Now that I’m almost a year removed from eating it, I’m surprised at how infrequently I crave meat. But it’s not that it’s completely unappetizing: Though I feel a little queasy when I think about eating a steak or chicken off the bone, I still sometimes miss the taste of a plate of buffalo wings, […]
Warning: This is a race recap so it’s a little long, as they tend to be. Warmth. If I were to sum up in one word my experience at the HAT 50K on Saturday, that would be it. Nothing could be more diametrically opposed to the memories of my bone-chilling, twenty-degree, embrace-the-suck first ultramarathon in […]
You’ll never catch me turning down a chance to cook with plantains. I don’t even know that I like them that much; I’m just enchanted by the idea of using them. Savory bananas? Yes, please. (If you’re new to plantains and want to see them in action, you might enjoy the video about plantains I […]
Putting miles in your training log is like putting money in the bank. You begin to draw interest on it immediately. -Hal Higdon I came across this quote the other day while checking out the blog of a friend I met at the HAT 50K. He’s a great runner and a fitness author, and his […]
Want to make a really good soup that seems like you shouldn’t be able to make it at home? Then this is your recipe, Veganomicon is your book, and I am your man-boy. Though the authors describe it as “totally inauthentic,” this is one of those soups like so many other Indian and other Asian […]
I have nine weeks to get ready to run 50 miles. On some level, I’m confident that I’ll be able to do it. On another, I’m terrified. When I finished my 50K two weeks ago, I had something left in the tank. If it had been necessary, I might have been able to run another […]
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