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Training Update – Week 20

Stef — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0000

Week 20: Ramping it up… Plus Realizing Why Mom Never Let us eat Cookies for Dinner…

So, we are starting to get into the home stretch for this season’s training season. We are also in the thick of the Holiday Season, which means lots of obligations outside of training. Christmas parties, shopping, and [...]

Bulgar Wheat Rolls

Stef — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:26:19 +0000

Bulgar Wheat Rolls: You Won’t Believe They’re Whole Grain (and Vegan to boot…)

I must admit, I love bread…soft, warm, yeasty rolls fresh out of the oven. However, some just don’t seem to cut the mustard. Many are dry, brick-like, and *gasp* made fully with All Purpose Flour (APF for the non-foodies)! Well, [...]

Training Update – Week 18

Stef — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:10:16 +0000

Week 18: Working Through the Pains…

and the Leftovers…

This week was a recovery week for us…recovery in a couple of ways. Recovering from the Thanksgiving Holiday (plus all of those leftovers, my vegan platter shown above) and allowing our bodies recover from 16+ miles of running [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Stef — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:47:05 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving from ALC!

Hope all of my readers had an excellent and delicious Thanksgiving (homemade vegetarian stuffing shown above), and also took stock of what they have to be truly thankful! I’m ever so thankful for my wonderful family and friends who have supported me along the way [...]

Training Update: Weeks 13-14

Stef — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:32:44 +0000

Weeks 13-14: Healing and Easing Back into Routine…

Plus My First Success in Bread Baking!

I must apologize for not posting my update last week as I had promised. I was honestly getting into a funk from not working out. Whenever I don’t get [...]

Training Update – Week 12

Stef — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:13:36 +0000

Week 12: Blueberry Spelt Muffins and Das Boot!

My personal training focus this week has shifted from my previous weeks of training. Healing is now my primary focus! Last week I mentioned how I’ve been temporarily grounded from my training by my podiatrist due to tendinitis [...]

Pumpkin Pancakes

Stef — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:59:01 +0000

Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes:

Two Ways to Please Any Picky Pumpkin Pancake Eater

I’ve been promising friends for quite some time to post my “perfect pancake” recipe that I’ve been using week in and week out for the past 6 months and the day [...]

Training Update – Week 11

Stef — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:55:42 +0000

Week 11: Getting into Double Digit Runs…and Learning to Slow Down

Plus a Special Pennsylvania Dutch Recipe

This week was the roughest week yet for us! Saturday was our first double digit run, clocking in at 10 miles! I felt [...]

Training Update – Week 10

Stef — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:40:29 +0000

Breaking Records and Feeling Sore!

It’s been an interesting and tiring week in our household…our schedule pretty much has been: work, run, eat, sleep, repeat! The run part has finally started taking a bit more of a toll on my body, as has allergy season, which has [...]

Training Update – Week 9

Stef — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:33:13 +0000

Week #9: Keeping up Motivation Offshore + Vegan Mocha Cake Recipe

I’ll just start out with that this week was hard….really hard…but I’ve come out on the other end, no worse for the wear (I think…)! I was offshore until Wednesday, but luckily got home just in [...]