Sometimes it’s hard to be a food blogger (sing it like Tammy Wynette). Actually, that’s not true – it’s not hard, not even slightly. Especially when a restaurant like Chaopraya, gets in touch and asks if we’d like a lesson in cooking delicious Thai food. Why, yes, we most certainly would! Thank you, universe. We spent…
Archives for November 2014
Chocolate Race Medals
What should you do with your old race medals? This is a problem familiar to all runners. You could hang them up and let them gather dust. You might hide the in a drawer and forget about them. OR, if you’re really smart, you could turn your race medals into CHOCOLATE! That way, you celebrate your successes…
Abbey Dash 2014 Race Report
Bring it, Abbey Dash! #sweatybetty #abbeydash #running #fitness #TomTom A photo posted by Veggie Runners (@veggie_runners) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:05am PST The Abbey Dash 17 seconds is not very long at all. Ordinarily, you lose 17 seconds without even noticing they’ve slipped away, disappeared. Sometimes, though, 17 seconds is forever, bending time and…
Vegan Rosewater and Pistachio Cake
We believe our greatest gift to humankind is our invention of the post-marathon recovery cake. No doubt our OBEs are in the post. This Vegan Rosewater and Pistachio recovery cake, created for our recent Yorkshire Marathon efforts, was so good we ate it all before I had chance to take any photos on the day. Still, at least that…
Why Women’s Sport Matters (And You Should be Mad As Hell)
This year, due to a widening pay gap, “Equal Pay Day”, the date from which women effectively work for free until New Year, came 3 days earlier than in 2013 – November 7th. If you were the best female cyclist in the world, guess when you would have started working for free compared to your…
Sweetly-Spiced Squash Recipe
When I was a kid in Britain, the word “squash” solely referred to syruppy cordials, containing about 2% fruit. When a Canadian friend came over to visit, she kept refusing offers of squash, thinking that Brits really enjoyed giving gourds to their houseguests. Thankfully, with the rise of farmers markets and seasonal eating, squash has…
Get faster, fast! Top Tips for speeding up your 10k
After I posted my “Help me internet” post last week, the wonderful Sarah from Goldilocks Running sent me the most fantastic, thorough guide to getting fast – FAST. She’s been kind enough to let me share her hard-fought knowledge with you guys, too. If you haven’t read her blog yet, head straight over there (once you’ve…
Movember Tash-Tastic City Run, 30th Nov
It’s Movember – time to MOVE! Join us for our Tash-Tastic City Run in Leeds at 2pm on 30th November. Our 5km moustache-shaped route takes in the best of the city’s sites and will give you the best GPS map ever! That’s not all. We’ve teamed up with Outlaws Yacht Club and MPIA for an…