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Faxon New Havon 20K Road Race

Signed up for this race to check my progress leading up to the Boston Marathon just over a month away. I was fairly happy with the result. Initially, I was excited about this USATF race. It wasn't quite a half marathon as 20K is about 12.42 miles. Something about that gave me false confidence about it being a "short" race. Anyway, as the day of the race approached, I started getting my usual extreme race nerves wondering what was I thinking that this was going to be "short and sweet"?! Still, it would be a nice quick get away to [...]

By Joanne|2021-09-13T12:04:42-04:00September 13, 2021|Food, Races, Running|Comments Off

USATF Empire State Classic 4 Mile Road Race

Location: SUNY Cortland Team Adirondack First time ever doing this kind of event. Run as part of a team towards the overall win. Unfortunately team USATF Adirondack only had 3 participants, all older runners. Monopolized by team Niagara with some impressive young runners then Long Island with a small showing. It was fun to look forward to a shorter distance run. More excitement than anxiety. That should tell me something. "The race was relatively flat with one uphill/downhill. Long straightaways with mostly sweeping turns. Last 250m on grass to the track and last 150m on track to finish line. " [...]

By Joanne|2021-07-25T16:27:45-04:00July 25, 2021|Food|Comments Off

Steal the show Tillamook Cheddar Sauce over baked spaghetti squash “pasta”

I entered another contest guys! If you're interested, go to chefsroll.com/opportunities/tillamook-big-cheese-chef-competition. Make sure to try my recipe first. If I have never gave myself kudos before, well now it's a first. This is good. REAL good and it turned out so tasty because of the bold flavor of Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Read on friends. Can you use pasta for this recipe? Sure you can. I’ve made notes for any changes that may suit your families taste buds a bit better but one thing you cannot change is the Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese. Why? Tillamook Sharp Cheddar has a “bold [...]

By Joanne|2021-07-21T17:54:44-04:00July 21, 2021|Food, product review|Comments Off

Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 2019

In researching most likely BQ marathons for fall running, it seemed a lot of people achieved their goal on this Indianapolis course. In addition, I had never been to Indiana and so to add to my list of state races, I opted in. It seemed like the course had runners going past historic monuments and other interesting areas. A lot of support by way of aide stations and crowds. Names were on the bibs if you registered early enough and you know what a boost it can be to hear your name yelled out during a race! Since I like [...]

By Joanne|2019-11-13T15:02:27-05:00November 13, 2019|Exercises, Food, Health and Nutrition, Races, Running|Comments Off

Just a regular bowl of cherries, at least through August

We are coming into the ripening dates for cherries, according to the pickyourown.org/NYharvestcalendar. Have you seen them in the stores? They are all so deep red, shiny and mouthwatering fresh looking. I've never been able to resist fresh cherries when they look so vibrant. It's been told that cherries pack a pretty awesome healthy punch such as, a better nights sleep, balance blood pressure, reduce muscle soreness, fighting cancer, weight reducer, and control gout. From fresh cherries to cherry juice, it seems we can't go wrong. Source: Eatingwell As for a recipe using cherries there are a number of [...]

By Joanne|2017-06-04T12:48:46-04:00June 4, 2017|Food|Comments Off

Mushroom Tart

Years ago, we hosted a holiday party and I made a wild mushroom tart. It was filled with assorted wild mushrooms and it was delicious. I love mushrooms. As a vegetarian, they often make an appearance in many homemade dishes. Nutritional benefits of mushrooms high in antioxidants, selenium, vitamin D, folate. 8oz of grilled portabella mushrooms and 8oz of shiitake mushrooms provide 3 g of fiber to benefit the digestive system reducing risk of heart diseaase. Fiber, potassium and vitamin C for a healthy heart. The mushroom stem is a good source of beta-glucans and chitins (dietary fibers) which can [...]

By Joanne|2017-04-29T17:59:17-04:00April 29, 2017|Food, Health and Nutrition, Party Food|Comments Off