Revisions

I have decided to expand this blog to not only encompass my running adventures but my culinary ones as well. To me they kind of go hand in hand because one must fuel well to run well, Oui? So Friday night I was in major slash and burn mode, going through my kitchen cabinets and I came across a number of old recipes that I forgot I had and that I really liked when I made them. I decided to make a list for the farmer's market Saturday morning and actually go with a plan instead of willy nilly like I normally do. I pulled 5 recipes and here is the first of them. it is an open face sandwich with pesto, asparagus, tomato and melted cheese. You are supposed to top it with ham too but I missed that altogether so I made it veggie. You broil it until the cheese melts and you enjoy immensely.

You know how running is supposed to make you happier and relieve stress and all that stuff. Well, generally it does all those things and more for me. But there is, on occasion, the odd run that shows me who I really am, inside if you will. I was already running later than I had planned on Tuesday when I took off. I just figured I wouldn't dry my hair and I would still be able to get in 4 miles before work but I would have to step on it. So off I went in the cool morning air with a little cloud cover overhead. I felt pretty good and it seemed like it was going to turn out to be a nice run. I ran my normal route but as I got up to the school at the top of Tustin Ranch I noticed it was busier than normal with kids on bikes and walking and such. Not bad, just busier. I chalked it up to being a little later on the trail than normal. So I crossed the last light and went up another half mile before I turned around and that is where it all went south. I got back to the same light and the...

I now have the Carpenters stuck in my head. Awesome!

That was my goal today, with no real goal hanging over me. I just wanted to be "out" for an hour. I didn't want to put pressure of how far to go, how fast to go, etc. Just get out and move. I strapped on my fuel belt, that I hadn't used since my race in October. It was feeling so lonely. Strapped on my ipod and laced up my shoes and off I went. I walked for a warm up and when I got to the corner I took off running. And felt REALLY GOOD. It was such a beautiful morning to be out. The sun was out but it was only probably 60. It was shady and cool and wonderful. I usually fast forward songs that come on the shuffle that I don't want to run to but in the interest of "no rules", I just let it run. I love it when you come across a song you have never heard before. I must have bought a whole album at some point and not listened it. A song came on today called Damaged that was just lovely. Ethereal, soft, not a bad tempo to run to and I still have no idea who ...

Good morning running peeps. It was a good morning out on the trails this morning, although it was a tad chilly for old SoCal. My knuckles got quite numb. Well I take that back, the knuckles on my right hand were nice and toasty in the sleeve of my pullover which has lovely little thumb holes. Best invention ever. Well ok maybe not EVER, but right up there. But the knuckles on my left hand had to suffer out in the cold because of my Watch, which with the GPS is too bulky to cover and uncover while trying to keep running. It was just too much trouble so I ran with a frozen hand for a good 3 miles. Not something you might expect for March in Tustin. But it was a beautiful morning. The sun came up and cast long golden highlights against the tree shadows. Everyone seems to smile and say hello and all lower limbs seemed happy to be out running. Made for a great start to my Wednesday. I did about 4.5 miles as I am getting ready to help with a running club at work. So there will be lots of st...