A Running Book Per Month: Five recipes I tried from “Chocolate-Covered Katie”

I decided to try my hand at some recipes in July for the “A Running Book Per Month” series, and I’d say it was a success. I had fun making new things, and I enjoyed tasting them. So far, I’ve made five recipes from Katie Higgins’ “Chocolate-Covered Katie:” the Ironman Muffins, The Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake (which I … More A Running Book Per Month: Five recipes I tried from “Chocolate-Covered Katie”

A Running Book Per Month: “Chocolate-Covered Katie”

I’m trying something different for my A Running Book Per Month series for July, and it involved buying some muffin tins and ingredients today. I was reading an issue of Women’s Running magazine when I came across an article about “Chocolate-Covered Katie” by Katie Higgins: a cookbook of healthy desserts. Well, anyone who knows me — … More A Running Book Per Month: “Chocolate-Covered Katie”

A Running Book Per Month: “Once A Runner” finished

Follow @VanessaJunkin// I will most definitely never be anywhere close to running a four-minute mile, and probably not even close to running a six-minute mile, but I just finished reading John L. Parker Jr.’s “Once A Runner,” and despite the book being fictional, the life of Quenton Cassidy, the protagonist, seemed realistic. I saw in … More A Running Book Per Month: “Once A Runner” finished

A Running Book Per Month: “The Running Dream” finished; “Once A Runner” next

For April in my A Running Book Per Month series, I read the first fiction book about running that I can ever remember reading — certainly in recent memory. And I really enjoyed it. The book was Wendelin Van Draanen’s “The Running Dream.” I had to venture into the young adult section of the Wicomico … More A Running Book Per Month: “The Running Dream” finished; “Once A Runner” next

A Running Book Per Month: “Eat & Run” finished; “The Running Dream” next

Follow @VanessaJunkin// The book “Eat & Run,” written by well-known and accomplished ultra runner Scott Jurek with Steve Friedman, provides insight into the life of an ultra runner. And, while it’s interesting to read about, I still don’t want to become an ultra runner yet — at least nothing beyond a 50K, or 31 miles. (And … More A Running Book Per Month: “Eat & Run” finished; “The Running Dream” next