Hey hey!! How’s summer life treatin’ y’all?
I can’t complain…
Tonight, after my workout at the WREC, I made a simple summer pasta in 15 minutes or less.
What you’ll need:
local LundberG organic brown rice penne
organic extra virgin olive oil
Garlic
organic cherry tomatoes
ear of fresh corn
organic fresh basil
fresh mozzarella cheese
sea salt + fresh black pepper
In a pot of boiling water, cook pasta until al dente – drain. Meanwhile, in a small sauté pan, sauté minced garlic cloves in ~1 T olive oil. Add sliced cherry tomatoes and corn cut from the cob. Cook over medium-high heat for a few minutes. Add bite-sized mozzarella pieces and chiffonade of basil to hot pasta – stir until cheese begins to melt. Add corn + tomato mixture. Season with S + P.
Note: Making good pasta isn’t rocket science. Add as much or as little of each ingredient as you wish.
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And because it is Running Tuesday, July 19th, how about a Q&A with 19 running-related questions…
1. What is your favorite type of cross training? Cycling!
2. What is your favorite song to run to?
Today I was rockin’ out to:
- Dirty Dancer
- Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band = summer love!
- Moves Like Jagger
- Shooting Star
- Super Bass
3. What brand of shoes do you wear? Asics.
4. Do you wear a hat when you run? Haha, why yes I do!
5. What temperature is your favorite for running? Cool – 60F would be ideal. I don’t mind bundling up in colder weather or the rain, but I am not seasoned to run in the heat.
6. Do you have any big races coming up? Nope. I just ran my 5th half a couple of days ago, but I’m already planning for #6.
7. What is your favorite distance?
8. Are you an morning, noon or evening runner? I’ve ran races that start at 7:00am and I’ve ran races that start at 7:00pm. I enjoy getting up early on the weekend and going for a long run, but I also enjoy a fast, sweaty run after a long day at school. I’ll run around the clock!
9. Do you run solo or with a buddy? I enjoy both. A lot of my closest friends are runners and I love the time we spend together running. However, I’m also a fan of pluggin’ in my ‘pod and cranking out a run on my own agenda.
10. What is your favorite post run snack? Depending on the time of day, it could be a stack of Healthy Pancakes for a Hungry Runner or plate of light lemon and zucchini pasta. I don’t snack too often after running… except for a few pieces of dried mango for some instant sugar every now and again.
11. What is your favorite race? I have to say crossing the finish line of my 1st half-marathon hand-in-hand with my BFF was pretty awesome; I also l.o.v.e.d running the NWM in San Francisco with 20,000 others.
12. Do you use GU for fuel or something different? If so, what? No, I’m all about the real food. I’ll pop a Chocolate Espresso Energy Bite before a workout, or if I’m going long, then whole grain toast with PB and banana (carb, protein and fat).
13. Do you wear a Garmin? If not, how do you track your runs? No, I don’t (shocking!). I would looove a Nike+ SportWatch GPS, but I use Google maps and DailyMile for now.
14. What is your least favorite race? I can’t think of race I didn’t enjoy.
15. What race is your favorite medal from? Half #3
16. Who is your running idol? Dean Karnazes is super-human.
17. How long have you been a runner? I started running in middle school, non-competitively. You can find my running history here.
18. Do you run with your engagement/wedding ring on? If I was engaged/married, I would.
19. What’s your favorite workout? Long runs? Repeats? Tempo? I like to think of myself as an endurance athlete, but I have a new appreciation for repeats and tempo runs. I haven’t met many workouts that I don’t like :)
Take care, friends.
HP
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Running Tuesday Workout, July 19:
- 1/4 mi. jog
- 16-minute TM run – 0.5 incline
14 min. @ 7.5mph // 1 min. @ 8.5mph // 1 min. @ 9.0mph
- 14-minute TM walk – 1.5 incline @ 4.5mph
- 10-minute StairMaster @ 100 steps/minute
- 20 minutes strength training
I love your Asics. Such a great color!
I love the neon green shoes!! Are those 2170s?? And how are your sneakers so clean??
Nope – they’re the 2160s: https://www.nutritionnutontherun.com/2011/05/31/running-tuesday-a-slimmer-summer/
… I’m a clean freak. I wash my running shoes in the washing machine (sparingly to avoid wear) and use nail polish remover for cleanin’ up the white parts ;)
I love my Asics too. Such a comfortable shoe. :-)
Love this questionnaire too! Just might have to steal it. ;-)
Lovely summer recipes :) Can’t wait to try that pasta one out!
You cannot go wrong with fresh mozzarella…that pasta looks so great!
Asics are definitely the way to go, love this questionnaire!
Such a colorful, simple dinner. Looks delicious! I’m an Asics girl, too; in fact, that reminds me, I need to order a new pair soon. They just discontinued the ones I’ve had for 4 pairs and almost 2 years now, I’m hoping the new ones fit just as well.
I love pasta salads in the summer time! They’re just so simple and fresh, and super versatile too. It was fun reading all your running Q & As. I need to try your energy bites, they sound super tasty :)
I too love Asics! They are the only brand I’ll buy.
Thanks for resharing the recipe for the energy bites. It’s so easy to forget that you can refuel with homemade goods, as opposed to using store-bought packets. Keep it real!
That pasta looks delicious and very easy! How do we ever make it through winter without all these fresh, summer veggies?
Anything that can be made so quickly sounds like an awesome meal to me lol. Wow, that finisher’s medal is the nicest one I have ever seen :)
I wear a hat toooo! Somehow it makes me feel speedier.
I AM HAVING A GIVEAWAYYY!