“Guys, I Won a Race”: STAW Regatta Recap
Tina and I participated in the STAW Sprint Regatta on the Old Danube in Vienna yesterday. Our decision to enter was quite last-minute because we thought it would be a good opportunity to try out our n...
Month: August 2015
Vegan in Toronto
I recently went to Toronto for a conference and wanted to share a few restaurant suggestions with you. Had I known I was going to start this blog, I would have taken more and better photographs. Sorry...
Training Week 3 in Review
This past week went by even quicker than the one before. It was full of ups and downs, primarily because of the rainy and stormy weather, and ended with a very exhausting, but surprisingly enjoya...
Review: Klean Kanteen Reflect
I had toyed with the idea of buying a stainless steel bottle for my workouts for quite some time, but I kept thinking that I had enough plastic bottles that I’d gotten for free and that I...
Post-Workout Popsicles
This week, I have a special treat for you. We just survived our third heat wave — 14 days in a row over 35 degrees celsius — here in Vienna, and this summer has the potential of becoming t...
Training Week 2 in Review
I don’t know why, but this week went by really fast. It was wonderful for me to see that I am already making a lot of progress after only a bit more than one week of serious training. More impor...
Overnight Oats: Breakfast For Champions
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” Many of us, including myself, have grown up with this saying. While I must confess that I now “eat like a king” thro...
“Pig-Dog”: Friend, Not Food! Picking Up Our Boat From Italy
Ciao, my name is “Schweinehund” (read more about my name HERE) and I was born in July 2015 near Florence, Italy. I am a wing rigger double scull rowing boat and my “skin” color is ce...
Training Week 1 in Review
Monday was the official start of our structured training with a professional workout plan written by our strength coach Max. Not being used to doing intervals and strength exercises regularly, as well...