LA Marathon Today

Delayed Blog Post today… Running the LA Marathon. Although I didn't achieve my goal of breaking 3:00, I came close and still set a PR with a 3:02:47.  3rd Age Gp and 17th woman overall…. a good day!My husband,Chris, (who also had a good day; his 2nd marathon in 7 days (last week at Catalina […]

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“Yamming it Up”

I've coined a term:  "Yamming Up" which refers to adding small amounts of extra starch to meals for a day or two when I'm preparing for a race.  Longer if it's an Ironman and shorter if it's a running-only race. I always choose yams as my starch of choice.  As those who've read The Paleo […]

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Poached Eggs on Toast? How about: Poached Eggs on Greens!

Why not? Who needs the  toast?   Even if you opt for a variety without wheat, oats, barley & rye, while you, at least, are not inflicting gluten upon your body, you're still subjecting your body to lectins (a type of anti nutrient) which will keep you from absorbing all the nutrition you would've otherwise […]

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