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Comment on Sweet-Tooth Friday: Superfood Energy Bars by Leanne Shear

Leanne Shear — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:54 +0000

I have passed your blog/recipes on to so many people and now I just need to work on making some myself Nice work, thanks for all the great info.
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Comment on 3 Track Workouts Guaranteed to Kick Your Ass by Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:27:14 +0000

Hi Matt! I've been reading NMA for a little while now and figured I should stop lurking and comment. I love your site, especially since I am also a vegetarian long-distance runner (have been for over 10 years now!). The way you incorporate so much natural foods/fuel into your diet is inspiring and am I excited to start incorporating some of these myself.

Anyway, I wanted to comment on this post specifically because I've been sort of avoiding track workouts for about as long as you've been excited about them haha. After running competitively for 8 years I got a little burned out by track workouts…even though I know in my gut I should be doing them more often. I think the 3 workouts you described here are awesome — simple, yet extremely effective. Thank you so much for posting them. I think it's the extra push I needed to get out there and get back on track.

Comment on Sweet-Tooth Friday: Superfood Energy Bars by Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)

Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:58:18 +0000

These look great! Silly me for never thinking of making my own energy bars. I make a version that has oats, peanut butter, etc., but I love how you added in a whole host of yummy and healthy ingredients. I'm making these next time I go hiking.
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Comment on Tarahumara Pinole and Chia by Pete

Pete — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:05:21 +0000

Pinole has made its way into my regular breakfast line up. I love it with agave necter. I find that if I cook it in a pan like a pancake it stays soft and is great with beans or peanut butter or almond butter.
Loved born to run. Changed my outlook.

Comment on Sweet-Tooth Friday: Superfood Energy Bars by Maria (realfitmama)

Maria (realfitmama) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:06 +0000

I'm going to have to try these bars ASAP!! Been vegetarian for 8 years and getting pretty tired of the same old bars everyday. They look amazing! Have fun on your Shamrock 5k!!!

Comment on 3 Track Workouts Guaranteed to Kick Your Ass by NoMeatAthlete

NoMeatAthlete — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:16:51 +0000

Caroline, thanks for commenting. That's a good question about the pacing for 5K/10K training, and I don't know the answer. All the track workouts I've done have been in the context of marathon training, so these are adapted from that.

To me, it sounds logical that in training for shorter distances, there would be more focus on increasing V02 max, hence running the intervals a little faster. Although, there's no way I could go 4 seconds faster than 5K pace and complete 10 of them!

Comment on 3 Track Workouts Guaranteed to Kick Your Ass by NoMeatAthlete

NoMeatAthlete — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:14:11 +0000

Hi Lacey, that's great to hear. Thanks so much for commenting. I love that you actually did one of the workouts! That really is a great one. Thanks also for buying a shirt and for the link from your blog!!

Comment on 3 Track Workouts Guaranteed to Kick Your Ass by NoMeatAthlete

NoMeatAthlete — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:12:49 +0000

Pat, glad to hear you liked the post. Hmm tracks in Baltimore where you won't get shot… no, none come to mind. Come up to Bel Air and we can run at JC!

Comment on Sweet-Tooth Friday: Superfood Energy Bars by BellyLaughBaker

BellyLaughBaker — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:00 +0000

Hey Nicole,
You can use any type of beans or chickpeas in place of the adzuki beans.

For the maca root powder, you could try another "root powder" like tapioca powder, or any dry ingredient really like almond meal, garbanzo flour, or ground oats.

I'd also suggest dark cocoa, yum!

Thanks for the comment!

Comment on Sweet-Tooth Friday: Superfood Energy Bars by Nicole @ Geek Turned Athlete

Nicole @ Geek Turned Athlete — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:46:11 +0000

Wow! I'm really excited to make these bars! They look great! I don't have access to adzuki beans or maca powder. Any other suggestions??

I just bookmarked the page!!
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