Wednesday Write-up- Waffle Edition!
If you read my blog, you know I’m a pilates freak. And by pilates, I mean waffles. -Zach Galifianakis Yep, I did it! I followed Deborah’s advice and made her cinnamon coffee cake waffles ASAP! I seem to be incapable of following a recipe as written, however, and I hate when people make a thousand changes to a recipe and then write a “review.” So let’s just say my waffles were based on her idea- I made a few changes to make them vegan, and used teff flour (not that teff flour is actually interchangeable with the flours her recipe called for- but it worked.) I kept the basic idea of coffee, cinnamon (and nutmeg and allspice) and a scoop of protein powder. My waffles didn’t come out as pretty as Deborah’s- teff flour is very dark brown- but they were delicious. But I’ve been doing more than sitting around eating waffles! I just finished reading Into the Furnace: How a 135 Mile Run Across Death Valley Set My Soul on Fire by Cory Reese. I’ve been wanting to read this book for years, ever since I discovered his blog. Cory lives in Utah and blogs about his amazing running adventures. His race recaps are hilarious and the photos are beautiful, and I promise if you read them, you’ll start making plans to move to Utah and run 100 mile races. Or at the very least, you’ll put the St. George marathon on your bucket list immediately. Unfortunately (for us) Cory hasn’t blogged much in the last couple of years, but here is a recap of his “Cor-Run-a-Virus 100 Miler,” where he ran a .9 mile loop around his neighborhood, for 100 miles. The title pretty much says it all for this book- Into the Furnace is the story of Cory’s experience running Badwater 135, known as the “World’s Toughest Foot Race.” The descriptions of the heat and his sleep deprivation are intense. He also explains how he trained for the race (in addition to all the running miles, he sat in a sauna for hours at a time to build up his heat tolerance.) I love stories like this, and Cory writes in a very inspirational way. Cory self-published this book, so basically he’s a blogger just like us! Except that he runs crazy long distances and took the time and energy- in addition to everything else he does- to write not just one, but two books. His first book, Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures from the Back of the Pack, is now on my (extremely long) TBR list. I hope everyone is having a great week- check out Cory and Deborah for some fun and inspiration!