Thursday's Thoughts

Another beautiful summer day. What a wonderful summer this has been. Unless you're a bean plant or corn stalk. They need some heat. But I must say it's been wonderful for running.

This morning I did my 5 mile tempo run. Splits: 6:50 6:45 6:40 6:43 6:41 With a warm-up and cool down I got in 11.34 miles. a good workout. I think I have a little bit of a cold--a slightly runny nose, sneezy yesterday, but it's not affecting me too much I don't think. My alarm went off at 4:45 but in the blink of an eye it was already 5:41. I need more sleep... Chatted with Marie Boyd this morning in the final 1/4 mile of my run. We talked speedwork, tempo runs, and turning 50. There will be one year where we're not in the same age group. YES!! :-) Someone honked and waved at me on the highway 52 Frontage Road. I think it was John Dinusson! Spotted shortly after that was Bruce Johnson. Today he was again riding a bike and talking on a cell phone, but this time he was using no hands so he could wave. That's talent.

I need to pull together the newsletter ASAP. If you have something to submit, please do. I think this will be a relatively small issue of RTC News. Not many stories this month.

Here'a YouTube video about Mike Torchia's orphan fund-raising adventure:


The Garmin 310XT is now available at Running Room Tempting. Keeps a 20-hour charge, which would be great! Good for triathletes, too.

There's a name the movie contest for an upcoming Dick Beardsley movie. First prize is a $150 New Balance gift card. I submitted a couple of entries.

Last night, my Yack and Snack friends got together for our annual salad supper ...

at Mary's house. We had a delicious selection of salads: fruit pizza, cole slaw, "that Ramen noodle salad" x 2, pasta salad, spinach and strawberry salad, peaches & bing cherries in a balsamic vinegar sauce (really good), picked cukes, peppers and onions, and my concoction of greens/chicken/onion/blueberries/peaches/pecans with a raspberry vinaigrette along with a selection of breads from Great Harvest.

The sunset last night was just spectacular.

Nancy decided she should take my picture in front of it. :-)



Here's a recipe passed along by Lorraine Benike. It's from Epicurious . Lorraine says it's delicious and they ate them every day on their recent Colorado hiking adventure. I've not tried it yet, but it certainly sounds delicious. I don't think you can go wrong with oatmeal, chocolate and peanut butter!! Maybe I'll make them for the Saturday long run at the RAC, scheduled for 18-20 miles this week.

Jose's Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can view the complete recipe online at: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/11797

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup peanut butter
2 large eggs
a 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, grated

In a food processor pulse 1 cup oats until ground fine. In a large bowl stir together ground oats, remaining 1/2 cup whole oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy and beat in vanilla and peanut butter. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and gradually beat in flour mixture. Add chocolate chips and grated chocolate, beating just until combined. Chill cookie dough, covered, at least 2 hours and up to 1 week.

Preheat oven to 325F.

Form rounded tablespoons of dough into balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten balls slightly.

Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until just pale golden. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes and transfer to racks to cool completely.

Tomorrow I'll post photos of tonight's TriRochester social get-together at Glynner's. It was fun--I think I counted 18 noses. :-) Also a fun photo of my son Eric and his best buds in Vegas. It's a great photo. Tomorrow AM, I'm back in the pool. Hope to get a bike ride in as well.

Thought for the day: "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

Toodles.