The sprint triathlon that I’m doing this Saturday is my first multisport race since my half-Ironman almost exactly a year ago. So I definitely am a little out of racing practice, and even more so out of short distance racing practice. I always say that Olympic tris or 10Ks and longer are a better value, [...]
Archive for July, 2010
My New Mantra
Posted in Motivation, Training on July 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Grilled Pizza
Posted in Food on July 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I love the idea of grilled pizza, especially in the summer when it’s way too hot to be running the oven at 500°. But I’ve never been able to get the technique quite right. Fortunately, ugly pizzas are still tasty pizzas, so I don’t mind doing lots of experimenting. For the crust I used Peter [...]
Climbing Mt. Adams
Posted in Adventures, Hiking on July 16, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I’ve never been especially interested in climbing mountains. The whole “because it’s there” argument does not strike me as a compelling one. Mountains are great to view from a distance, but on top of the mountain itself is not usually a very pleasant place to be. Watching movies like Touching the Void just makes me [...]
July Goals Progress
Posted in Goals, Nutrition, Training on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s halfway through July, and one week after I outlined my goals for the month, so I wanted to update my progress on each of them. Get prepared for a sprint triathlon on July 31st. I’m at 4 bike rides and 4 runs in the past week including last Thursday. Still working on dragging my [...]
Green Curry Chicken
Posted in Food on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I’ve been eating out too much and start to crave a home cooked meal, more often than not this meal is what I turn to. It may not be authentically Thai and it’s definitely not fancy, but it’s one of those rare dinners that’s 1) delicious enough that I truly crave it, 2) healthy [...]
July Goals, or: The Wedding Cake Detox Plan
Posted in Goals, Nutrition, Training on July 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was intending to scale back this summer. Just not quite so much. My wedding was just about a month ago, and I didn’t want the stress of wedding planning on top of maintaining a demanding schedule like I had last year while training for my half-ironman triathlon. And post-wedding, I convinced myself that I [...]
4th of July Flag Cake
Posted in Cake, Dessert, Recipes on July 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, and I will use any holiday as an excuse to make dorky novelty desserts designed to appeal to a 10-year-old (see also: gingerbread houses). So when I saw this brilliant cake design I knew I had to give it a try. It’s not very much [...]
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