Here we are at the end of February and I’m whining about being cold, but it’s currently 33* and the high is supposed to be in the high 40s. While that’s right around the “average” high and low for February in this area, it feels like we’ve had a lot more of the average and…
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Will run for food!
Does the food available after a race come into play when you are choosing a race or are you happy with a boring snack like a granola bar or pretzels after a race? For me, it depends on exactly how far I’ve run. For shorter races, I don’t need anything at all, but sometimes something…
Fueling my way through the Marine Corps Marathon
For today’s Friday Five, the topic is running/fitness fuel. I tend to train up to about 10 miles without fuel. In fact, often, I haven’t eaten since about 7pm the night before a pre-noon run. But once I start going longer than 10 miles, my strategy changes. Since I’m about to run my first longer…
Making a Healthy Choice on Busy Days
How is it only Thursday? It feels like this week has been a month long. Of course, I’ve managed to cram a crazy amount of things into the last few days. Seriously, since last week, I’ve gone on an all day field trip, taken Shoo to soccer practice, attended the RNR DC expo, gone on…
Favorite running fuel for long runs
Running fuel is one of the most discussed topics in the various running groups I belong to on Facebook. Everyone has their favorite manufactured running fuel and many have their favorite “normal food” choices. I’ve used various gels and waffles and sports beans, but my stomach tends to disagree with the amount of sugar in…
DuClaw Quick Start My Heart Balsamic Vinaigrette
Welcome to the February edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Once again, I am featuring a beer that DuClaw Brewing sent me. Since February is National Heart Month, it’s appropriate that the beer I’m featuring is called Quick Start My Heart. DuClaw Quick Start My Heart is a strawberry milk stout with 6.8% ABV and a…
The District Club: local goods delivered monthly
I am a huge fan of buying local. I shop at the farmer’s market when I can get there, we used to buy a share of a steer from a (as local as you can get to Washington, DC) farm, and I’d much rather eat at a local restaurant or brewpub than a chain. So,…
Five Wisconsin brands I always buy
Confession: I haven’t lived in Wisconsin since I was 2 years old. But I still consider myself a Wisconsin girl. Why? Because growing up as a military brat, it was the place that always felt like home. The family farms were there. All of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc were all there – many…
DuClaw Naked Fish Sweet Potato “Mole”
Welcome to another installment in my “Cooking with Beer” series. I’ve really been enjoying this and have another awesome recipe for you. This time DuClaw Brewing sent me their Naked Fish to cook with. Naked Fish is a Chocolate Raspberry Stout that clocks in at a nice low 4.6% ABV. The chocolate raspberry flavor is…
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
It’s Monday and my kids are home with me for the 12th day in a row. Granted, this was a planned teacher work day and we haven’t used up all of our snow days, so they did not reschedule it. But, wow, I’m ready for a normal life. Thankfully, the weather here has been super…
Cleaning up my diet + a Kohls Giveaway
We all know that I love to run. And lately (well, until Snowzilla arrived), I’ve gotten back into my old gym habit of elliptical and weights. But judging by the way my jeans are fitting and the number on the scale, the saying “you can’t out exercise a bad diet” is definitely a fitting one…
The Impact of Food on Running: Feedback from Running Bloggers
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “if you want to be an athlete, eat like an athlete”. Professional athletes eat foods that are going to help them perform. They eat foods to fuel the body. This is not to say they don’t ever eat less healthy foods – just this weekend Deena Kastor mentioned more…