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Bending Like Beckham on a Sunday

February 23, 2009 By: Runner Leana

I was up sometime just after 7 am this morning…ugh… I had initially thought that this would be a good opportunity to get up and knock my spin out early…but that didn’t happen. Oops! I opted to eat breakfast…send some e-mails…have some lunch…hit the grocery store… Finally somewhere around 4 pm I was ready to spin. I had an endurance ride on the schedule so I figured this would be a good opportunity to throw a DVD in for entertainment on the bike. Today’s choice? Bend It Like Beckham.

I was supposed to ride for somewhere between 1:15 and 1:30 or so. It was pretty well just spinning and every fifteen minutes I’d have a single leg set or a low cadence set to switch things up. I made it the entire way through the movie while I was on the bike and the ride felt pretty good.

I was supposed to go for a 20 minute run afterwards but by this point in time it was nearly 6 pm. That meant it was getting dark and I was also getting ready for dinner. Since I had to bail on my core and stretching yesterday in order to make it to Winefest on time I opted to take care of that this evening instead.

As for dinner? I had gumbo on the menu – with chicken and smoked turkey sausage. It turned out not too badly, but I’d probably use a different kind of canned tomatoes in the future. Probably I’d go for diced instead of crushed if I were going to make it again. But overall, not too bad!

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Since I was a little “wined” out after Winefest last night it was time to crack into a beer. This is one I picked up from Tin Whistle Brewing Co in Penticton, BC. You can’t really find their stuff outside of Penticton, but if you are planning on being there for Ironman Canada, I would highly recommend checking them out for a tasting!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Rainmaker says

    February 23, 2009 at 4:45 am

    Wow, I just ate a gumbo identical to the one you cooked. Although mine was from Wegmans (a grocery store kina like Whole Foods)…still, good. Yours looks much better though. Mmm…

  2. 2

    joyRuN says

    February 23, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    I was just wondering what to make for dinner, & between you and Top Chef, I think I want to try making some gumbo tonight. Looks yummy!

  3. 3

    Missy says

    February 23, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Seriously, I hope you cook for a living because what you make always looks so amazing!

  4. 4

    Marcy says

    February 23, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    I was going to say the same thing as Missy! Dang girl I need your skillz!

  5. 5

    Marlene says

    February 23, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Nice job on the spin! Watching a movie must make the time fly!

  6. 6

    Wes says

    February 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Oh no, girlfriend, we need to talk about your gumbo recipe 😉

  7. 7

    Run Mommy says

    February 23, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    Another yummy looking meal. Love pictures.

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    ShirleyPerly says

    February 23, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    Ooh, I do like me some gumbo. In fact, I have some Progresso Gumbo in the cupboard and that sounds like the perfect lunch for me!

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    teacherwoman says

    February 24, 2009 at 1:21 am

    Never had gumbo before. Looks yummy!

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