Exercise has always been a huge part of my life. My parents always exercised so to me it’s not at all odd to get up at 5am to run 10 miles or to spend two hours in the gym on a Saturday afternoon. I think when you grow up in that kind of environment it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'running'
Seven More Thoughts on Running and Exercise
September 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · running
Tags:Physical exercise·running
Six Lessons From Running
September 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments · running
Six lessons I’ve learned from running: It’s always better to start small. We tend to get these ideas that we can or should tackle five miles on the first day out. This usually leads to nothing good. Instead, start small. Try attempting to run one mile by running one minute and walking one minute until [...]
Marty Update + Daiya Vegan Cheeze
September 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Dinner, running, vegan
We got great news about Marty today We took her to the Oncologist, who said we have four options. We have OPTIONS! That alone was awesome to hear. I won’t bore you with the details, but basically we are opting for surgery, which has a 95% cure rate! The surgery will be on Thursday at [...]
Labor Day Vegan French Toast
September 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Breakfast, running, vegan
Ahhh yesssssssssssssssssssssss. I FINALLY have cooked from Vegan with a Vengeance! I was beginning to think I was the only veg who hasn’t. Yesterday I made the Scrambled Tofu and Chorizo Sausage. I forgot to take photos BOO But I can say it was delish. I think next time…a little less salt And tonight…French Toast! [...]
Some of My Favorite Yoga Music
September 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · running, yoga
I love practicing yoga to music. Here are a few of my favorite yoga tunes: Sringara by Illumine This Player’s Hands (Instrumental) by John de Kadt 1739 by Brent Lewis Om Namah Shivaya by Wade Morissette Dub Version CD Krishna by Wah! Bore the Righteous by Arjun and Guardians Breathe Me by Sia Love is [...]
Tags:Bob Marley·I Will Always Love You·Lenny Kravitz·running·Whitney Houston·yoga music
Hello from WI
August 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · running
I am LOVING my visit to Wisconsin! After a harrowing travel experience, we arrived in Green Bay on Thursday evening and got to our B&B in Door County pretty late. We stayed at the Whistling Swan in Fish Creek and it was such a great place The next day we explored Fish Creek, Ephraim, and [...]
Tags:beewellmiles.com·map your route·NaBloPoMo·neenah·running·wisconsin
Root Canal OY!
August 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life, running
Sorry I’ve been MIA for a few days. I’ve had “stuff” come up. First and most important, we heard back from the vet that Marty’s test was “inconclusive.” Sooooo….we’re set up for surgery on Aug 31 – they’ll remove the lump and then biopsy it. In the meantime we observe it. I feel so like [...]
Birthday Help Please!
August 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · running
Yikes! D’s bday is coming up in two weeks and he doesn’t know what he wants! Yes – you read that correctly – HE doesn’t know what he wants! So…I’m putting it out into cyberspace…any suggestions on what D should get for his bday? Great run this morning with the “Runner In Training” (RIT). Like [...]
Some Observations on Running
August 16th, 2009 · 7 Comments · running
Ahhhh….Sunday. Lately D and I have been taking it easy on the weekends, which means that besides me teaching two yoga classes and both of us working out, we haven’t been doing much else. I’m really enjoying my slow, sweet August – September is going to be a different story! So since RIT (the “Runner [...]
Babycakes Johnnycakes
August 14th, 2009 · No Comments · baking, running, vegan
Wow I never knew that I love johnnycakes! No, not the 73rd episode of Sopranos, although that was good too. I’m talking about the johnnycakes that are like cornmeal-pancake-biscuits sprinked with salt and doused in sweetness. One word. Yum. I made the johnnycakes recipe that is in the Babycakes cookbook that I reviewed a few [...]
