Just Call Me Baby

I have a confession to make. I eat baby food. It makes me run fast.

I was volunteering for a 50k a couple of months ago and in the process met some great guys who put up with my incessant questions about Ultra Racing. What do you eat? How often do you train? How many miles do you go for your long runs? Do you walk up all the hills? What is a good time for a __k? How much water do you carry? What shoes do you use? They were very patient with me. We ran 20 miles together; they had no choice.

I learned...they run runs by the hour, not the mile. For instance, on the weekend, they may go for a 4 hour run, regardless of the number of miles. I learned that they mostly use hydration VESTS, rather than belts. I learned that they use Montrail and Asics and Some Weird Shoe with a bigger heel. And, as far as fueling, I learned that some of them eat baby food.

So I tried it. I tried a few different kinds. Each were apple based and were in those squeezable packages. I know, it's landfill, but I am only using one a week at the most. Here are a few I tried.

Target Up and Up Brand Baby Food -- 1 x 3.5 oz $0.79 each  -- $0.23/oz
Trader Joes Crushers -- 4 x 3.17 oz packs for $2.99 ($0.75 each -- $0.24/oz)
Safeway Brand Squeeze Applesauce -- 4 x 3.17 oz packs for $2.50 ($0.63 each -- $0.20/oz)**

The results? I love it. It goes down MUCH easier than Gu (which I am not a huge fan of but will use if I need to). It's about 50 calories per pouch, so you may need to carry several, which could be a drawback. I used them in tangent with my other favorite fuel, honey stinger chews. I take a shot of applesauce around the 1 hour mark and a few chews about an hour afterward (2 hr mark) and probably about a half an hour after that (2.5 hr mark). I've never been big on fuel, and so far, this seems to work for me. I may start to carry two of them (hey, that's why I wear a bra, right?) and take them on the hours and the chews on the half hour. Who knows. I still have three 20+ mile runs ahead of me to test it out.

What kind is the best? Seriously, just go with **the cheapest one. They all taste the same to me. Just make sure there is no added sugar. They should be made from fruit, which is already naturally sweet!

Now that I mentioned this, you may wonder why I need to worry about all this stuff. It's because I got a wild hair and finally signed up for my first ultra (after hemming and hawing and watching the price rise and the number of available spots drop!) Which one!? It's the Skyline 50k which is right near my place in Oakland! Click the icon to go to the site!

The race is on August 12. That means I have about one month to complain, ask more questions, be nervous, get over my fear train! I have decided NOT to buy new shoes. I will probably wear my regular old Asics that I have been wearing on the street and trails for the last few months. I am still not sure about a hydration vest. I am not sure I need the water, but the added storage pockets may be nice. Also, for my marathon training, I still have 2 more 20 milers. I can decide whether to do one of them on trails in preparation for the 50k. Does anyone have any advice for these issues? 

Don't forget to stop by Jill's for more Fitness Friday posts!  Also, happy FRIDAY the 13th!


Have you ever eaten baby food? If people ask you lots of questions about something you are knowledgeable about, is it annoying or flattering?

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LeetPress Blogger Template

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Template name : LeetPress

Template features : Wordpress Look, 2 Columns, 4 Columns Footer, Right Sidebar, Elegant, Magazine, Featured Content Slider, Fixed Width, Gray Background, Header Banner, Top Navigation Menu, Page Navigation.

Release date : July 2012

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Basic Instructions : How to install a Blogger Template

Configure Featured Content Slider:

Login to blogger dashboard --> layout --> Edit HTML. Now scroll down to where you see the codes below:

• <div class='sliderContent'>
   <div class='featured-item' style='background:#000 url(/image.jpg) no-repeat center; height:280px;'>
   <div class='featured-inner'>
   <div class='featured-arrows'/>
   <h1><a href='#'>Dead Space 2 Review</a></h1>
   </div>
   </div>
   ..........

Now replace:

• "#" with your featured post URL.
• "image.jpg" with your slider image.

Configure Dropdown Menu:

Login to blogger dashboard --> layout --> Edit HTML. Now scroll down to where you see the codes below:

• <div id='navigation-wrapper'> 
  <ul id='navigate'>
   <li><a href='#'>Home</a></li>
   <li><a href='#'>News</a>
  <ul class='sub-menu'>
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Just replace "#" with your menu item URL.

How To Change Header Banner:

find this:

• <div id='header-banner'>
  <a href='#' target='_blank'><img alt='banner' src='/banner.png'/></a>
  </div>

Now replace:

• "#" with your banner URL.
• "banner.png" with your banner image.

Configure Page Navigation Widget:

search for:

• var pages=4, // Number of posts in each page
      num=2, // Number of buttons will display

How to change Author Information:

search for:

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Jerome Dinh

Jerome Dinh

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Snow-Swirl Chocolate Roll-Take 2!

 I finally made a real Snow-Swirl Chocolate Roll! Do you remember my first attempt? I set out to make it and then realized I didn't have enough baking cocoa. This time I made sure I had a good supply of cocoa! As I also had some left over cream I decided to use that as the filling instead of frosting.

The original recipe also states; frost if desired. I thought melted chocolate on the outside was a better idea! Not really, a little too rich. Maybe it was because I used dark chocolate...If I make it again I would just leave it plain.

 Did you notice the pink flowers? My new platter!! A friend was getting rid of it, so I decided to adopt it.

The same day, my sister and I also whipped up a Jelly Roll. I must say, it took the prize!! As wonderful as chocolate and cream are, luscious homemade raspberry-peach jam was no competition.

Jelly rolls have always been kind of mysterious to me. But once you have made one you find out how easy and simple they are to make! A wonderful light summer dessert.

Yum!!

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Summer Lovin'

I always enjoy people's posts of products/items that they love--it always gives me new ideas of things to try.  I thought I would post my own (random) list that runs the gamut from interiors to exercise to gelato and inbetween of things I am loving this summer:

1. GHD Flat Iron-I have been getting my hair Japanese straightened for years.  It cuts out the frizz, the drying time of my hair, etc.  And I haven't been able to do the process for quite some time being pregnant and now nursing (I don't want to risk it with the chemicals).  This straightener has been a life saver.  It is pricey but worth it as it works and in half the time too! 

2. White Skinny Jeans-These have been my go-to for summer as they can work from day to night with flats or wedges.

3.  Siviero Maria Gelato-I have been searching in the States for Tiramisu gelato (my favorite) that rivals or even comes a distant second to the gelato I had in Italy and finally (over 10 years later) have found a true winner!  

4. Crate & Barrel Wine Glasses-After breaking several of our Riedel wine glasses we received for our wedding, I invested in some of these glasses.  Don't ge me wrong I still love them, but at $3 a glass these unbreakable and dishwasher safe wine glasses are great for parties when you don't want to be handwashing glasses praying they don't crack into the wee hours of the night.

5. Nike Shoes-These are so light weight they barely feel like you are wearing shoes...I am waiting for my custom pair to arrive in the mail!

6. Sunburst Mirror- Normally I wouldn't run out to get a sunburst mirror but I like this one in gold for the price of only $35!  I put it in our game/play room upstairs on a wall and the room is finally starting to look dare I say kind of finished.

7. Prince Tennis Racket-I have been playing tennis recreationally for a few years but stopped while pregnant and have been itching to get back to playing...after watching Wimbledon, I brought out my racket and my husband and I finally made it to the courts!  This is an updated version of my racket.

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Youtube Kanalımdan Son Videolar #1

Düşündüm taşındım hem video izlenimlerim artar hemde arşiv gibi her hafta sizelere youtube kanalıma yüklediğim komik, ilginç veya diğer tür videolarımdan her hafta 3 tanesini sizlere suınacağım. Serinin ilk konusu olan " Youtube Kanalımdan Son Videolar " adlı arşiv yapacağım. Youtube Kanalıma Ulaşmak için Buraya Tıklayın! Neyse hemen videolara gelelim..



Yanlış Anlaşılan Kız - Komik Samsung Reklamı -HD





Erkekle Kadın Arasında Çözümsüz Denklem





Şekilsiniz ya Hiieeeamına! - Kolpaçino Bomba

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Mucize antrenman Burpees !! Full Body Training

Burpees ilk bakışta size çok kolay görünecek ; fakat içine girdiğiniz anda birkaç tekrar ile birlikte size işin ciddiyetini kavratacak olan mucize bir antrenman biçimidir...Yukarıdaki videoda da gördüğünüz gibi Hareket aslında oldukça basit...Harketi kontrollü ve tam olarak yapmak asıl esas önemli noktamız..
Bugün size tavsiye ettiğim antrenman ;

10 rounds for time


100 jump rope
10 Burpees


( 100 ip atlayıp 10 burpees yapıyoruz...Bunu 10 set tekrar ediyoruz )

Burpees ile kısa sürede tüm vücudunuzun şekle girmeye başladığını farkedeceksiniz...Ara sıra araya jump rope pull-ups gibi eklemeler yaparak daha etkili ve hızlı sonuçlar alabiliriz...

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A Weird One

Yesterday was a weird day. First thing in the morning, I got into a stupid argument (when are they not stupid!) with Mr. L. We made up quickly but it's still not the best way to start your morning. After that I was low on patience. I decided to go for a run to shake it off. Instead of it getting better, at first I just got more annoyed. WHY are these families taking up the entire sidewalk with their dogs and their coolers and their pool noodles and their 17 kids? WHY do they have so many kids anyway!? Why can't people have a low number of well behaved kids who stay off the middle of the sidewalk?!

Why is this car parked on the shoulder? Don't they know the shoulder is for bikes and runners, NOT for your convenience so you can be 20 feet closer to the beach so you don't have to walk your dog and your cooler and your 17 kids and your pool noodle that much farther!? Why should I have to suffer because you decided to come to my neighborhood today? You probably need the extra 20 feet of exercise because I bet your cooler is stuffed with hot dogs and Cheetos and sugary sodas anyway!

It was not my day. I was being totally negative. In my head of course.

I am passive aggressive. I would probably never actually say anything to anyone. Actually the other day I really and truly ACCIDENTALLY bumped into one of the bathing suit clad ladies carrying a pool noodle. The reason I bumped into her is because the pool noodle is kind of long and I was trying to devise a strategy for getting around her as I was coming up behind her. I mean, do you go to the right around the shorter end of the noodle, or to the left around the bigger end? I decided to go left, as you normally would when passing a slower moving vehicle. Just as I was about to go around her, she swung herself, and the noodle, around and I kind of rammed into her elbow/the noodle. On accident. Then of course I felt bad, as if she wasn't taking up the entire sidewalk with her noodle AND making moves without giving any warning.

But yesterday was not that day. I swerved around the kids by going into the bushes on the side. I jumped over the dog leashes, did the crip walk (<------ if you don't know what this is, you have to click here and imagine me in my running shorts doing this on the sidewalk) around the coolers and did the limbo under the pool noodles.

I got halfway through my run and my calf was hurting. It had been hurting for several days. In fact, I cut my run short on Sunday and skipped my run on Monday and Tuesday because of it. It was probably karma. When  I reached the turn around point, I was in Capitola, which is a little beach town near Santa Cruz. I decided to take a break and "ice" my calf...in the ocean. So I did. I took off my shoes and waded in. I stood there for about 15 minutes, just enjoying the COLD water, the sun, the waves, and yes, even the families and their pool noodles. Afterward, I sat in the sun and dried off a bit. And saw this.

Just so you know, there were tons of people in the water -- "swimming, surfing and doing other water sports". Tons of kids actually. Not so many parents. Maybe the parents are as sick of their kids this summer as I am. Oh my gosh, I am just kidding! Wow. Don't get all riled up.

How embarrassing; you can see my sock tan line.

Anyway...sitting there, watching the waves, listening to the sound of people enjoying themselves and thinking about things restored my inner peace. I know it sounds kind of hippie-dippy, but really, after a bit of a run and some sun and sand and water (and thinking about all the pool noodles getting eaten by sharks), I was in a much better mood. The second half of my run was much better. EVEN THOUGH I still had to do the crip walk from time to time!

Who needs mood altering drugs? I have exercise and fresh air. Sometimes they just takes a little longer to take effect. 

What do you do when you are in a funk? Why do you think we let certain things get to us? If you don't let things get to you, what's your secret?

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Kolpaçino - Tek Parça izle

Kolpaçino, hikayesini ünlü komedyen Şafak Sezer’in yazdığı tam anlamıyla “kolpa” bir komedi filmi. Her şey, Tayfun’un mafyadan para çalmaya kalkışmasıyla başlar. Yakayı ele veren Tayfun, 7 gün içerisinde 50.000$ para ödemek zorundadır. Aklına mahalleden tanıdığı abisi Sabri gelir. Sabri hemen bir plan yapar. Sabri ve Tayfun artık planlarını gerçekleştirmek için sadece güzel bir eve ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Zira süper bir kumarhane açacaklardır.



Özgür, Tayfun’un arkadaşı olmasının yanı sıra sonradan görme, sorumsuz bir gençtir. Babasıyla arasının açık olması Tayfun’un işine gelir. Çünkü aradıkları evin tam aynısı Özgür’ün ailesine aittir. Kısa sürede kumarhane açılır, daha ilk geceden her üçü de güzel para kazanırlar. Fakat ikinci gece işler tamamen değişecek, evde yaşanan çatışma her şeyi değiştirecektir.



Ocabbaroglu Puanı: 8.7/10

Yapım Yılı: 2009

Kategoriler: Aksiyon, Komedi ,Macera, Türk







İlgili Aramalar: Kolpaçino filmi izle, Ocabbaroglu Film, Kolpaçino filmi full izle, Kolpaçino online HD izle, Kolpaçino indirmeden izle, Tek part izle

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Washington, D.C. Japanese Street Festival

The 52nd annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival took place on April 14th along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The nation's largest Japanese Street Festival also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the gift of the cherry trees and the climax of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1912, a gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees was bestowed upon the American capital from Tokyo, Japan.

The street fest was presented by The Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. and featured Japanese food, musical entertainment and booths showcasing Japanese culture. There were organizations promoting tourism and high-speed train travel among others.

The East Japan Railway Company -- the largest passenger railway company in the world -- wowed festgoers with a 3D animated video showcasing their bullet trains. And a group called The Northeast Maglev was there promoting Japanese-style superconducting maglev trains here in the United States. Their brochure stated that a high-speed maglev train ride would whisk passengers from Washington, D.C. to New York City in less than one hour.

Here are more photos from the event followed by video of drummers on the main stage giving a powerful performance.

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