Check out this awesome slow-motion video of a group of elite women runners! Originally posted on Science of Running, where they’ve got a good analysis of the athletes’ foot strikes.
Elite Runners in Slow Motion
Greet the Sun
I met the sunrise for the first time in months this week, and it felt wonderful! Last week, in addition to starting a regimen of a multivitamin plus fish oil supplements, I decided that I was going to sleep. I was going to put Rip Van Winkle to shame if need be. I knew I was probably sleep deprived, but I had no idea I would clock three 10-hour nights and several naps before feeling awake in the morning for the first time in forever. I also felt pretty normal. In good spirits, even. Thinking back on my history of…
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Leftovers Made Easy
This weekend I had a brilliant idea. Why not take this conveniently-placed cabinet, which is right above the counter between the stove and the refrigerator and full of less often used items: And rearrange it to include the oft-used but difficult to grab leftover containers from this inconvenient (and incredibly messy) cabinet located under the counter? The results are well-organized and will likely remain that way since you no longer have to stoop over and poke your head into the dark, deep abyss of cabinetry to put everything away. Exhibit A: Exhibit B: This has already paid off immensely by…
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The Ultimate Lactose-Free Milk Replacement
…is cashew cream (or milk)! I’m somewhat lactose intolerant, which sucks because my all-time favorite comfort food has always been Campbell’s Tomato Soup made with milk. It tastes absolutely awful with soymilk. But when I tried Tal Ronen’s recipe for cashew milk/cream and made said soup… it was amazing. It looked right, it cooked right, and it tasted perfect. I haven’t tasted that in literally years. I think cashew milk works better than soy in this instance due to the higher fat content, but the neutral flavor helps too. The only problem I had, using a less sophisticated blender than…
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Intuitive Weight Loss
Hello, Internet! This week I’m entering into a very scary phase… Weight loss. Unlike most women, I didn’t give a damn about a lot of superficial things until I was about 17. My wardrobe consisted of various t-shirts and tank tops sporting horizontal stripes, quotes about cats, or logos of newly released video games that I got from working at Electronics Boutique. My favorite feature was my hair, because it was soft and shiny. I didn’t really care about being popular because I had a few really good friends, which was all that I wanted or needed. I didn’t get…
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