Saturday Snapshot

Nice run this morning, but my legs are now certifiably SHOT!! I ran 1.5 early with Mary, Marilee and Tom (speedsters to be sure!) then 7.3 with the rest of the group. Stayed to chat at Dunn Bros. then went home and ran whatever to bring the total to 13.51. When I finally got home I was soooo hungry I felt like having a no-carb-left-behind-free-for-all-rampage-through-the-kitchen (my thinking was "a calorie burned is a calorie earned"!), but didn't. I did have 5 vinegar & salt potato chips and a piece of chocolate and then a nice big bowl of oatmeal with walnuts and raspberries on top. Yum. Double yum.

CONGRATULATIONS to RTC member and runner extraordinaire Judy Weller for being chosen as a recipient of a Extraordinary Rochester Women Award for 2009!! From the magazine: The ERWA recognizes women who have made a difference by giving a little "extra" to inspire others and to make their own lives the best they can be. We are proud to introduce: Judy Weller, an immigrant, self-made business woman, athlete and community champion. Judy is so very deserving of this award. You can pick up a complimentary copy of the magazine at many locations around town and I urge you to do so. Also in the Jan/Feb issue is an add for the Lace-Up Against Breast Cancer on February 15 on page 65 of the magazine.

There was a story and photo in the P-B last night about grooming trails for cross county skiing locally. The Rochester Active Sports Club has done an awesome job of fundraising for the trail development and grooming equipment and they donate many, many hours to develop, maintain and groom the trails for the public. Kudos!!

From Self magazine: Map quest Bored with your daily jog? Submit a dream route to SolomonRunning.com and you could snag a pair of trail-running shoes and a Nokia smartphone. Run for your life Logging miles can help you live longer, a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates. Men and women between the ages of 50 and 72 who jogged regularly were twice as likely to be living 20 years later as those who were sedentary. Doing any vigorous activity at any age for about three hours a week will have a similar effect, experts say.

Back to more than 100 hits on this little corner of cyperspace yesterday. ;-)

Think I'll post a recipe today. It's for Brussels Sprouts. No groaning!! They're actually very good if not boiled to death. I made them for Christmas and they're fabulous.

2 tsp. butter
1 cup chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced (I pressed them)
8 cups halved and thinly sliced Brussels sprouts (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 c. fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar (I used quite a bit less)
1/2 tsp. salt
8 tsp. coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
(I also used some balsamic vinegar with the chicken broth)

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in Brussels sprouts; saute 2 minutes. Add broth and sugar; cook 5 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring frequently. Stir in salt. Sprinkle with pecans. Delish!!

Quote for the day: You may be whatever you resolve to be. Determine to be something in the world, and you will be something. "I cannot," never accomplished anything; "I will try," has wrought wonders. --J. Hawkes