I asked this question once while standing at the start of a 10K run. Others have owned up to having same thought while waiting for the start of their own races, but unlike me, they didn't ask it out loud. You know who you are. Anyway, someone responded to my question by saying "I've also been thinking about that." Anyway, after spending about 40 minutes sucking serious wind far outside the comfort zone, I crossed the finish line happy to be there. As I walked over to the finishers' area, I was already thinking about the next race. So what am I doing here? Starting a running blog.
But I'm also here for something else. People who do a lot of running also think a lot about food. I have a t-shirt that says "I'll race for food." Many friends and I used to run a local 5-miler because of the beer, soda and pizza afterwards. A friend and I routinely scheduled a 20-mile marathon-training run on a weekend when the local fire department had an annual pancake breakfast. Our running club group weekly runs end with a big pot-luck feed. You might be thinking yes - but it's all about quantity not quality and nothing to write home, or blog about.
So what am I doing here? Writing blogs from the point of view of a runner who lives to eat rather than one eats to live. We can share opinions, recommendations and experiences about races, running, training and gear. We can share stories about cooking and favorite recipes. My food and cooking "heroes?" Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, the original Galloping Gourmet, Paul Bocuse, Alton Brown, Michael Pollan, to name a few. The golden rule of cooking - use fresh ingredients, avoid processed foods, buy local, buy organic, eat lots of fruit and veggies (naturally low fat), avoid any food that is labelled "reduced fat" or has a health claim. I'll get more specific in future blogs.
A good start? I hope so. Check up to see the next installment next week. Questions or comments? What's on your mind? Are you a runner who lives to eat?
In the meantime, check out these podcasts from the BBC on breakfast cereal and on yoghurt:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20101222-0930a.mp3
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20101229-0905b.mp3
Cheers for now,
Clem
