, or the […]
Read More ›We’re three days in to the New Year and I’m curious about how many of you have already let your ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ fall by the wayside… I overheard someone at the gym the other day tell her friend, after twenty minutes on the treadmill, “OK, that was definitely worth one cookie!”. What is wrong […]
Read More ›Many people feel they’re too busy to eat well. Well- how important is it to you? If it is a top priority, you’ll find a way to do it. Regardless of whether you’re a working mom of three, a top executive at your company or a college student working two jobs, you can find the […]
Read More ›December 1… Hopefully the last few weeks of food blogging have helped convey that it’s actually quite easy and not that time consuming to eat a really healthy, balanced, clean diet that supports a busy lifestyle (and athletic performance to boot!). To reiterate-my diet stays really consistent throughout the year as far as loads of […]
Read More ›Pre-work breakfast @ 5:30 am: Green powder to swallow vitamins, then smoothie: pumpkin/flax/lecithin/protein powder/raw almond butter recovery treadmill run, 45 minutes between client sessions! after: organic goat milk yogurt, raw walnuts, banana, hard boiled egg whites next feeding: leftover salad from last night, salmon, orange & an apple later: Green Kombucha, raw almonds, grapes next: […]
Read More ›Work breakfast at 5:30 Green powder to swallow vitamins; shake: pumpkin/flax/lecithin/protein powder/raw almond butter 9am: leftover salmon, broccoli (steamed), 1/2 grapefruit noon: (pre-swim) banana, organic goat milk yogurt, raw walnuts, hard boiled egg whites swim – one hour… one hammer gel during post: tuna sashimi, apple afternoon snacK: pear, raw nuts, herbal tea, baby carrots […]
Read More ›Breakfast: green powder w. water to swallow vitamins…egg whites with leftover kale from last night, 1/2 grapefruit and a handful of grapes small banana & some organic goat milk plain yogurt, right before hopping on my bike trainer, then: 1:20 hour bike workout during which I had one Hammer Gel next meal: Apple, sliced turkey […]
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