60 miles/month September Challenge!

[Note: This isn't really a blog entry but more a forum for those running with me at nikeplus,com]

Welcome to the 60 miles/month September Challenge! As mentioned in the invite, this challenge is for those who run about 1-3 miles a day or 5-12 miles a week.

Feel free to comment or introduce yourselves in the "post a comment" field below, and be sure to check back to see what other runners are saying, too.

Happy running!

Our run, LIVE!!

Our running mascot "Domokun" Chocolate Marshmallow?

Indian food wasn't spicy 500 years ago?

Heard on KCRW's wonderful all about food show Good Food (if you haven't done so already, you have to listen to the podcast):


"Most Americans are familiar only with Punjabi cuisine from the north of India. Culinary historian and Bengali food expert Chitrita Banerji, who has traveled throughout India, introduces us to that country's many other regional cuisines in Eating India. Chitrita says that many different cultures have impacted Indian cuisine. The Muslims introduced more meats and various ways of preparing it.

The Portuguese made the greatest impact in the 15th century because they brought the chili pepper. Before their arrival, all the heat in Indian cuisine derived from ginger and black pepper."

Fascinating. Her book Eating India: An Odyssey into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices is definitely going on my wishlist.