Go Faster Food .... Food for Runners - Food for Athletes

I am now blogging on my new-look Go Faster Food website http://www.gofasterfood.com. Click here to link through to my latest post - Apple Power Pancakes with Spiced Apple Syrup - you've got to try them - they are totally delicious!...

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It has been a busy weekend - the book signing on Saturday, the Bristol Half on Sunday followed by a lovely post half lunch at friends and then my birthday (for which Mark cooked a delicious...no, I mean really really delicious roast beef). On top of this of course...

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Book Signing -Go Faster FoodCome and say hello to me at Borders, Queen's Road, Bristol on Saturday 5th September, 11.30 - 12.30, especially if you're about to run the Bristol Half - I'll be offering advice on nutrition and recipes for training and signing copies of my book.Here's the link...

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Griddled lamb cutlets with chickpea and sweet potato pilauWe're getting to the end of the kids Summer holidays and stocks are getting pretty low. I've been delaying a big food shop in favour of much more interesting activities like long runs, bike rides with the kids or trips to buy...

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Haile GebrselassieI've been invited onto Radio Bristol's Dinner party Hour on Saturday morning (9-10 if anyone's interested!). I've got to choose 4 people, dead or alive, that I'd like to invite to dinner, what I'd serve to eat and drink and what music I'd play. Of course, Haile Gebrselassie...

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100 Essential Health and Nutrition Tips for Avid RunnersClick on this for some really informative links, including information on stretching, nutrition, footwear and running blogs....

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I know I'm a sucker for shoes, but when I was offered a pair of Skechers Shape Ups to review by the guys at fitness footwear, I was slightly dubious about what my reaction might be towards them. With their particularly shaped sole, they do look a little "space age"...

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The past two weeks have been spent camping in the wilds and kayaking down the River Wye, hence the lack of blogs. I don't have internet on my mobile phone and there was absolutely no question of taking my laptop on the kayak, so I have been free from any...

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Sticky date pudding from Citrus and CandyMy 10 mile run yesterday was wet and windswept, yet for some bizarre reason it was the best run I've had in a long time. I felt really strong and managed to speed up for the whole of the last mile despite the howling...

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I've been busy this afternoon making little lemon tarts and and a rather tempting-to-the-eye apricot tarte tatin...delicious. Well, they probably are, but they're for a friend so I mustn't touch unfortunately!We've had a really fun weekend of activity. I went along to the Bristol Half Marathon Training weekend, held by...

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I've just found a really interesting blog out there in the running blogoshere - Rich Merry's account of the Marathon des Sables and the training involved - take a look at his blog.Click here for an inspirational video on the Marathon des Sables So what does the average person...

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Click here for my feature in Running Free Magazine – it’s on pages 22 and 23. Running Free Magazine is a really informative and well-written magazine and although it is FREE, it is not absolutely stuffed with annoying ads! It is available in most running shops, on-line or you...

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This is a bit of a 'cheatie' tagine, but it is incredibly quick and easy, very very tasty and packed with goodness. All you need to do is pop the chicken in the oven, surround it with some nice vegatables and spices, maybe something tasty that might be lurking in...

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This week has been a complete whirlwind of activity.I gave a talk at one of the Full Potential workshops on Saturday which was specifically designed around the theme of Nutrition for Better Running. The day consisted of four talks on different aspects of nutrition - from the basics of nutrition...

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I've just spent the past 9 hours doing a post-marathon clean of the house. What a workout! I have absolutely no need to run or go to the gym today! I have to say that when in training I do become a master of the art of "skim cleaning" -...

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Mark and I had a most wonderful kid-free weekend in sunny Stockholm, marred only by the fact that we ran the Stockholm marathon in the blazing heat on the Saturday, when other more sensible people were picnicking in the parks or swimming on the Stockholm archipelago! No, it was good, really,...

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Just staggered in from running the Stockholm Marathon to find this lovely book review waiting for me from the resident runner at Fitness Footwear. Thanks a lot Adam, I'm glad you liked the book! Go Faster Food Book ReviewMay 29th, 2009 • Related • Filed UnderGo Faster Food already has a list of recommendations...

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I can hardly believe that a whole week has gone by without me writing a post about the brilliant talk/Q & A workshop given for the Bristol Half Marathon. It has been a busy week; my book Go Faster Food has become available for pre-order, I've been getting ready for...

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As an ardent pasta eater, I always welcome any new types of pasta  with open arms...and this one really made me giggle. It's brilliant. I can't imagine who might have had the time to think up such a mad idea - the triathlete's/runner's answer to alphabeti spaghetti! Great to eat...

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I have just had the joyful experience of running 20 miles twice in 4 days. The first run was just abysmal, my worst run ever and a blow to the confidence; the second was thankfully much better...really good, in fact. I 've run 20 miles tens of times before, but...

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Anyone who ran the Bristol 10k yesterday might enjoy this delicious and comforting...and cheap...soup tonight for supper. It is dead easy and quick to make and absolutely stuffed with goodness. Sweet potatoes are really high in anti-oxidants; they are an excellent source of vitamin A (beta-carotene), they are high in...

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I've just had a lovely plug on the health section of the Telegraph.Matt Potter has listed me in Wellbeing on the Web - "The 9 wellbeing blogs you need to bookmark".  Thank you very much for that, Matt and welcome to any new readers. I hope you enjoy the recipes.Whilst looking through these...

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I can't believe I get through running shoes so quickly. I've just had to buy another pair as my current ones won't get me through the Stockholm Marathon without falling apart. I've just bought a gorgeous new pair of Brooks Infiniti from the lovely people at Up and Running. They...

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If you are carbo-loading for London this week then you won't go wrong with the meal I made last night - Italian in essence and really well balanced and delicious, high in low G.I. carbs, protein, good fats and minerals, including the all-important iron factor that I and many female...

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Liz and Martin Yelling very kindly invited me to do a presentation at their training weekend for the Bristol 10k last Sunday to promote my book Go Faster Food. Liz Yelling has read the book from cover to cover, loves it and has written a fantastic foreword for it, so...

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