https://cfrietch.com/2022/08/18/ironman-alaska-2022-race-report/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imak-medal-shot.jpgimak-medal-shothttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/start-of-run-imak.jpgstart-of-run-imakhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/auke-lake-swim.jpgauke-lake-swimhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/imak-bike-pass.jpgimak-bike-pass2022-09-23T14:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2020/05/12/restarting-triathlon-what-will-it-take/2020-11-03T22:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/about/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/avacrop.jpgavacrop2020-05-12T20:46:17+00:00weekly0.6https://cfrietch.com/2019/05/27/ironman-santa-rosa-2019-race-report/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa-rosa-bike-lau.jpgsanta rosa bike lauhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wine-tasting.jpgwine tastinghttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/run-finish.jpgRun finishhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa-rosa-bike.jpgsanta rosa bikehttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lake-sonoma.jpglake sonomahttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/im-foundation-project-sr.jpgIM foundation project SRhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pit-crew-imsr.jpgPit Crew IMSR2019-05-28T14:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2018/05/02/ironman-texas-race-report-part-2/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/im-recovery.jpgIM recoveryhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/im-bracelet.jpgIM bracelethttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/finish-trio-im.jpgfinish trio IM2018-05-17T19:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2018/04/08/ironman-texas-2018-race-report-part-1/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/pr-bike-at-fort.jpgPR bike at fortIn San Juan at Ironman Puerto Rico 70.3, my warm up race for IMTX2018-04-09T11:51:14+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2017/12/22/in-transition/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nyc-tri-2017.jpgNYC Tri 20172017-12-23T00:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2015/07/24/eagleman-2015-race-report-by-ernest-hemingway-with-contributions-from-joseph-conrad/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-22-at-12-30-57-pm.pngEagleman 20152017-03-22T16:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2017/03/04/race-report-la-habana-triathlon-2017/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/havana-after.jpghavana-afterhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/havana-collapse.jpghavana-collapse2017-03-05T16:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2016/06/01/tragedy-and-triumph-at-the-2016-vermont-marathon/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/vermont-marathon.jpgvermont marathonIcing my legs in Lake Champlain2017-03-05T03:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2017/01/07/rogue-expeditions-review-kenya-2016/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2872.jpgKenyan kidsKids I met on one of my runs in Itenhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2698.jpgRunners in KenyaMe, Purity and Veronicahttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0122-e1483830648222.jpgimg_0122https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2928.jpgRogue Expeditions Maasai MaraElephant in the Maasai Mara, Kenyahttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0393.jpgimg_03932017-03-05T03:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2017/03/04/americans-in-cuba-a-crash-course/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0508.jpgimg_0508https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0484.jpgimg_0484https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0530.jpgimg_0530https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_0467.jpgimg_04672017-03-05T03:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2014/06/09/dear-hollywood-stop-taking-the-vegan-challenge/2014-06-11T15:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2013/12/29/can-i-be-f40-44-forever/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-review.jpg2013 review2013-12-29T23:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2013/11/20/race-report-hambletonian-marathon-or-why-i-might-be-ruined-for-big-city-marathons/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hambletonian.jpgHambletonianhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goshen-trail.jpgGoshen trailPart of the paved Goshen Trailhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/goshen-track.jpggoshen trackGoshen Historic Track2013-12-29T23:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/10/06/ironmannish/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ironman_70-3.jpgIronman_70.3Me on the bike coursehttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/woolybearcaterpillar.jpgwoolybearcaterpillarWooly bear caterpillar2013-08-22T20:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2013/03/04/eating-vegan-in-new-orleans-not-impossible/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nola.jpgNew Orleans2013-03-05T14:11:20+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/12/12/skinny-today-fat-forever/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chris.jpgChris2012-12-12T21:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/11/18/dont-buy-it-black-friday-is-for-suckers/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blackfriday.jpgBlackFridayDoesn't this look fun?2012-11-18T22:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/10/31/325/2013-04-08T21:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/10/17/any-veg-indian-masala/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4193.jpgCauliflowerMatar (green pea) masala with cauliflower2012-10-17T13:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/10/09/prospect-park-lakeside-ice-rink/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4179.jpgGreen roofhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4187.jpgWater featurehttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4183.jpgIMG_4183https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4180.jpgIce rinkhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4176.jpgDigging outhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4174.jpgWorld War Memorialhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4171.jpgFountainhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4169.jpgIMG_4169https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4168.jpgCornerhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4167.jpgIMG_41672012-10-10T00:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/09/21/10-years-running/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/farm-sanctuary-037.jpgGreenwood Lake TriathlonMe this month after the American Memorial Triathlon in Greenwood Lake, NY, where I place 8th among women.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/marathon-003.jpgMarathon 2003Me at the NYC Marathon in 20032012-09-22T18:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/09/11/abandoned-jfk/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4148.jpgTWA interiorhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4141.jpgAA officeshttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4144.jpgEero detailhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4143.jpgTWA terminal 6https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4140.jpgAllied Aviationhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4138.jpgFencinghttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4137.jpgSignhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4136.jpgFile boxeshttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4134.jpgBig skyhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4132.jpgMore old hangars2020-09-03T18:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/28/serena-williams/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/serena.jpgserenaSerena at the Olympics2012-09-04T16:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/09/04/paul-ryan-marathon/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/paul_bunyan.jpgpaul_bunyanPaul Ryan's marathon time: as mythical as Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe2012-09-04T15:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/31/foraging-with-the-wildman/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yellow-wood-sorrel.jpgyellow-wood-sorrelYellow wood sorrelhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stinkhorn.jpgstinkhornThe name of this fungus said it all: Stinkhorn. They are a pretty color, but appeal only to flies. Yuck.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sassafras.jpgsassafrasThe roots of sassafras saplings are used to make root beer. We plucked a few, and they smell just like it. There are some in my fridge now waiting to be made into homemade root beerhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/purslane.jpgpurslaneAnother widely known green you'll sometimes see in gourmet shops, we found purslane next to a path in the park. Very delicious, juicy and crunchy.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/poison-ivy.jpgpoison-ivyThree leaves...middle leaf has the stem. You better know what this one is. Better have jewelweed handy.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lambs_quarters.jpglambs_quartersOne of the best known edible wild greens, lamb's quarters can be found here, or at NYC farmer's markets for about $12 per pound.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ladys-thumb.jpgladys-thumbLady's thumb is everywhere in Prospect Park. Brill says adults don't find the edible leaves very tasty, but toddlers love it.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jewelweed2.jpgjewelweed2Often found growing near poison ivy, jewelweed is its natural antidote. Break the stem and rub the sap on exposed skin. It works on bug bites too and has a cooling feel on the skin.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hawthorn-berries.jpghawthorn-berriesLovely red berries from the hawthorn tree taste a bit like tiny apples.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/goutweed.jpggoutweedThe older leaves don't taste great, but small goutweed leaves are tender and tasty.2012-08-31T13:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/25/usopen_quallies/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-083.jpgAndy RoddickRoddick does this thing where he fills his cheeks with air, then blows it out all at once. If you are close enough, you can hear it.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-071.jpgAggie RadwanskaAggie Radwaska is gorgeous in person, like movie-star beautifulhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-089.jpgAndy ShowsHm. I guess Andy Roddick is a little patriotic?https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-064.jpgThe FedFed looking serious. He seemed a little peevish that day.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-056.jpgJanko TipsarevicJanko Tipsarevic chats with one of his people. ALL of his people were smoking, by the way.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-054.jpgLeighton HewittIt took me 10 minutes to realize this was Leighton Hewitt. That's how far from my memory Hewitt has receded.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-045.jpgMardy FishMardy Fish. He blows air through his cheeks kind of like Roddick does.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-038.jpgMikhail YouzhneyThis guy never takes a bad picture. Mikhail Youzhneyhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tennis2012-079.jpgTennis2012 079Big tennis balls ready to be autographed2012-08-25T23:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/24/self-determinism/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nyad.pngDiana NyadDiana Nyadhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cimg1336.jpgJane KatzThe lovely Dr. Jane Katz (left) and me2012-08-24T13:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/23/a-better-3-bean-salad/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cimg1344.jpgBean saladPicnic-friendly bean salad without the sugar2012-08-23T20:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/21/bumper-crop-make-a-sage-smudge/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4021.jpgHang to dryHang smudges to dryhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4018.jpgContinue wrappingContinue wrapping looselyhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4017.jpgWrap the endsWrap the ends tightlyhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4016.jpgGather sageGather sage into buncheshttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4014.jpgSageMy bumper crop of sage2012-08-21T19:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/20/quinoa-salad/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sw-quinoa.jpgSW QuinoaQuinoa salad with black beans, corn, cilantro and avocado2012-08-20T13:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/19/cooler-alternatives-to-nyc-tourist-traps/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/scarlet-tanager.jpgscarlet-tanagerTry to spot one of these guys, a scarlet tanagerhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lordandtaylor.jpglordandtaylorLord & Taylor 5th avenue flagship storehttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/saris.jpgsarisSari shopping in Jackson Heightshttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rickshaw.jpgrickshawPedal power in Central Parkhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sugar-overload.jpgSugar overloadSugar overload at Economy Candyhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pioneer.jpgPioneerThe gorgeous Pioneer schoonerhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tourists.jpgtouristsAvoid this!2012-08-19T22:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/17/the-call-of-the-wild-a-tribute-to-mating-cicadas/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cicada.jpgcicadaAs kids, we loved finding the shed shells of cicadas. Okay, I still like finding them. This glamor shot comes from the neat WhatsThatBug.com website.2012-08-17T18:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/15/cycling-lake-district/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-0402.jpgEngland 2012 040Me and my Trek hybridhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-1001.jpgEngland 2012 100Sheep near Honiston Passhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-193.jpgView from Kirkstone PassThis one was a killer; Kirkstone Pass features some 25% grades, but what a view. https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-185.jpgStafford HouseStafford House in Greystoke, on the castle grounds. Gorgeous gardens and a Victorian room, complete with fresh flowers.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-175.jpgChickenAn award-winning chicken at the Cockermouth Agricultural Festivalhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-159.jpgEarly morning near Tarn HowsOne of the few sunny mornings! Near Tarn Howshttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-149.jpgMorris dancersWhat a surprise! Morris dancers show up during a dinner in Conistonhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-123.jpgBike signBike routes are well signed, and easy to follow on maps.https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-094.jpgThistleMountain thistle near Crummock Waterhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/england-2012-074.jpgTea CakeStopping for tea and cake in Grange2012-08-16T02:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/11/plumbing-the-dark-depths-on-alex-meyer-and-open-water/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/meyer.jpgPhoto credit: Openwaterswimming.comAlex Meyer at a memorial for swimmer Fran Crippen2012-08-11T16:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.com/2012/08/10/part-of-me-in-the-nyt/https://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nj-marathon2.jpgNJ MarathonStill smiling after 26.2 at the New Jersey Marathonhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nj-marathon1.jpgNJ Marathonhttps://cfrietch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nj-marathon.jpgNJ MarathonSmiling after 26.2 at the NJ Marathon2012-08-11T13:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://cfrietch.comdaily1.02022-09-23T14:44:02+00:00