Just a short post tonight to let people know that I will be speaking at the Just Food Community room on Monday August 27th Wednesday August 29th at 6:30pm. If you will be in the Northfield area, you should stop by and say hi. My talk is titled “Refueling Your Body“, and it will be about my training, and the role that nutrition has played in my quest to make myself faster and stronger. Hope to see you there!
What a better way to start out the week than with a giveaway, right? Have you been looking for a 5k or 10 mile race distance in Mid-August? August 20th, specifically? Well, well – look no further! The Mendota Bottoms 10 mile and 5k will be held August 20th this year. I am contemplating doing…
Ready to go! We arrived in Fargo at 11:30pm on Thursday, deciding to make the 4 hour drive two days before hand vs. on Friday. Great decision. The elite coordinator was SO nice about our arrival time. I called him to let him know how late it was going to be and he paused for…
I’ll meet with Dr. Asp next week to lay out a definitive race plan and work on my mental prep. It’s a good thing I have something scheduled – it forces me to think ahead to the race earlier than I maybe otherwise would (work and a massive house project have been consuming most of…
Things have been humming along here at the Porath household. First, a training update, since I’ve been neglecting updates here: Like I said in my last post, I’ve turned a new leaf and have found “that spark” again. There is NOTHING better than feeling motivated like this, knowing you’re chasing something crazy, and getting after…
Photo from Martha Stewart/Yummly Ingredients: 3 cups short-grain brown rice 1/2 cup finely chopped scallions (about 6), white and pale-green parts only 3 ounces baby spinach (about 4 1/2 cups) 8 ounces sliced mushrooms 15-16 ounces extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into cubes Sprinkle of dried ginger 4-6 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4…
Something has changed. Despite the fact that I am incredibly pregnant (read: huge), I’ve been more motivated than any other time during my pregnancy – heck, even before I became pregnant! Perhaps it’s the fact that I can see “the end”, so the running goals I have actually seem tangible. Those goals? They’re huge. Impossible,…