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Training: My Retreat
Kingston Women’s Retreat Last weekend, I flew north to the Seattle area and went to the Kingston Women’s Retreat hosted by Kingston Adventures in Kingston, Washington. I honestly had no idea what to expect from the experience, and was admittedly a little bit nervous about walking into a group of 50 complete strangers. Sure, we […] Read More
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Caprese Avocado Salad It’s late summer. The tomatoes are at that moment of red, ripe perfection. The basil plant has grown to the size of a tree. Sure, you could make the same old caprese salad with tomatoes, mozzarella (or burrata, yum!) and basil. This time, branch out. Add avocado. Hey, skip the mozzarella altogether […] Read More
Quinoa with Tomatoes and Black Beans
Quinoa with Lime Dressing Last weekend, one of my Team in Training friends asked me about quinoa recipes. That was when I realized that I’ve never posted my standard, go-to recipe. (And yes, I realize that I’ve crossed some sort of line when I actually have a go-to quinoa recipe.) The quinoa will first be […] Read More
Change: Call Me Coach, Maybe?
Becoming a Running Coach A strange thing has happened in recent weeks. In early July, someone suggested that I should become a running coach. I kind of laughed it off. A week later, another person asked if I would get certified so I could coach her. I kind of laughed it off. By the time […] Read More
Training: Fully Recovered and Running Hills
A Physical Therapy Success Story For those of you who have been following my blog (and really, who hasn’t?), you’ll know that way back in the beginning of May, before the Team in Training season even started, I tweaked my IT band while out on a hike. Note to all of you who haven’t been through […] Read More
Pesto Pasta Salad
Pesto Pasta Salad It was 106 degrees at my house, with a “real feel” temperature of 111. (Sometimes I just think that the real feel information adds insult to injury, don’t you?) Nobody was particularly hungry. Nobody wanted a hot meal for dinner. The Tiny Kitchen Assistant reached into the fridge and pulled out a […] Read More
Betty Says: No Cosmetic Procedures
Say No To Botox Looks like my “end of my 30s” post struck a nerve with some readers. Dear Betty, I, too, am looking 40 in the eye, and I can’t help but notice that my face is wrinkling and sagging in ways that completely freak me out. I even cut bangs to hide these […] Read More
Training: “A Little Hill”
Hill Training I’ve been part of Team in Training for three years now, long enough to know that when Coach Tim says, “you’re going to be going up a little hill,” I know that he’s a liar. “Little hill” translates to “you’re going to be climbing up a vertical incline so steep that you’ll wish […] Read More
Quinoa for Breakfast
Quinoa Porridge It’s recently occurred to me that I have a quinoa problem. My problem is that quinoa is that thing that I buy whenever I go to the store. Does anyone else have supermarket amnesia? You know: “I think I needed quinoa. Did I buy it last time? I should buy some.” If the […] Read More
What Not to Cook: Impossibly Easy Pie
Bisquick Impossibly Easy Pie It should probably go without saying that anything made with Bisquick is… well, it’s more the stuff that my mother would have made in the Packaged Goods 1980s than what I would cook today. But I was feeling kind of nostalgic for the comfort foods of my childhood. I didn’t have […] Read More
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