One Step at a Time

Comment by Kim Mansukhani

Tuesday November 15, 2005 @ 2:00 pm

Beverly -
I’ve been lurking here for a few weeks so I figure the ‘pot luck’ is a good time to introduce myself. I’ve been running for a while but just got turned on to the ‘blog’ thing. It’s really helping keep me motivated to read other’s trials/tribulations while I plan out my next set of running goals.
You want a ‘relatively’ lowfat easy crock recipe? Relative is the key word…and you can make it as healthy as you want. It’s one of my family’s favorite dinners – which is GREAT ’cause it’s SOOOOO easy.
I cube up the leanest piece of tri-tip that I can find (and trim extra fat as I cube it) – you could probably use a leaner peice of red meat…brown it up in a skillet with a little McCormick’s Montreal Steak Seasoning (I’ve skipped both the browing and the seasoning before and it still turns out good)…then throw it in the crock pot with a jar of salsa. Let it cook all day. The meat will fall apart and have a great flavor. I’ve served over rice, over beans to make chili, in tortillas as carne asada burritos, etc…garnish with avacado, lettuce, tomato, onion, cilantro, some lowfat cheese or whatever else you like and you have an easy meal. I’ve made similiar using chicken breasts and green salsa. Yum.
Hope you enjoy. And nice ‘meeting’ you.
Kim

Comment by David

Tuesday November 15, 2005 @ 7:08 pm

#1 … pack clothes for any possible condition. Take a jog to warm up and feel the temps so you can sense what to wear. Find a carbo load restaurant. Find a parking area ahead of time. Time the trip to where you’re staying. Go to sleep early. Allow more time than you need in the morning to get ready, go potty, get lost, park and wait in line at the potty again. Don’t be nervous. Relax. PR. Have fun! Eat well and stretch after the race.

Comment by jank

Wednesday November 16, 2005 @ 7:20 am

Easiest crockpot recipie ever – Acron Squash.

1. Take the squash.
2. Scoop out the guts.
3. Put in the crockpot on low.
4. Walk away for several hours.
5. Come back.
6. Open crockpot.
7. Scoop squash out of shell.
8. Discard shell.
9. Eat some squash.
10. Remember that squash is even better with butter and brown sugar.
11. Get butter out of fridge.
12. Get brown sugar out of cabinet.
13. Debate if you really want to add the fat calories.
14. Say “Hey, at least it’s not hydrogenated”.
15. Slap on a pat of tasty real butter.
16. As the butter begins to melt, scoop on a healthy portion of dark brown sugar
17. Begin to drool as the sugar begins to go translucent, the butter continues to melt and blend into the sugar.
18. Inhale the rest of the squash.
19. Feel good about all the anti-oxidants and fiber you just ate.
20. Feel momentary regret over the butter and sugar.
21. Forget momentary regret as warmth spreads to your toes from your tummy.

Optional – breakfast sausage. You laugh, but somehow, the grease and spice of the sausage are the perfect counterpoint to the squash.

Comment by susie

Wednesday November 16, 2005 @ 4:27 pm

My favorite quick supper: a bowl of mini-carrots and a glop of almond butter! Well, it’s not low-fat, and I guess it’s not really nutritious. But it’s fast!

Comment by Mark

Wednesday November 16, 2005 @ 11:13 pm

garsh, my head hurts. I promise to come back and answer one of those good questions (not the cooking one!!!) tomorrow!

Comment by Dawn (aka Pink Lady)

Thursday November 17, 2005 @ 12:22 pm

I hate decisions, can I bring one of each?
1)I ran in Tampa, mid Feb – hot there, bloody cold here. Had no problems. I packed what I would need for warm weather run but brought extras just in case.

2)Running a full marathon changed it all. Now even though I’m no faster the small distances don’t seem as daunting as they did way back when.

3)Cheap steak, canned crushed tomatoes, favorite seasonings and fresh veggies. Cook on low all day, enjoy later. Chicken alternative, use cream soup and serve over rice. Dumplings or fresh biscuits also go great with either idea.

Comment by mark

Friday November 18, 2005 @ 12:55 pm

For me, the defining moment was finishing a marathon in 32C – even though on the pavement, which is where we were running(!), it was more like 39C.

That was my second marathon. My first was special but that second was the one where I knew I could survive anything and kick ass.

I ran that one on my 35th(?) birthday only a month after my son was born after training through a cold cold winter with a pregnant wife!

And the heat came only ONE week prior to the marathon. Prior to that, it was about 5C for a few weeks so it shot up by 30 degrees practically overnight with me having absolutely no time to get used to warm temperatures.

It was ALL the most AWESOME experience!

Comment by Jon in Michigan

Friday November 18, 2005 @ 8:06 pm

Ooh, I can never figure out what to bring to potluck! Usually I bring a dessert.

OK, I’m going with #2 (that sounds gross, doesn’t it?). Anyway, I’d say that moment of perseverance came in my training for the trail half marathon last year. Trail running was like nothing else. It was so incredibly hard and I couldn’t believe how many times I had to walk up hills. When race day came, and the biggest baddest hill came and went, I never even knew I had gone over it until I was already going down the other side. We had 5 inches of snow on race day too, and I PR’d anyway. Sweet.