Holly Zimmermann

Back in late fall 2016, as I was contemplating my race calendar for the upcoming year, I shared my thoughts with my coach and he said, “Sounds good. That gives us time for three months of base training.” What exactly is base training? And how important is it?  Base training could principally be described as ‘training to train, not training to race.’ It is a period used to strengthen the muscular and aerobic systems and get the body prepared for the greater stresses that are applied when training to race. The goal of base training is to develop a runner’s aerobic potential to its maximum before implementing anaerobic training, which fine-tunes the body to run at greater speed. Cross-country skiing is a great aerobic exercise Physiologists experimenting with endurance athletes at Cologne University found that fine muscular endurance can be attained by exercising continually for long periods, i.e. two hours or more at a time (not split up within a day, but can be a ...

Super einfach...alles in einem Topf! Kürbissuppe mit Grünkohl Topping (Source: Minimalistbaker) Ich habe diese Suppe gestern gemacht und war so überzeugt, dass ich heute das Rezept gleich aufschreiben und posten muss! Dass die Suppe mir geschmeckt hat, ist kein Wunder, aber dass es allen meiner vier Kinder geschmeckt hat, war eine riesen Freude. Eine hat sogar bemerkt, wie sie die Energie spürt, die es liefert! Zutaten Suppe 1 mittelgroßer Hokkaidokürbis 2 Karotten 1 gelbe Zwiebel 1 Knoblauchzehe 2 Kartoffeln 2 Liter Gemüsebrühe 25g Mehl 100 ml Hafermilch (oder Mandel-, Soja-, Kokos-, Reis-, etc.) 1 EL Ahornsirup ½ TL Salz ¼ TL Muskatnuss Schwarzer Pfeffer nach Geschmack Knoblauch-Grünkohl-Sesam Topping (beliebig...aber dein Körper wird es lieben) 100 g Grünkohl 1 Knoblauchzehe 2 EL gerösteter Sesam (3-4 min in eine trockene Pfanne rösten) 1 Schuss Olivenöl 1 Prise Salz Den Kürbis und die Karotten waschen und in grosse Stücke schne...

Zeit für ein Rezept! Mein absoluter Lieblings-Snack und ideal für Ausdauerathleten, weil es so viele Proteine, Fett und Salz enthält! Zutaten 400g Cashewnüsse 4 Esslöffel Sojasoße Cashewnüsse in einer Pfanne auf mittlerer Stufe 45-60min gold- bis dunkelbraun rösten. Oft rühren, so dass sie nicht anbrennen. Dann noch in der heißen Pfanne, die Sojasoße darüber gießen und rühren bis es aufgesaugt und/oder verdunnstet ist. Abkühlen lassen. Genießen!

You can find an in-depth account of the other stages in my book: Ultramarathon Mom: From the Sahara to the Arctic to be released in April 2018!!! Stage 1: 34 km, 800 m positive elevation  Patrick Bauer and his crew giving instructions The sand dunes were daunting. They dominated the view from Base Camp, or Bivouac 1, as it was called by the organizers. From the Road Book we all knew that the first day would entail getting across those massive mounds of beautifully sculptured sand, but what we didn’t know was that Mother Nature had something else in store for us that day which would make crossing the dunes feel like a walk in the park. At the starting line the tension in the air was palpable as we all knew what lay just ahead. Patrick Bauer, the race organizer and founder, stood on top of an SUV with his translator and gave us the daily news and race instructions. Check points and water rations were relayed. Birthdays were announced and we sang. Then the song that we ...