Monthly Archives: February 2011

Vegan / Paleo switch begins Monday, Feb. 21-27

Watch for more details over the weekend http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/veganpaleo-diet-swap-week-feb-21-27/ …and/or join in for something different 🙂 Here are the 2 books that I’m using for recipe ideas and guidance: Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life … Continue reading

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achy yesterday…but I’d rather feel the pain…

Woke up feeling achy yesterday…so what’s with that?…another ‘new’ symptom…started with a sore throat a week and a half ago, that morphed into congestion and a cough, and as that diminished, bit of a light cough, and my back was just feeling … Continue reading

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so when to get back on the training wagon…

still nursing a persistent cough through yesterday…although improved…only every once in a while…much better last night than the night before and definately better than the night before that…so a positive trend…a few GI issues this morning…hopefully it’s not morphing into something … Continue reading

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United Airlines: Friendly skies?

Having written a post about our flight that made an unscheduled stop in Denver en route to Chicago: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/happy-valentines-day/ …turns out that United recognized the flight was below service expectations, and did reimburse passengers with a $50.00 e-coupon each for the hassle…and as … Continue reading

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Vegan/Paleo Diet Swap Week: Feb. 21-27

Looks like we’re on: Vegan/Paleo week Feb. 21-27 …the idea is for the vegan/vegetarian leaning group (Team Captain Iron Daughter) to go more ‘Paleo’, and the ‘Paleo’ group (Team Captain Iron Dad) to go Vegan …details and ideas, bricks and bouquets about … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Alright…we get started again…tomorrow 🙂 This past 3 weeks has been a bit ragged…sore throat and cold…recovery in time for the convention last weekend through this past Tuesday…overlapped by another sore throat / congestion this past week…rats…so exercise has been a … Continue reading

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The golden age of flying…gone :(

Flying out to the west coast yesterday for my convention this weekend, I am reminded that the golden age of flying is long gone.  Cramped, low on service, high on irritation, I did nonetheless arrive on time, with my bags…our expectations have … Continue reading

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IronVegan

Listening to your body is an interesting topic Irondad brings up today for two reasons…  1- I stayed home from work today to nurse a sore throat.. and now I’m coming up with a billion excuses on why I shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Listen to your body

Iron Buddy Anne sends this along today…great reminder especially for us ‘Masters’ athletes…you weren’t thinking of Iron Dad when you read it were you? 🙂 …thanks Anne! This is a quote in today’s paper in an article by David Quick, from … Continue reading

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