Let the fun begin...

Woot Woot ! New Balance training program starts on the 31st for Vegas.. wish me and my shin luck !

Heading to Vegas on the 8th to check up on the college kid, home on the 11th, IronGirl on the 12th, Brew HaHa on the 20th, chick day at the condo on the 30th, and Leavenworth on the 3rd of October.

Kinda busy.. but this is GOOD... gotta keep movin right ?

I've really been attempting to stay on the "good food" track since getting back from Montana, and so far so good (with the lapse of Greek food tonight) and I feel pretty good. Shin is OK... a tad bit painful, but not a show stopper. I'll see how the training program goes.

Thinking about nutrition in general these days... and working on not eating so much processed stuff (what ?? that's crazy talk from me!) My sis did a nutty race up north last weekend called Lost Lake... it's an insane trail race (one of her running mates who is 60 did a face plant, fractured her wrist and fingers and still finished first in her age division !!) and after she finished, she called to chat. We talked about nutrition. A key during any endurance race is to figure out when to get your calories / nutrition down the hatch before you start to feel crappy. Hmmm.. Another issue is Gu's / Gels / Gummies etc. Me, I can't do any gels, my stomach revolts, I can do Sport Beans and that's about it. My sis is the same way. Sometimes all those chemical things get into your system and your body simply doesn't know how to process them, especially during the middle of a race. And often, just the over-sweet stuff is too much for me. Some ideas we came up (thanks JJ !) peanut butter packets (refer to Justin's Nut Butter), peanut butter pretzels (snazzy - easy to carry, bite sized, organic at Trader Joes) turkey pepperoni or jerky, and for some sugar, what about just good ol' fashioned Jolly Ranchers !! Your thoughts or suggestions ??

And on the 'good food' road.... Check out this recipe... it'll be at chick night ...

Ingredients: 4 oz. raw boneless skinless lean chicken breast, cut into 8 nuggets 2 tbsp. fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 2 tbsp. whole-wheat flour 2 tbsp. sweet chili sauce 1 tsp. seasoned rice vinegar 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes Dash salt Dash black pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and/or spray with nonstick spray. Place chicken in a bowl, cover with egg substitute, and toss to coat. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and black pepper, and mix well. One at a time, transfer chicken nuggets to the flour bowl, giving them a shake first to remove excess egg substitute -- coat completely with flour, and then transfer to the baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 16 minutes, flipping halfway through, until chicken is fully cooked. Remove from the oven and set aside. Combine chili sauce, vinegar, and red pepper flakes in a bowl and mix well. Add chicken and toss to coat. Now gobble up! MAKES 1 SERVING

Serving Size: entire recipe (8 wings) Calories: 267 Fat: 1.5g Sodium: 775mg Carbs: 30g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 15g Protein: 31g