<p>Having a good 4th of July weekend here. The cool & crisp weather helps…I think I’ve died and gone to New England instead of sweating in the Ohio River valley!</p>
<p>Yesterday we walked a mile to see the parade, then walked another mile-plus alongside it, had ice cream at the end of it, then walked the 2-plus miles home. Yay us! H had sore ankles (slightly arthritic) but hung in there. Then in the evening S walked up to see the fireworks (a 2 mile walk/run because he didn’t want to take the car & get stuck in traffic, and he was running late.) Then the walk home. DH and I only walked a short ways to see the fireworks from afar as we had no interest in being at ground zero. </p>
<p>Today was a house project/yard work day. The only time we sat around was to watch Holland vs. Costa Rica. :)</p>
<p>Returned to the basement and punched the clock after three days of rest and recovery. Good solid workout.</p>
<p>I’ve been BBQing all day. A big pan of Yucatan Pork (Cochinitas Pibil). Beef short ribs. And pork baby back ribs. The beef short ribs were done first (4.5 hours), so I ate some of those for dinner, the rest to the freezer. Baby back ribs were done at 6 hours. A half slab in the fridge for tomorrow night and a half slab to the freezer. The Cochinatas Pibil is still going. That’s got 5 pounds of pork butt cubes, roasted vidalia onions, roasted anaheim chiles, and roasted tomatoes in a sour orange, garlic cumin, achiote paste sauce. A Yucatin pork stew! Yumm. Monday night dinner and a lot of meals for the freezer. I’ll miss the tortillas and the Mexican red rice, but what can you do? It’s such a sacrifice to eat healthy! :)</p>
<p>Went to hot yoga this morning at the studio by my office (the one that puts a cold lavender scented towel on your head during the final savasana (rest)). I had used a groupon at the start of my injury for a month for $39 and only got 3 classes in before I got benched with the crutches/fracture. This was certainly not their problem, and I actually got the value of the groupon in the 3 classes. When I went this morning, I told the girl at the desk/instructor what happened and she immediately put 3 more weeks on my scan card! I thought that was so nice.</p>
<p>I did a little better than yesterday and don’t feel as trashed afterwards, but I still had to lie down during one of the last poses and again during THE last one. I have to get used to the 105 degrees again. It really is a good workout.</p>
<p>I went on a long bike ride yesterday – 27 miles (that’s long for me). Blue sky, blue water, it was gorgeous. But the wind! On the way back, I felt like I was riding through molasses. Or that an invisible hand was pushing me in the wrong direction. I was totally exhausted. Thanks to the wind, I got an even more rigorous workout than planned.</p>
<p>Sounds like a good ride, fireandrain. I think wind on a bike is SO difficult. That’s one of the things (besides my fear that I was going to die) that soured me on cycling. I had two years in a row with our MS Jack and Back ride where the 2nd day was 55 miles into the wind almost the whole way. I hated it.</p>
<p>Snowflake- running in the heat is never easy. I used to think running in the heat helped me tolerate hot yoga better, but I’m sure it works the other way, too. 105 degrees is just REALLY hot! I’ve only run at that temperature a few times- and mainly when I lived in Dallas!</p>
<p>Snowflake- I was thinking some more about how we used to survive racing/running in the heat in Dallas and how we acclimated. I do remember that the early season runs and, especially, races, were brutal. We simply weren’t used to it. Now the advice is to slow down as much as a minute a mile. There are charts that tell you how much you should slow down for every 5 degrees or so over 60 degrees.</p>
<p>One thing we did was to not over-air condition ourselves in our daily life. This wasn’t always easy, with cold offices, etc. We tried to keep the house a little warmer (saved money, too) and tried not to over-use the AC in the car. All those little things helped when suddenly you were out there for a lunchtime run when it was 90 in early May. Most of the summer mornings in Dallas (6am) were 80 degrees or higher, which was very miserable.</p>
<p>Dinner’s served! It sure would be easier to just post a link to a photo, but instead I had to do a YouTube music video for my healthy eating BBQ banquet. </p>
<p>The main dish is Cochinitas Pibil – Yucatin pork. The chunks of pork shoulder are marinated in achiote paste, sour sour juice, garlic, cumin, etc over night. The original recipe then call for charring them and the veggies on a cast iron grill pan before wrapping them in banana leaves to cook on grill. I char everything over a roaring hot charcoal fire, before putting it in a foil pan (which could be covered and put in the oven like a pot roast). Instead, I put it on the smoker at 250 degrees for 8 hours. Yum.</p>
<p>I also did some baby back ribs (tonight’s dinner) and beef short ribs (last night’s dinner with a side of spicy broccoli slaw) while I had the smoker going! I did sample a little bite of the Cochinitas Pibil when I pullled it off the grill last night about 10pm . To die for.</p>
<p>Here’s the original Food Network recipe that I’ve adapted.</p>
<p>The same achiote marinade/paste can be used on Chilean Sea Bass which is then grilled over a hot fire and turned into the best Yucatan Fish Tacos ever. </p>
<p>I did OrangeTheory (so, running plus rowing plus weights), then a hot yoga (but not 105 degrees - more like 85), then an aerial hammocks class I had a groupon for. Didn’t really like the last one, though. I really did like when i did burlesque, but the studio is way too far for me to commit to, til I retire. </p>
<p>I’ll take some of those ribs, idad! They look delicious! </p>
<p>H and I hiked 6.5 miles today through our favorite local state park. It was pretty hot when we started out–and quite humid. The trails (sand) were soggy in places but the sand was packed nicely for walking. We moved quickly through the last two miles with echoes of the afternoon thunder storms bouncing around us, but caught a break and were even able to eat a picnic lunch outside.</p>
<p>Coached H through his first fitness challenge this morning then ran 3.5 miles. Walked the dogs this afternoon, then we were finally able to see Fed Up which was absolutely phenomenal. I felt so sad for the children that were sharing their stories, but all my food heroes featured prominently - Bittman, Pollan, Lustig et al. Not a ton of new information but very eye opening for H. I highly recommend the film. </p>
<p>Trying hard to cut back on my meat intake but I’ll bet your bbq was delicious, iDad! </p>
<p>idad, I was almost able to smell the heavenly aroma of your BBQ while watching your youtube! Inspired, I made tri-tip on a stick BBQ for dinner and served the kabobs with Greek salad. There’s plenty of leftovers to dine on for a couple of days. :)</p>
<p>And here is my biggest brag of the vacation: Mr B did not gain any - ANY! - weight while we were on vacation. He usually brings back 4-5 pounds. :)</p>
<p>Gym day followed by gardening and lugging slates from the patio that is no more to the front yard where they will make a path connecting the drive way with the front door. Burned a few calories I think.</p>
<p>Survived the interval training class. Went on a hike today that went out to the Atlantic and back–it was 8 miles total including walk to the trailhead. Signed up for hot yoga tomorrow. My kids and many of their friends have been visiting for the 4th so there’s been large amounts of food around. I’m going to start tracking food on Monday–want to get serious about limiting carbs and I do better when I track. Anyone have a recommendation for a tracker that is easy to use and includes carbs.</p>
<p>MoWC, I laughed when I read, “One thing we did was to not over-air condition ourselves in our daily life. This wasn’t always easy, with cold offices, etc.” My family is, at this very moment, driving up from Boston after having flown from Austin. DH put a window unit in their bedroom and we have it blasting right now, so the room will be cool when they arrive. Keep in mind, none of us who LIVE here use an AC at night! We hadn’t even bothered to put in window screens before today! But my mom, in particular, always complains about the heat when she comes here. She says, “I’m never this hot in Texas - just in Maine!”</p>
<p>I don’t like running when it’s above 65 degrees! Fortunately, I have to deal with that temperature for only a month or so.</p>
<p>I am resolved to get up at 5 am tomorrow (oops, today) in order to make my 6 am gym class. That will be a first! If I don’t do it then, it’s not happening tomorrow. I figure if I post my intentions publicly, I have to follow through.</p>
<p>Good morning. Broomfield, I personally like MyNetDiary.com for tracking. Ymmv.</p>
<p>I have a hard enough time just getting up the hill when its hot and muggy, never mind running :)</p>
<p>I’m in awe of distance runners and triathletes to begin with, but a few years ago during the local iron that goes by my house I was blown away by the fact they were doing it in the sweltering August heat and what turned out to be the hottest day of. We had a team support tent at the bottom of our driveway with a person asked to hose down passersby on their last 3 miles if they wanted. Many wanted but others didn’t want the distraction </p>
<p>Tx, MOWC. I live fairly north (VT) so we don’t have house AC, but my car and office do, so that may not helping my heat practice. I would probably pass out in heat yoga, but maybe I’ll try it to torture myself with heat.</p>
<p>We had 2 11-hour drives to Ohio and back this weekend. I had a great visit but they had bowls and bowls of Skittles, m&m’s and chocolates that they kept refilling, and I managed to grab a small handful of Skittles multiple times Saturday night. I am going to have to do lots of clean living this week to make up for that. #feelingguilty#sugarcrash #badgirl</p>
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