Why?

...because anyone can run an ultramarathon. You do not need to be crazy (although it helps!) or a genetic anomaly.

If you can run a 5k, you can run a half marathon. If you can run a half marathon, you can run a marathon. And if you can run a marathon, you can run an ultramarathon.

This is my journey as I start from scratch following an injury with a couch to 5k training program up through a 100 mile race.

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Favorite Aromas Emanating from the Kitchen

As I sit here and type, the savory bouquet from the herbed and roasting chicken is unceasingly wafting across my olfactory senses. My world revolves around food. My latest listography contains those smell associated with food that speak to my soul. It is in no particular order... they are all equally amazing.

- Sesame oil
- Fresh rosemary in all its earthy, woodsy glory
- Truffle oil
- Dark chocolate as it is being melted into heavy cream to create ganache. The aroma builds exponentially until it bursts into a crescendo of rich, decadent extravagance.
- Bread dough
- Onions and garlic sauteing in butter
- Hot tea (green, white, herbal, mint, jasmine...)

Other random smells not associated with food:
- Roses... as cliche as that may be
- Freesia
- Freshly washed sheets
- Orange blossoms from a roadside orchard
- Vintage cars
- Leather
- Mahgony
- Old books

Feel free to comment and add your own smells!

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