tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241577562011-11-05T23:51:59.670-07:00more than you're used to hearing from me <br><br>krull_etchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694367106985093100noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24157756.post-31708303197172191452010-11-13T19:53:00.000-08:002010-11-13T20:01:10.004-08:00

I haven't posted recipes (or much of anything) in a while, but I'll post this as requested and it'll let me give some credit to Lindsay Cotter for the idea. I've been cooking a lot of new ideas, but I've been keeping them to myself instead of sharing. However, the other day, I read on Cotter Crunch a recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Protein Bars. Tonight, I tweaked it to make it more paleo

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By lunch time on Wednesday of this past week, I was cold and so exhausted I could barely keep my eyes open, and my stomach was so queasy that I couldn't eat.  I emailed my coach that my bike intervals weren't happening that night, got my work done, and headed home.  I was awake long enough to let Whitman out in the backyard while I took my temp to see that I had a mild fever, and then crashed for

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Its been a couple weeks since my last post, so I thought I'd update.  I'm not living on the street, which is nice despite that "I can do all things...."   At first, unemployment doesn't seem that bad.  You finally have time to work on your home improvement tasks and can take an afternoon nap each day, but after a while, you realize you need money to fund those house projects so you have to stop.

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Four weeks ago, I was racing my first Ironman race.  I haven't posted much since then, mainly because "I haven't done much."  I was slowly building back up my training and this morning's 3.5 hr ride was the first to feel completely normal.  I'm changing my run form, so my run is slower than before, but will end up much faster. I actually set a new PR (twice in one set) on my 200 time this week in

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I don't normally  log my food now that I'm not paying a nutritionist to get on to me for eating poorly. I obviously eat lots of meat, yogurt, nuts, etc, but I'd been wondering if i really eat enough fruits & veggies.   I decided last week to just write down what fruits & veggies I ate and see what I averaged.    My diet is currently a little more diverse because jobless people have time to 

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I signed up for Ironman Coeur d'Alene when I knew that Jill and Jami were, as well. We'd done our first sprint, Olympic, and half Ironman triathlons together, so I couldn't stand to have them take the leap to an Ironman without me. I had one main goal in this race: to make the marathon run an actual run. The mass swim start seemed intimidating, and I wondered what running so long would feel like,

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Last night, my sister and I went to see Coco at his Dallas top of the Legally Prohibited tour.  I rarely stayed up late enough to watch him (even when he was on the earlier Tonight Show slot), but I loved his humor and bought tickets as soon as i saw his twitter announcemnt of the tour. The opening act was Reggie Watts.  He was funny, but not my favorite.  I did love his final song, which

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This weekend I went to Austin for the Shiner GHASP. It was a 100 mile bike ride from Austin to the Shiner Brewery in Shiner, TX. A group of us did the rally last year, as well, and this year was a good example of why doing your long training by time is better than distance. In 2009, the wind was from the south the entire ride, so we had a 100 miles of headwind. This year it was a nice

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I registered for the New Orleans 70.3 the day after last year's race.  I'd flatted twice which left me riding the last 45 miles on the 2nd flat.  I was anxious to redeem a disappointing finishing time, plus this year it had moved back to my birthday weekend.  My fitness had me on track for a great redemption, but disaster struck on Monday morning. I woke up with an odd cramped feeling like i'd

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I had acorn squash that I kept intending to cook, and I had an idea for a recipe last night.  I made it late planning to take it for lunches this week and didn't take time to photograph the results, but let's just say it was good enough that I couldn't wait until 11:00 to have some for lunch today. 2 acorn squash, sliced in half & seeded drizzle of olive oi drizzle of balsamic vinegar. 1 lb

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This past weekend was my second trip to Fredericksburg of the year.  It was my first trip to Texas Hell Week, an event that has occurred each spring break for 20 years now.  A few hundred cyclists come from all over the country to ride.  It's like 8 solid days of bike rallies with 3 routes to pick each day ranging from 50-100 miles. There are no aid stations, so you only get a to refuel at the

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I eat lots of meat, eggs, fruits, and veggies, but rarely eat grains, especially avoiding gluten, or processed foods which would put my diet more on the "primal" or "paleo" side of the spectrum.  I subscribe to a few blogs sites that share recipes that fit this dietary lifestyle and recently saw one to try. Yesterday, I was wide awake after my evening swim, so I used the time to finish a movie

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Jordan Rapp posted this article.  It doesn't really apply to me because I've already made this investment, but just a few rides at White Rock make it obvious that not everyone gets it.

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I was listening to a couple of TED lectures yesterday, one of which was given by John Wooden on the topic of success. I'm not the most erudite sports person, especially when it comes to basketball, so I was unfamiliar with Wooden until the past year. The more I learn about Wooden, the more I like him, though.  I'm adding him to my reading list.  In his lecture, he quoted a poem by the baseball

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After a big week at camp last weekend, I actually recovered well and maintained my volume for the following week. My runs were actually faster than previous weeks. I think consistency and a good diet has helped me be able to do that.  I switched to a little more paleo leaning diet in December, which IS  NOT low carb, but its a lot lower than most people's carb consumption.  The whole goal is to

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Dallas got a foot of snow last week, but after a snowy run, a half day of work, and an afternoon swim, I headed south for my 3rd year at the Fit2Train base camp.  Base camp is something I start looking forward to as soon as my last race of the year ends.  We get three days of cycling in the Hill Country, plus some time to relax with teammates and some good coaching insight.  I love riding down

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This weekend was my third straight showing at the 3M half marathon in Austin for my 6th half marathon (also 2 at White Rock and the Wee-Chi- Ta trail race). I drove down alone, and hoped to relax on Saturday and meet up with my friend, Spoon, at some point.  Our schedules didn't align for meeting, but I did end up having a relaxing day eating some pancakes at Austin Java, doing some last minute

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Its been nearly a month, and the only post i put up was a Frazz comic.  I officially fell into the trap.  I think it was a combo of training not seeming exciting, not creating any of my own recipes that i was ready to share, and personal life stuff going on that i didn't want to share... Giving Up Grains:   I didn't eat any kind of grain until I went to pizza Lounge for Dinner on the 26th.  I

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if you don't read Frazz, then you are missing out.  Its normally pretty funny.

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For December, I made two goals:  eliminate grains in my diet and follow the Fit2Train 30 in 30 Challenge.  I've made it successfully to Day 10. The run challenge ups your run frequency and volume, which last year seemed to pay big dividends in my run performance.  This month, I'm cycling less to allow for the increased run volume.  I just do a long ride on Saturdays, and Monday nights have

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First off, gotta give props to Jacqueline for an amazing first Ironman race.  11:12.  2nd in AG at her first appearance and only about 10 months of biking and swimming.  It was pretty exciting to get updates and see her move from 11th out of the water and then gradually pick off racer after racer.  It's got me pumped for CDA... 7 months! I'm starting to see some success from my swim focus.  I

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I've had to fight my ego some this year as I started doing long runs and rides below an HR threshold.  It is tough to get left behind and remind yourself that it doesn't matter on a training day.  If you want to succeed on race day, you need to believe in the plan... Quoting from an interesting post on that topic:  "The point of all of these anecdotes is that the ‘right effort’ in order to

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Its been nearly 2 weeks since I posted last.  Just because my triathlon season ended, doesn't mean I'm taking off, though.  I had an active recovery week last week to give my mind and  body some time to recharge before the long build for my first Ironman in Coeur d'Alene.  This week started a block focusing on my swimming as well as starting some work on my run form and core strength.  I've

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Dinner was good, so I'll share Purple Asparagus, Orzo with Kabocha Squash, & Venison Sautéd with Mushrooms The asparagus looked more purple before cooking.  it turns green as it cooks.  I just cooked it in olive oil with garlic, sea salt, and pepper.  I roasted a kabocha squash and then mixed the flesh with some cooked orzo.  It makes a sweet, creamy pasta.  The venison steak was marinated in

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My workload has been light this past week and after today's 100k ride at the Ennis Rally, I'm starting a big active recovery week and have a lighter load this month to rejuvinate.  I just came across this quote in Trizophrenia that seemed apropos: "Too much rest can manifest itself in a short temper, a whiny voice, unpredictable moods, an irrepressible need to fidget, and a strange merger of

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I've recently begun reading Lore Of Running.  In it, there was a quote by a famous cricketer named Peter Pollock that started running and said:  "You have not lived in the world of competitive sport until you have fought a battle that is not against an opponent, but against yourself." I think that's what draws me to triathlon beyond all else.  I've met some amazing friends and my life is so much

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...as Lauren said.  Tonight, I'm officially beginning to taper for Longhorn and I did some more cooking. Asparagus & Spinach Stuffed Chicken, Butternut Squash with Pumpkin Seeds & Currants, and Pumpkin Mousse This weekend started with a Friday night dinner with my family.  Saturday was a pretty challenging workout doing 30 mile intervals at building intensity before a short brick.  I pushed

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This morning was the Toyota US Open.  A lot of people ask me about my races, what i think about, etc, so here's my attempt to give an account of it without getting into the technical, what I ate, what my HR was, etc. I was actually more concerned about my performance at this race than most.  I'd wanted to do this race despite being close to Longhorn because its in Dallas and I thought my family

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The NYT has a post with 20 Food "Dos and Don'ts" selected by Micahel Polan.  My favorite was "It's better to pay the grocer than the doctor."

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This coming Sunday I will be doing the sprint distance race at the Toyota US Open in Dallas.  I'm beginning a hard buildup to prepare for the Longhorn 70.3 in 3 weeks. By the time I show up to work on Tuesday, I should already be over half my normal weekly training load (as opposed to normally hitting that number Thursday, or so), and I keep going strong until my Longhorn taper. This weekend I

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I had been craving pizza since J talked about craving it herself post race at Redman (i.e. while I was carb loading the night before my own and didn't think it'd be a good idea).  Last night, I decided to attempt a healthier version of pizza.  I looked at some primal recipes for pizza crust made of almond meal or cauliflower, but I decided that was too much work to do after my brick.  I opted for

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Obviously, the acoustics at the Meyerson were the best I've experienced at a rock concert...Ben Folds singing Landed backed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra = chills.  He played the first 10 songs accompanied by the full symphony and a small choir while he played piano.  He just sang along with the symphony for Not The Same, and then returned to the piano and previewed two songs from an album of

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This was a pretty busy weekend, as opposed to my normal weekend of laying in bed all day and doing nothing.  Saturday morning I got up before 5:00 to drive down to Waco for the Skittles Wild West Rally.  I hadn't done a full century since early May at the Shiner GASP, so I was curious how my bike fitness would compare.  Fit2Train had a good size group going, and we kept a good pace the whole

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My plans to see the Polyphonic Spree concert last night fell through, so instead of taking advantage of the extra time to do schoolwork, I cooked. First up was dinner.  I had seen a recipe that cooked ground turkey wrapped in kale that I wanted to mod.  I didn't save it though, and am working on it... good but not ready to share. Oatmeal - The cool weather has me ready for warm oatmeal in the

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Well, last night I realized my blog should include posts on something I think about almost non-stop (not that - check back for a member's only section for that).  I love to eat and cook, so I will include more nutrition posts and recipes. I've enjoyed cooking since I was old enough to cook hamburgers on the stove while home alone when my mom was at work.  Sometimes I still consider going to

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despite being quite adept at wasting time on the internet, I have never had a blog.  I was told a blog by me wouldn't be boring, so I'll give it a shot.  Not sure what all I'll focus on.  probably lots of tri stuff, humor, life, and religion since that's what my mind revolves around. So, to set the current benchmarks: Religion - I joined Fellowship Church last week after all but quitting

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