Gobble,gobble, gobble Weekly of Nov 22-29

JJJessee · Nov 22, 2010

It's Tally time.
And time to share with the running world your FAVORITE Thanksgiving dessert and a brief story about it if have time.
And a recipe if convenient.
 
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Dessert --Cushaw pie of course, never had one as good as the ones that came from my grandma's cook stove. It was probably the LARD in the crust. 
 
Mileage is looking GREAT!, youz guys and gals.
 
McSolar.....56.5 plus 112 on ze bike. Well, everyone needs a cutback week every once and a while.
 
Tamster.... 26.6 including a half marathon.....
 
OM..... 50.3 including a 26.2 BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!!
 
Opie... 25.11 with a race on the horizon
 
Fortunate One...... 42.2 with a GREAT weekend of an 18 and a 10.5 follow up. 
 
Hally.... 8.5 ran...Hiked 11...2x weights. More and more running from our hiking, biking, lifting, running comrad.
 
Evanflein.... 55.2... 2 walking....3.8 eliptical...2x weights.... from Erika the Unstoppable.
 
Sans Soucina.....42 miles and 4.25 hrs of yoga...that's balance of a high order.
 
Hemerocallus.....25 plus spinning and weights and a day of zip.
 
Better than Yesterday....29.9 on a solid rock running plan.
 
Dove....Our favorite Ultra Goddess ran 41 including a 20 miler.
 
Moi???... 14.6 I wasn't really sore from the marathon but my energy was low for a few days, but Sat was an especially zippy 8 miler.
 
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Carry on, 
JJJ
 
 
 
M....7.2 with 4 x (5' hard + 5' easy)
T...zip
W....7.4 with 4.6 at ~10k pace
T....zip
F....7.0 @~9:46 pace
S...zip
S... 23.8....Cornucopia Run, alittle asphalt, alittle trail, alittle bushwhacking, climbing, flat, the whole shebang ~6:03 
 
-------45.4

mcsolar99 · Nov 22, 2010

thanks jjj: best wishes to you and yours on thanksgiving!
 
plan / actual
 
m: 10 / am: 5ez + pm: 3 treadmill
t: 14 /14mi 7:49
w: 8 / 8 slow 8:45
t: 10 w/5k xc race / 7 w/5k xc 19:18; 72nd oa, 5ag
f: 10 / am: 5 run trails, pm: 5 cycle trails, 2 run trails.
s: 8 / 6.5 trails
s: 22 w/5 @ 6:30 / 22mi 3:02 (8:15 pace)
 
target: 80 / total: 72.5 run + 5 mt bike
 
favorite thanksgiving dessert is pumpkin mousse, but i make a maple-syrup sweetened whip cream to top
recipe is here:
<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/pumpkin-mousse-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/pumpkin-mousse-recipe/index.html</a>
 
story is here:
<a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/63570/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="pumpkin_mousse-stash.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="15076" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/15076/width/480/height/360" style="; width: 480px; height: 360px"></a>

Tamster · Nov 22, 2010

awww, what a great post to follow! she probably makes all things more wonderful - even tofu.
 
I'm predictable in that I like pumpkin pie - but homemade pie, everything from homemade crust, to real pumpkin puree to make the pie. and real whipped cream. I do love pecan pie also, but my mom and I are the only ones who like it, so I don't generally make it because that means we'll both either overeat it so as not to go to waste, or I'd end up throwing leftovers out and that is just a waste of good (and expensive) pecans.
 
With only working two days this week, I SHOULD have plenty of time for running, but who knows what will really happen. My brother is arriving tomorrow from MN, so the week might get busy with various unplanned things.
 
 
----------- PLAN ----------------------- WHAT HAPPENED
mon: .... rest
tue: ...... run
wed: ..... run
thu: ....... turkey trot
fri: ......... rest
sat: ....... run
sun: ...... run, or rest . . . who knows . .
 
miles run:

Better than yesterday · Nov 22, 2010

My favorite Thanksgiving Day dessert is my grandmother's home made vanilla ice cream, but since Gran has been gone for going on 14 years, it's just one of my favorite memories. I used to have the job of crushing the ice in a burlap bag with a tamper or a sledgehammer when I was but a lad. Had to earn it!
 
I have a 5k race on Thursday and will have to wait for the forecast to decide if I'll be racing it or running it. I'm going to prepare as though to race it.
 
Monday..............................6.............................5.0 slow with 1*200m stride.
Tuesday.............................0.............................4.0 slow with 2*100m strides.
Wednesday........................4.............................6.0 slow with 1*200m stride (uphill)
Thursday............................9.3 inc 5k race........7.8 inc 5k race.
Friday.................................5.............................0
Saturday.............................Adjust as needed...9.9 with hills
Sunday...............................Adjust as needed....0
 
Total Plan...................30
Execution....................32.7
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
 
Brian

evanflein · Nov 22, 2010

My favorite is my mom's pecan pie. I absolutely love it. But I have to add that I haven't had more than a sliver in years. I found out how caloric that stuff is, and decided it's just not worth it. I'm not a big dessert eater anyway, but that's one I do really like.
 
Finally, on to taper. 
 
Monday: 3.4 EZ miles and 1 mile walking, all on the treadmill
Tuesday: 4.1 miles with some "soft" intervals (.3 mile @ 8:20, recovery of .2 @ 8:34); .67 mile walk
Wednesday: 8.2 mile progressive pace run on the TM, starting @ 8:50, peaking @ 8:13; .7 mile walk
Thursday: Turkey Day Rest Day
Friday: 5.6 hilly snowy miles on our neighborhood roads, .4 mile walk. No shopping.
Saturday: 8.1 hilly snowy miles, basically same route as yesterday, just more of it; .4 mile walk
Sunday: 4.5 miles, harder than they should've been; .3 mile walk
 
Totals: 33.9 miles run, 3.5 miles walked; ready for some short easy runs this week before Saturday's race

Hemerocallus · Nov 22, 2010

Thanks for another week, JJJ!
 
I'm not a baker at all and without family around, the few desserts we eat are mostly bought. This time of year, DH and I are both partial to a nice pumpkin pie with real whipped cream.
 
This week's not looking very good weather wise, with temps barely over freezing and lots of rain in the forecast, so I'm expecting some long TM slogs will be had.
 
M.......... 4.5 miles
T........... spin
W......... 5.5 miles
T........... 5.5 miles
F........... XT (core, abs, etc)
S........... rest
S........... 10.7 miles
 
Total: 26.2 miles

hally · Nov 22, 2010

Thanks 3 J's We like pumpkin pie with real whipped cream. We also stopped with the pecan, too sweet. Proto Sun looks like she is loving that mousse. Maybe we will take a look at that, crustless could be healthy.
Visiting Mom in Delaware this week, will try to get some runs, hiking and mtbing in. Today I had to pack and come to work so nothing.
 
Monday=traveled
Tuesday=MTB 1 hour
Wednesday=Hiked 3 miles
Thursday=ran 3 miles
Friday=hiked 3 miles
Saturday=ran 2.5 miles
Sunday=hiked 3 miles
 
Totals
ran 5.5
hiked 9 miles
MTB one hour

OrangeMat · Nov 22, 2010

Thanks JJJ. Not much of a fan of desserts, so I have to give your question some thought.
 
As for my week, I think I'm going to just focus on being thankful, and rest up a bit. DS has made a near-miraculous recovery, so it must just've been a very mild case of mono. We're all very happy that he'll be able to join the rest of the family for dinner on Thursday.
 
Mon..... rest day, yoga
Tues.... rest day once again
Wed.... 3.1 miles
Thur.... 8 miles
Fri...... 4.5 miles
Sat..... 13.1 miles
Sun.... 7.5 miles
 
totals: 36.2 miles, 1x yoga

Opie · Nov 22, 2010

All this talk of homemade pecan pie is driving me crazy! Grandma/mom's was the best and ever since, it seems like someone always brings store-bought and I won't touch it. Someday maybe I should try making it because as you know, I love to cook.
 
This week's schedule is a breeze!
 
Day..............Plan....................................................................................................................................................................Actual
Monday......4 mi. fartlek with the fast bits no faster than general 10k race pace..................................................done-4.04 mi. & a little fast on those bits
Tuesday.....4 mi. easy........................................................................................................................................................done-4 mi.
Wed...........rest....................................................................................................................................................................done
Thursday....warmup, Turkey Trot 5k & cooldown.............................................................................................................done-6.17 mi.
Friday.........3 mi. easy.................................................................................................................................................done-3 mi.
Saturday.....7 mi. easy.................................................................................................................................................done-7 mi.
Sunday.......rest..................................................................................................................................................................done
 
Total...........24-25 mi............................................................................................................................................................24.21 mi.

Fortunate One · Nov 22, 2010

Pecan pie does it for me. Calories can always be run off, can't they?
 
Mon..... 5 M on TM
Tues.... volleyball
Wed.... 5 M on TM with 3 @ tempo pace
Thur.... 6 M with dinner companions
Fri...... 4 M on TM
Sat..... 15 M on rails-to-trails path with temp in the 30s F
Sun.... 5 M
 
Total: 40 M

Dove · Nov 22, 2010

I'm a pecan pie fan, too, but rarely have it. Desserts have never been a focus at our clan gatherings, probably because we don't have any good bakers (but we do have great cooks so we load up on turkey and potatoes and dressing!)
 
I have a plan, but don't mind if I skip a run or two this week.
Monday: rest...........................rest
Tuesday: 5... but snow. ice and wind may prevent..........3 miles
Wednesday: 6....................3 miles
Thursday: Turkey Trot volunteer...........0
Friday: 5...................7 miles
Saturday:5..................0
Sunday: 10................13 miles
 
Total: 26 miles

Sans Souci · Nov 23, 2010

Dove, pass the taters, please!
Pumpkin mousse, eh? That sounds DEE-lish. Pretty cute taste-tester there.
Thank you super-fabulous JJJ.
 
And Happy Thanksgiving to all my American frens. I do love some pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream.
 
 
<div>Monday: rest</div>
<div>Tuesday: 30' easy + 8 x 15" uphill strides ("find a fairly steep uphill and run them sharply") [walk back down recovery] + 20' easy.</div>
<div>Wednesday: yoga, 1h30' steady</div>
<div>Thursday: rest</div>
<div>Friday: yoga, 30' easy + 4 x 15" strides</div>
<div>Saturday: looking for an icy cold "puddle" to race through</div>
<div>Sunday: 2hrs steady comfortable</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Total: 41 miles (or thereabouts, but feels more like 60), incl one race, 3 hrs yoga</div>

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