A Case of the Runs

Tea Time and I reviewed Larabars a while back here . It seems that there are some new flavors that we missed. These "Jocalat" varieties are still vegan and raw (crushed dates and such) yet tasty. I've tried these at expos, and Tea Time brought a box home as well. Here is my review of each: - Chocolate: Very mild chocolate flavor. Not bad. - Chocolate Mint: I am not a big fan of this flavor combination, but it was acceptable because of the subtlety. - Chocolate Orange: Again, not too bad because the chocolate is not overpowering. However, I don't like orange-flavored things, so this would rank low for me. - Chocolate Coffee: Quite good... maybe because I am a mocha fan. The coffee taste definitely adds to this. - Chocolate Cherry (not pictured): Slightly tart with the chocolate flavor to off-balance it. - Peanut Butter Cookie (not pictured): This isn't a "Jocalat" bar (though PB & chocolate?? mmm!), but this is my new favorite Larabar. It really does

EVENT : America's Finest City Half-Marathon DATE : Sunday, August 17, 2008 LOCATION : San Diego, CA RACE BEGAN : 7:00 am FINISH TIME : 02:11:47 Part 3 of 3 of the Triple Crown ! It had been nearly three months since running a race, and given the leg pain from May that has not yet gone away, I had been fearing this race for months. I kept up about 75% of the training, but in the last few weeks before this race, I took a lot of time "off" in hopes that some rest would help. I'm still not sure if it did. If I have one thing to say about the coordination of this race, I'd say Neil Finn did an excellent job with logistics, besides the fact that the Expo was near the airport, and everyone picking up their packet had to endure that ridiculous airport traffic. This race commenced at the Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego. I was staying at the end of the race, so a bus took us to the start. With such an early start time, I was hoping it would not warm up very quickly,

Besides using Aquaphor for chafing , I've found three other things this stuff can be used for, which is a good thing, since I have a few sample sized ones and a large bottle at home. 1) Removes eye makeup - If you're wearing something else that is hard to rub off before running (primer makes it darn difficult/impossible), a little bit of Aquaphor makes it come right off. 2) Moisturizes lips - When I forget my chapstick and don't want to be running with dry lips, this scentless stuff does the trick. 3) Helps dry knees - Often, my knee gets incredibly dry at this one small spot. If I have the Aquaphor out for one of the other uses, I usually remember to use it for this purpose. There you have it! So next time you get a little sample of this stuff in your running goodie bags, know that it will come to good use!!