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I’ve run a few races since my last running post, and I plan on posting a few updates from my last 2 races shortly. The month of March had me run in a St. Patrick’s Day 5K run and the NYC Half Marathon. Both will be great stories, especially the NYC Half, and I am excited to finish both entries.
The past several months have been very busy. Work, business, running, and now I can add a new title of Uncle. Yes, my sister gave birth of a bundle of joy today, after starting her day at the hospital at 5:30am the day before.
I am anxious to get back home after traveling to Alexandria (Olde Town) and hold that little boy in my hands. I wonder if holding him, will want me to have another one. That will be a discussion; Irene and I will probably have after our visit with the new parents and new life that has entered our lives. I know my kids are excited to finally have a 1st cousin to play with.
Turning in early in my hotel room tonight will help me get up early and run for about an hour so I can enjoy my time along the Potomac. Hopefully, the run will squeeze out the soreness I feel after changing my running form from the past few weeks.
The kids joined a sports training center for track and field. They really enjoy it. The great part is that we get to join them for the runs, and learn good running form as well. The new techniques will help me run faster without pain. At least, that is the idea!
So far, the heel and knee pain that I have been experiencing for the past 4 years has gone away. Now, my muscles, especially my calves are going through an adjustment. I hope they adjust fast, because they are on fire!
Watching the Giants earn another Super Bowl Championship was a treat. I also had my share of wings and other goodies. Moderation of course! Now I am getting ready for the newest Shakology Flavor, Tropical Strawberry arriving February 14, 2012, in time for Valentines Day. This version will actually be vegan, which means no dairy! It is a welcome addition to the popular Chocolate and Greenberry. For more information visit http://www.superfoodshakeologist.com/
It’s Super Bowl Sunday! You vacuum the house, dust the lamps, and clean off the big screen television in the living room, and position the sofa to get the best view and celebrate the New York Giants bringing home another Super Bowl. The cooler is full of ice with bottles of soda and beer that are ready to be opened and guzzled down to quench your thirst as we cheer each 1st down, one handed catch and especially each point added to the score board by Big Blue. The fryer is filled to the right level with peanut oil for the chicken wings to take an 8-9 minute bath before being drowned in butter and Frank’s Red Hot Sauce (or any other hot sauce of your choice) for the perfect Buffalo Wing. The napkins are laid down next to the plates on the 8ft folding table to wipe your face and fingers with.
Eating nutritionally dense super foods like Kale, Chia Seeds, Acai, Wheat Grass, and plenty other things that are good for me and the family have been a great behavior I do for 99.9% of the year. While on most days including Sunday, I enjoy getting my super foods with Shakeology. On Super Bowl Sunday, I will be enjoying the day with my family and enjoying something that I have eaten way back when my father had a Chinese Restaurant, the Chicken Wing. Actaully, I did not learn about Buffalo Wings until I went to college. Now on special occasions like the National Football League’s Championship Game, I remember the insightful words of the Wing King, Drew Cerza, “Psychologically, chicken wings are a very “healthy food”, physically you have to do it in moderation.”
My 2 boys now have started to enjoy wings, and this year we plan to pay homage to the city that created the Buffalo Wing, Buffalo, NY, for the National Wing Festival. Here is the spot from Food Network’s Unwrapped.
As you dunk your wings in blue cheese sauce, about to suck the meat off the bone and wash it down with the beverage of choice.
WARNING: STOP reading if you don’t want to be horrified and spoil the rest of the day.
Six pieces of Buffalo Wings – 480 calories
1 Tablespoon of Blue Cheese Sauce - 79 calories
12 oz of Beer – 50 calories for Light Beer all the way to 300 calories
8oz of Coca Cola – 97 calories
6-8 Nachos with Cheese- 346 calories
4oz Chili – 269 calories
I am going to stop here. Enough said. All I can say, “Moderation!”
Here is a basic sauce recipe for 50 Buffalo Wings:
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoon butter
• 1 large shallot
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 oz. dark beer (or bourbon your choice)
• 1 cup chili sauce
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoon Ancho chili pepper
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup honey
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 oz. cayenne pepper sauce (I like Frank’s Red Hot)
Fry the chicken based on your Frying Machine, and as you drop the chicken, you can prep the sauce.
Once the chicken is done cooking, place in the bowl with the sauce and toss. Place the wings on a plate with carrots, celery and blue cheese dressing. Enjoy
Just keep in mind to eat in moderation, drink plenty of water and cheer on your favorite team. If your favorite team is other than the Giants, I predict that you will have heartburn Sunday night! Always check with your healthcare team to make sure you are healthy, exercise and eat right. It’s about doing the right things most of the time, and enjoying special treats when appropriate.
By the way, nevermind the 10 miles I will run in the morning and the P90X2 workout I will be doing after the game. Enjoy the game, family and friends. Go Giants!
Depending on the exact date of the Chinese calendar, Dragons were born in 1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988 or 2000. If you met a Dragon you might find them innovative, enterprising, flexible, self-assured, brave, passionate, conceited, tactless, scrutinizing, unanticipated, quick-tempered, and driven. Some occupations you might find a Dragon take on would be as an inventor, manager, computer analyst, lawyer, engineer, architect, broker, or sales person.
I am so happy to return to the marathon that started it all, the New York City Marathon. Again, I will be running to raise money for Team for Kids. I am asking you to help me provide special programs to fight childhood obesity and character building in schools and community centers around the country and in South Africa. Without these programs, these kids will end up down and out of luck. So give them a running start to success!
Making a donation is simple! Please click on the Donate button on this page to give through my secure Team for Kids fundraising site. The site offers information about mailing a check or have your company to match your gift! All contributions are tax-deductible.
Your donation will prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.
Whether you are a runner, have worked with children, or have kids yourself, I hope you will join me to further this great cause!
Please contact me if you would like to have an adventure of a life time and run the streets of NYC with me on November 4, 2012! Email me at runwithnoah@yahoo.com
