Five Marathoner Super Foods
Recently, Daphne, my 7-year-old daughter, asked me to name my favorite food. Without giving my answer much thought, I replied, “pasta.” I turned the question around, asking Daphne what she likes to eat best. “Bacon,” she said. I immediately asked if I could change my answer, as I was reminded how much I love bacon, too.
But meat of the pig is an indulgence, not my everyday life- and exercise-fuel. To keep me running strong—whether on the road or doing errands—I turn time and time again to these five foods.
1. Greek yogurt. Packing twice the protein-punch as regular yogurt, Greek yogurt is delightfully thick yet creamy smooth…
Five Ironmother Super Foods
I’m no Michael Pollan or Mark Bittman when it comes to healthy but I have found a few (mostly nutritious) things that have been working for me as I get ready for this Ironmother. Thought I’d share my top five foods these days; Sarah will spill her list tomorrow.
1. My go-to lunch at least six days a week: two slices of toasted Ezekiel bread, half of an avocado on one side, a triangle of laughing cow cheese on the other, a little salt on the avocado. Sliced up apple. Small bag of the regular (blue bag) Sun Chips, which my kids don’t like so they pile up like laundry. The combo keeps me full for at least a few good hours…
A Chat with Swim Bike Mom, Meredith Atwood
Time to talk triathlon (and weight loss and the mantra, “just keep moving forward”): Dimity and Sarah are joined by Meredith Atwood, known to many of you as Swim Bike Mom. As recently as the summer of 2010, this mom of two and practicing attorney weighed 280 pound; her only foray into cardio exercise was a handful of 5K races. Now Meredith will be taking on Ironman Coeur d’Alene (IMCDA), with its 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and, gulp!, marathon-distance run. The mother runners get Meredith talking about her 80+-pound weight loss, her mental metamorphosis, and her unflinching, funny book, Triathlon for Every Woman…
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Race Report: Happy Girls Run Half-Marathon
This race report written by guest mother runner Cyndie Pelto, a self-admitted half-marathon addict. (You may recognize Cyndie as one of the main helpers in shipping our Boston Marathon commemorative tees.) SBS recruited Cyndie to write this recap because, despite being at the Happy Girls Run Bend race expo for a third year in a row, Sarah can’t ever run the race because she’s MC’ing at the finish line.
There’s a women’s race series here in Oregon called Happy Girls Run with the clever tagline of, “Do what makes you smile!” Currently my top three smile-makers are my family, coaching Girls on the Run, and running with my girlfriends…
Follow This Mother!
Karen Willuweit, 36, is one seriously tough mother runner. This Batavia, Ill. mom of two—Lily, 7, and Jack, 4—ran her most recent marathon earlier this month in scorching hot temps. (Way to battle through the heat, Karen!) The tough weather prevented her from reaching her top time goal, but this BAMR is far from deterred. She’s looking ahead to TWO more 26.2 races yet this year.
Best recent run: A couple of weeks ago I set out to do a very easy 4-mile run. As soon as I started I could tell my legs were ready to go. The entire run felt effortless and my pace was fast. I knew I should slow down, but I just went for it…
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