Pre Race Dinner

In light of yesterday's post, of what we DON'T want to eat the night before a race, the question arises, what SHOULD one eat the night before a race? Of course, I always default to include yam in the meal, and it's quite similar, if not identical, every single race!  Call it silly, or even […]

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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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Putting That Coconut Milk to Use

As regular readers of this blog are aware, I conducted my first coconut milk yogurt trial last week, which resulted in… slightly sour, runny sort-of coconut yogurt (but still dairy and soy-free, nonetheless!) So, what to do with 2 qts of the stuff? -I used some to make a smoothie for myself and my husband […]

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