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Eversource Hartford Marathon 2016 Recap

The Hartford Connecticut marathon was my goal race for the fall. I began with a warm up marathon in Marquette MI and logged a pretty good time. Not one of my best but better than my last few marathons. My goal has been to simply overcome the mental hurdles that life has thrown my way in the last year and a half and hope for at least a time of 3:50 in Hartford. Although I didn't quite do it, I was closer and that gives me hope for next time. Hurricane Matthew was hitting the Carolina's and ended up pouring [...]

By Joanne|2016-10-12T19:02:45-04:00October 12, 2016|Races, Running|1 Comment

Best Protein You’ve Ever Tasted

“Soft and Delicious. Always moist with a crunchy surprise in every bite. It’s like two treats in one!” Once again, I got lucky and received a sample of bpi Sports BEST Protein Bars. Cookies and Cream flavor and S’Mores. These 2.3 oz bars pack a whopping 20 grams of protein with ZERO trans fat, 28 grams carbs, 3 grams of sugar. After an 8 mile run, my longest run since April in Boston, my body screamed for protein. These bars called my name and I opened the Cookies and Cream flavor. It didn’t disappoint. It was just as [...]

By Joanne|2016-05-14T12:59:20-04:00May 14, 2016|nutrition|Comments Off

Trade Shows and all that comes with them

Trade shows: I’m not talking trade shows that we attend as runners or foodies or even wine tasting events, I’m talking the work kind when we are the exhibitors and it’s ALL work. The trade show we are working this week is in Philadelphia. The Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show. Even though my partner and I arrived late in the afternoon on Monday, the show hall was so far from being set up, it was surprising. We thought we would be late and one of the last exhibitors to get our booth ready. Not the case. Even though the [...]

By Joanne|2012-05-21T21:34:23-04:00May 21, 2012|Life|3 Comments

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Caper Sauce

Running the track I’ve never done serious track workouts when doing training runs. Today was different. I met THE TRAINER at the high school track. The workout was 2 x 200 followed by 1 x 400, 4 TIMES! To do this exercise, the pace is a little faster than a stride, not a sprint. You have to keep it up for the 200 meters and the 400 meters. It's best to establish the pace based on your desired goal time for your next race. The rest in between equals the same as you just ran e.g 200 meters at goal [...]

By Joanne|2010-06-02T16:09:43-04:00June 2, 2010|Quick Meals, Running|14 Comments

Running Up Hill

Do you ever run up a hill just so you can run down it? I found myself doing that this morning during a short 3 1/2 miler with Shane. I just love running down hills. Not too steep, just so it makes the run easy for a few minutes. It’s such a disappointment when there is a hill but it simply levels out at the top. You have to come down eventually but sometimes it’s not quite as steep as what you went up. Just a thought. The wall is finished in our living room… I’m having a tough time [...]

By Joanne|2010-01-21T17:15:47-05:00January 21, 2010|Food, Food thoughts|3 Comments