tarahumara food...

Since this whole ultramarathon thing started right after I read Born to Run, I've decided to test out a few of the Tarahumara "miracle" foods. Today I made iskiate, aka chia fresca. It's not too bad, I found a recipe on the No Meat Athlete, and other than the odd consistency, it tasted fine. I skipped the added agave nectar (my thoughts on agave deserve a post of their own). So essentially it was just chia seeds (yes, ch-ch-ch-chia), water and fresh lime juice.

I have no idea if the so-called magical effects actually occur or not. I've heard it's a great boost when you are feeling tired, and I just drank some pre-workout today, but I certainly wasn't fatigued. I'm thinking I'll use a bit during my 15k on Sunday and see what happens. At least it didn't make me feel sick.

Next up on the menu is the pinole... saving that for next week.

Speaking of food, I've had a really good food week. The only non-paleo items I've had all week were peanut sauce (twice) and ranch dressing on my salad once. Not too bad for a pizza addict.