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Refueling or fueling?

Either way you look at it, one must always see eating as an opportunity to provide the body w/ wholesome nutrients and fuel. On Monday at lunch, I posted my lunch on my Trimarni Facebook page. The purpose of the post was to share my yummy creation and to share a tip that we should all be taking time to enjoy our meals. Certainly, it's hard to enjoy lunch while multitasking....especially if you are stressed, anxious or overwhelmed. To improve productivity, to appreciate the flavors in your meal and to recognize what composition of nutrients satisfy you, it's important to provide your body with a fuel break without a pile of papers or a computer screen to distract you. If you have been a long-time Trimarni blog reader, I have shared hundreds (I'm guessing) creations since I started blogging in 2007. Sharing my journey with others, I have always focused on my myself and my own needs in hopes that I can inspire others through my passion for food which ultimately, fuels my

Team Sumbal - our first ever race report

Mind and body. I've said it in many times in the past but it is a remarkable thing when both are performing beautifully - together. As an athlete, I strive off competition. I like to make my body perform. But in order to perform on race day, I have to train. Just like many of you, it doesn't come easy for me. I've learned from past learning "lessons" (err... mistakes) that it takes much more than putting in the miles in order to achieve success on race day. Always enjoying the journey and putting in the necessary quality work, I have kept a common motto for my race day performances over the past 6 years of racing endurance/multisport events ......" my mind will be my only limiter on race day". This is something that I strive for in every race and I remind myself this with every training session. Whether it is sport nutrition, sleep, attitude, stretching or strength training -  I am always thinking about what I can do to set myself up for succ

NIKE: Find your greatness

Thank you Nike for this commercial. As a coach, I don't care about numbers on the scale or what size clothes you wear. I don't care about the jiggle and the wiggle and I don't care about what you think others think about you. As a RD, I don't care about what foods you think you shouldn't eat or what foods you think are bad. As a human being, I care about what you can accomplish in life. What I care about is making things happen and not making excuses. I don't care about the list of excuses, but's, if's and can'ts....I care about what you say you can do today to make for a better tomorrow. "Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing." -William Arthur Ward

Food for fuel - creations

This pic was from Tues...another 6:30am workout on the track. I'm absolutely LOVING the track but oh does it hurt-so-good. Even with a mile of warm-up and dynamic stretching, the first interval burns the very few fast-twitch fibers I have in my endurance body. But, the only way to get better is to train smarter...and with faster people. This gives me fitness and confidence for race day because I know when my body is forced to work - the mind is likely my only limiter. Jeff (Karel's boss) is a super strong athlete and we are about the same pace for the run. He is a great person to run with as he is very steady and smooth.  Karel is often in another time zone, so we just let him do his thing. I'm so excited for Saturday! Karel and I will be doing our first triathlon together - Jax Tri Series #3 . This will be Karel's first Olympic distance and my first triathlon since May (last Olympic in March). I am really enjoying this tri-journey together and as a coach,