[Hannah Estrich]

Hannah Estrich on May 24, 2022 at 2:49 pm · in reply to: Recipes! #67578

Thanks for these great recipe ideas Carolyn!

I wanted to share a few websites that I use regularly for healthy home cooking. My go-to is Cookie and Kate, it is an all vegetarian, whole food recipe site. I particularly love the bean and grain salads. When I’m running low on time/energy for cooking Budget Bytes is another great option. Her recipes are so simple and she really focuses on making cooking easy, which is so important when we’re trying to fit training and meal prep into our otherwise super busy lives. One of my favorite Budget Bytes recipes is the Spiced Chickpea Tostadas.

I also really love New York Times Cooking and Serious Eats, but their libraries are enormous and it takes a lot of searching to find just what you’re looking for. I highly recommend taking a minute to browse.

I tried to put in some links to these recipe sites, but I don’t think the forum likes links. But a quick google should get you there!

I’d love to hear what others are cooking as well 🙂

[Hannah Estrich]

Hannah Estrich on May 24, 2022 at 2:34 pm · in reply to: Time off – How to re-start training #67576

Thanks so much Carolyn! This is great info. I’m pretty bummed that this cold has come up in the middle of training season 🙁 It’s frustrating how only a few days of feeling ill can put you back by a week or more. I’m really hoping it doesn’t linger so I can get back into the full swing of training soon!

[Hannah Estrich]

Hannah Estrich on April 25, 2022 at 10:34 pm · in reply to: Intermediate Plan #66170

That’s an excellent article and very helpful explanation! I have definitely been a weekend warrior thus far and am excited to see the affects of a more consistent training approach this year. Thanks Maya!

[Hannah Estrich]

Hannah Estrich on April 23, 2022 at 1:54 pm · in reply to: Intermediate Plan #66078

Hi all! Thanks for starting the discussion Maya! I’m on the intermediate plan and super excited to get started. I’ve been an avid hiker/backpacker my whole life and just got into climbing/mountaineering a few years ago when I moved to Seattle. It’s very inspiring to hear everyone’s goals in this group 🙂

Until now I’ve mostly self-trained with mixed results. My goal has always been to just get out as much as possible on the weekends in increasing distance and length throughout the season. I’m really looking forward to seeing the results from a focused training plan like this. I’ve never done much strength training, so I think there is a lot to gain there.

One question I had was about overall training hours. I hike almost every weekend and will likely always be out longer than the scheduled sessions on Training Peaks on one day per week. Is it okay to have one longer aerobic day and 3 shorter days? Should I shorten the other days or eliminate one of the other days to make up for the one long day? Or is there a benefit to having 4 aerobic days? Just curious how to best to balance the longer day with the rest of the training.

Thanks!

[Hannah Estrich]

Hannah Estrich on April 13, 2022 at 8:55 am · in reply to: Strength vs Aerobic Time #65517

Awesome, that makes sense. Thank you Carolyn!