Half Triathlon

Don't worry, I'm not crazy enough to do a half triathlon. At least not all at once. I enjoy working out but sometimes I have a hard time pushing myself and staying consistent. I never had this problem growing up. I was always playing a team sport and so it was always easy to work out, and hard. There is something about mixing the working out with having fun and the competitiveness. I'm a very competitive person so I would push myself. But when it is just me that's not the case.

One day when Sam and I were at the gym we saw a flyer for a Indoor Half Triathlon. The catch was you could do it whenever you wanted and it didn't have to be completed all at once. I really liked this idea because I would be competing against someone to win, it would be a good workout, and I could work it around taking care of Dax and work.

Sam and I decided we would have our own and have since decided to make it a tradition. The winner gets to pick a prize of their choice. It has been a lot of fun and it's helped me to exercise  harder and more often than I usually would. I love finding ideas like this that help me to be active! If you have any other fun ideas let me know. Or just let me know what helps you to be active. I need all the help I can get! :)

100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, plus more for dusting

2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

3/4 tsp salt

1 cup warm water

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, combine yeast, water and 1 tsp sugar. Let sit for five minutes.

2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 2 cups flour, salt and remaining sugar. Make a well in the center and add yeast mixture and olive oil.

3. Stir using the paddle attachment or a spoon until the dough just comes together, then knead, either by hand or in a stand mixer fixed with the dough hook, for about 5 minutes (3-4 minutes if using stand mixer). Add remaining flour in 1 tbsp increments just until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl or is no longer sticky.

4. Shape dough into a ball, place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with lightly greased plastic wrap to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

5. Punch down risen dough, shape into a ball and place on a lightly floured pizza stone.
Roll out into a circle of desired crust thickness and let rest about 10 minutes (at this time you can put on your desired toppings).

6. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Place pizza in oven and bake about 10-15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and toppings are baked. Let pizza rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.