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Sports Drink Revisited

Because I left my blackstrap molasses in Michigan (and the store I was shopping didn’t have it), I was forced to revamp my recipe. This is actually quite tasty. It pretty much tastes like limeade.

3T raw unfiltered honey
juice from 2 limes
1/2t celtic sea salt
2 liters of water (or dilute the above ingredients to taste)

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Sports Drink

I’ve tried a few different concoctions for my marathon training, but I tried this one on Saturday for my 15 mile run and felt great and had plenty of energy the whole time. I’ll have to try it again to make sure it wasn’t just a good day for me, but here it is:

2 liters [...]

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Marathons, Chi, and Weights

Here is an update on my marathon training.
Last Sunday I ran 10 miles with a pace of 9:57 minutes per mile. That’s certainly not going to break any records, but not bad for a first. Let me tell you though, 1 hour and 40 minutes of running seems like a long time. I’m following the [...]

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ChiRunning

I recently picked up a book called ChiRunning at my local bookstore. I have been practicing Taiji for several years now, though I haven’t attended classes in several years. I’ve been afraid that I’m diverging from where I should be because of lack of corrections from my teacher. Hopefully in the next year or two [...]

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Marathon

Now I’ve done it. I have payed the big bucks to run in the Chicago Marathon. That pretty much means I’m committed.
I’ll be working on a way to continue my weight lifting in addition to my marathon training program. My goal will not be to gain muscle, but to maintain what I have gained over [...]

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Experiencing the Outdoors

My family and I have a tradition. We love hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park (we live in Michigan). No, we don’t eat as well when we’re camping in Colorado, but there is a different type of nourishment in our trips. Not only do we get a lot of exercise, fresh clean air, and exposure [...]

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Body For Life Update

Shari and I have been following the Body for Life program for about 9 weeks now and have about 3 left for our first cycle (see previous post).
At first the workouts just really slammed me. I was extremely sore and exhausted for several days after each workout. Over the course of 9 weeks I’ve built [...]

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Body for Life

Well, this doesn’t have anything to do with cooking, but as part of an overall healthy lifestyle exercise is important, and thus appropriate for this blog.
I recently listened to Bill Phillips’ book Body for Life (the audio book version).
Body for Life seems to be a pretty popular book right now so I thought I would [...]

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