Tag: Bruce Tretter
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TDF2017 Stage 7 + Summer Fruit Topping Picture Recipe
Live coverage of Tour de France stage 7 from Troyes to Nuits Saint George in central eastern France is on. Guys will be rippin’ it for more than 125 miles very challenging miles in the saddle – maybe some of it chased by women on horses as shown above during yesterday’s stage 6. Cool! Last…
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New Westborough Multi-Use Trail Breaks Ground
5 years ago our Westborough, MA, Board of Selectmen established a Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee charged with improving cycling and pedestrian access and safety and building trails in town. Over the past 5 years, we’ve worked persistently to do exactly that. We’ve installed 9 sets of Carmanah R920 solar-powered flashing crosswalk signs, like those shown below,…
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6 Days to Cancer Ride + Almond Butter Power Fuel in Pictures
6 days to the Central Mass. Bicycles Battling Cancer ride (please consider donating – I’m just about half way to my $300 goal). Almond butter will certainly be part of the breakfast I have to power that ride next Sunday. I had a fat tablespoon of it just now with French toast (made with killeer BirchTree Bread…
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Great Training Fuel: French Toast Taken From “Simple to Exciting” – All in Pictures
Yesterday’s post showed how to use your favorite bread to make French toast either in the pan or microwave oven. As mentioned in that post, the I bread used to make French toast last weekend was Seeded Levain bread from the BirchTree Bread Co. in Worcester, MA. (That bread, by the way, goes great with…
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12 Days to Cancer Ride and French Toast Training Fuel
12 days to the 100 mile Bicycles Battling Cancer ride through Central Massachusetts – you bet, I’d appreciate your support. Regarding training, French toast, which combines sustained energy from the protein in eggs with the more immediate energy provided by complex carbohydrates in bread, is a great fuel for a good ride, run, or…
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19 Days To Bikes Battling Cancer Ride and How to Cut Avocados Safely
Avocados are packed with health-promoting, anti-inflammatory whole body nutrients, which makes them great for those of us who keep our bodies active (click this link to a comprehensive avocado nutrition article from Medical News Today and this link to the World’s Healthiest Foods detailed description of avocado nutrition and preparation tips). I’m planning to have a…
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Bicycles Battling Cancer Fuel: Rice with Nut Butter and Fruit in Pictures
Last post showed how to cook rice – great sports fuel. Here’s what I made with cooked rice yesterday afternoon to power a 28 mile ride on a hot, windy day (to train for Bicycles Battling Cancer June 11 – link here is to my fundraising page).
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How to Cook Rice Picture Book Directions
Rice is terrific cycling, running, or any sports fuel that goes with just about anything. I always make enough to have plenty of leftovers that then allow me to make very much immediate meals. The only down side is that, depending on the type of rice and how much it’s been processed, rice requires about…
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Why I’m Riding in Bicycles Battling Cancer June 11th
Cancer, heart disease, hypertension, obesity: they’re the leading causes of death in the world, including the US, and all them, regardless of genetics, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and many more highly credible health organizations, are significantly avoidable through better eating and moving our bodies. I’m…