Hi everyone,

Now that we’re into April, I’ve ramped up my train­ing slightly with my sights on the upcom­ing sea­son. I’m think­ing of doing some tri races but haven’t yet decided what dis­tances I want to com­mit to. I’m wrestling with the idea of a half iron­man but I’m a bit ner­vous about the impact of the run on my body. I’ve been run­ning around 40-​45km/​week with no prob­lems other than a pesky glute that likes to tighten up, result­ing in weak­ened power of the legs. It doesn’t feel like pir­i­formis because luck­ily, I have expe­ri­enced zero sci­atic pain but I have been doing some dynamic move­ments that are help­ing to release the glutes. This arti­cle pro­vides some really good infor­ma­tion about pir­i­formis syn­drome and also illus­trates some of the exer­cises that I’ve been prac­tic­ing. Now get out there and RUN!! No excuses!!!

http://​run​ning​.com​peti​tor​.com/​2​0​1​4​/​0​3​/​p​h​o​t​o​s​/​b​e​a​t​-​p​i​r​i​f​o​r​m​i​s​-​s​y​n​d​r​o​m​e​_​9​8​2​0​1

On another note, I made a yummy Mid­dle East­ern inspired meal the other night to rave reviews. I took a lamb shawarma recipe, used chicken breasts instead, and served it with bas­mati rice infused with all­spice and cumin. I also added a hand­ful of toasted sliv­ered almonds and dried cran­ber­ries to the rice just before serv­ing. So yummy!

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I also stum­bled upon this web­site which deliv­ers authen­tic Lebanese flavours. I love Mid­dle East­ern food and this site has some great restau­rant dishes to eas­ily repli­cate at home.

http://​www​.mamasle​bane​sek​itchen​.com/

Enjoy!