Chef Ray – Buffalo and Sweet Potato Tacos
These were fantastic taco’s with just the right amount of kick. These are great to take on the road or to work as a lunch. Just put the segments in separate containers and then make when it’s time to eat.
Chef Ray: Pasta with Smoked Salmon
This is a fresh take on the classic version without the heaviness of cream and butter.
Chef Ray: Pork Green Chilli
Pork is a great ingredient because it cooks fast and remains tender. This green chilli goes well with rice or flat breads.
Chef Ray: Pizza Dough
This is Biju Thomas and Allen Lim favourite pizza dough recipe. It’s super-fast and easy to prepare. In my household it is often made on a Friday evening and then have homemade pizza’s for dinner instead of takeaways. The kids love it, because they get to decide what goes on top.
Chef Ray – Pork Loin with Chutney
This is a great combination of the recipes from the last two weeks with some grilled meat to really bring this dish together.
Chef Ray: Chicken Tikka Masala
This meal provides plenty of flavour as well as a good serving of carbohydrates and protein. From: Thomas, Biju & Lim, Allen (2011) The Feedzone Cookbook – Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes Velo Press Serves: 8 1kg of chicken, cut into…
Chef Ray: Cobb Salad
The tangy taste of the dressing combines well with the fruit in this salad. It’s flavoursome and healthy to boot.
Chef Ray: Strawberry Chicken Salad
This is so easy and so healthy to make it is ridiculous. Then you sit down to eat it and the flavour hits you…..YUM
- 2 weeks ago
What felt a little uncomfortable three weeks ago is starting to feel comfortable and I needed to slow down a few times. Occasionally I've been dressed ready to run and I've struggled to actually go outside the gate and head down the street. I don't know what that's about & I have overcome it by driving somewhere to start my run. Today was almost one of those days, however I overcame the mind games and ran from home. Silly me! This image was taken alongside the river. At this point I would normally be running up on the stop bank - 5 days ago
And as if doing a 5km event yesterday wasn't enough, I did the ACM 5km run this morning. It was cool and had been raining - perfect conditions. This was #4 in their series and I have improved my time since the first one, despite stopping today to assist the runner in front of me (Mike, a noted marathon runner) who not long after this photo fell heavily. He grazed both knees, but fortunately did not break any skin on his hands although he said they stung. Adrenaline carried him onto the finish line. . . . #run #runner #running - 2 days ago
Endurance pace zone run again today. Most of it was on trails by the Waipoua River and Henley Lake as I knew I would welcome the shade under the trees. I had to slow down a few times. Perhaps my subconscious thought I'd get home faster however that would not be the case as I run for time, not distance. 60 minutes is still 60 minutes no matter what the speed . . . #run #runner #running #athlete former #triathlete #duathlete #keepinghealthy #keepingfit #fitover60 #oldandfit #maturerunner #womenrunners #consistency #consistencyisthekey #qwikkiwi #instagram #instarunner #runnersofinstagram #selfbelief #henleylake #trails #training #offroad - 5 days ago
Yesterday I completed my 50th park run. When I did my first one I was grateful to be able to do a 5km that had all ages and abilities on the start line and it was timed. Park runs are run by volunteers and they are FREE! I never envisaged at my first one that I'd reach 50. This has been achievable because a park run was started not too far away to drive each Saturday. . I've met some like minded people and I like to think I've made some new friends. . I'm gradually getting my time back - 2 weeks ago
This morning's park run - around 500m from the turnaround at 2.5km. Photo credit Ness Mills ♀️ ♀️ ♀️ #run #runner #running #runtraining #training #trainingsession #athlete former #triathlete #duathlete #keepinghealthy #keepingfit #fitover60 #oldandfit #maturerunner #womenrunners #consistency #consistencyisthekey #qwikkiwi #instagram #instarunner #runnersofinstagram #parkrun #parkrunnz #selfbelief - 4 days ago
Pleasant run in endurance pace zone this morning. I headed over to Henley Lake (without a camera) and ran the trails there. The lake looked like glass and the light filtering through the trees looked beautiful. . Each time I arrive home I pass by a fully laden passionfruit vine. It has been a challenge to keep it well watered this season. Some of the fruit is full of pulp and others have less than a teaspoon full. I suspect the vine may contain a wasps nest, however I'll wait till the end of the fruit season before sorting that - 2 weeks ago
Motivation yay! Got my legs moving and knocked off the long run scheduled for today. My legs felt a little sore from Friday's gym session and yesterday's fast run, however once I got going I forgot how they felt I did give a thought to those doing the half marathon at Wellington this morning. Perhaps next year I might give that one a go. In the meantime I plan to do the half organised by @manawatustriders in May. I understand it will be a new course so that will be interesting. After all the warm weather we've had the breeze
Ironman Swim PB
I’ve taken my most popular training plan and given it a make over for 2020. I’ve taken the 12 Weeks to an Ironman Swim PB – Swim Faster with Smarter Training and I’ve modified to to expand the programme from 12 weeks and include an option for more than 3 swims per week.
Now the programme has created some great times for athletes competing at Ironman events around the world, but it was overly set in stone. Now if you have got between 8 & 24 weeks to an Ironman and are consistently swimming 3x, 4x or 5x per week, I’ve created an option for you. This is regardless of the length of pool 25m, 33⅓yd or 50m pool.