Monday, October 18, 2010

Harvest Cross Training



A twenty mile run requires serious cross training to aid recovery. Yesterday's cross training: participating in a pumpkin cook-off.

1. Prepare a pumpkin dish - just one rep.
I made a pumpkin gruyere soup with orange and lemon, served inside a hollowed out pumpkin.

2. At party, sample all pumpkin dishes- repeat as needed to achieve maximum fullness.
Tip: focus on the pasta dishes to restore glycogen levels.

3. Roast leftover seeds for snacking. It will help Monday pass more quickly until it's time to go run again.

2 comments:

  1. All I can say is YUM! A pumpkin dish...I have many. I may have to do a whole weekend of pumpkin cooking now.

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  2. It was YUM! A weekend of pumpkin cooking? I like the way you think, Nicki. That sounds great.

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