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Fall Bounty: Baked Eggplant with Bulgar
Fall has arrived. Fall is my favorite season for a number of reasons. Crisp, cool mornings turning to warm sunny days, colors fading from green to gold, sweaters, apples, squash, and pumpkin…. One great thing about returning home after much of my summer in France, was coming home to an overflowing garden. I’m not sure…
Read MoreCourage: My Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc Experience
Courage Stephanie! Photo: Flash-sport Through tear stained eyes I look up and nod a silent thank you. No more “allez” or “bon journey” as I heard earlier in the day. Instead those who saw me wished me courage. They understood and wished me strength to continue. Courage. At the time, when completing the task at hand was…
Read MoreFemale Athletes: Let’s Focus on the Positive
I recently completed and interview composed of many questions related to running, training, nutrition, etc., etc. When I got to the last question however, I paused. “What are your views on the female athlete triad?” I thought for a few moment about how I wanted to answer this question. Sure, I know a lot about…
Read MoreStrawberries, RKUC, Eagle Cap, and the People I Love
I really needed to hit the reset button….. After returning home from Western States I took a couple days to lick my wounds. I was in a little bit of a funk, still trying to process everything. My grey mood, combined with my overflowing inbox and pile of work waiting for me, pushed me even…
Read MoreWestern States 100
To run 100 miles is to push yourself to that place where you waver between delusion and sanity. Stripped down to nothing, bearing your soul. Exposed. Raw. Real. ….And yet the will to continue, to persevere, endures. Quitting is not an option. And at the pinnacle of human suffering, where mind, body, and spirit are…
Read MoreCauliflower “Pizza”
Ok, let’s get one thing straight. This is not pizza. It’s delicious and wonderful, but it is not in the same family as pizza. I love homemade pizza, and the only ingredients I want in the crust are: -Flour -Extra Virgin Olive Oil -Sea Salt -Yeast That’s it. No crazy additions or substitutions. Keep it…
Read MoreHomemade Petso
I am slightly obsessed with Pesto. However, I didn’t really care for it until a few years ago. I would always choose tomato sauce over pesto on my pizza. That is, until a friend introduced me to the deliciousness of homemade pesto. We were having a pizza party one night and each person was supposed…
Read MoreCoconut Cardamom Overnight Oats
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I love to sit down with a huge mug of coffee and leisurely eat my breakfast while catching up on emails. In my ideal world, breakfast takes anywhere from 1-2 hours. I love preparing a good, healthy, satisfying meal each morning. Some of my favorites include homemade…
Read More3 2 1 Lake Sonoma!
Photo: Billy Yang Lake Sonoma was my first 50 mile race ever. In 2012, I was a newbie runner, with three 50k races under my belt. I was [timidly] ready to make the jump to the 50 mile distance. I did my best to prepare, including some great tutelage from my good friend Meghan Arbogast. I…
Read MoreSomething Different: The Grand Traverse
One of my goals for 2015 was to get out of my comfort zone. I can definitely say I’ve accomplished this goal last weekend at the Grand Traverse. There were so many moments of what did I get myself into? followed by moments of satisfaction as I approached my limits….. and then pushed past them! One…
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