Spinach Salad
There are a few things you can do to surely get noticed in Walnut Creek. Driving a car that is more than 3 years old is one of them. Presenting this salad at a summer cookout could be another one. Although it may seem a little bizarre at first sight, this is a perfect “salad” for a summer gathering.
Ingredients:
Frozen Chopped Spinach
Olive Oil
Gorgonzola Cheese Crumbles
Fresh Blueberries
Fresh Strawberries
Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
It’s pretty simple. Saute the spinach with the olive oil (or butter), add salt and pepper to taste, remove from heat, mix in the vinaigrette dressing, cheese, and fruit. This was a side dish to my tuna burger (which you can see in the bottom left corner of the picture), it would also go great with an herb seasoned grilled chicken breast. As for the spinach, you could use fresh spinach leaves, but then again you could also buy a car that is way out of your price range and be upside down in 3 years. Question the norm.
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Friday’s WOD:
Qualifier WOD:
500 meter row
30 Burpees
10 Reps Shoulder to Overhead (men 155#, women 85#)
Alternative Workout:
4×4 Repeats (400 meter row, immediately followed by 403 meter run)
(4) 4×4′s Rest exactly 3 minutes after each one
I just wanted to say I am SUPER impressed by everyone who did the qualifier WOD on Friday. Many of you who aren’t even interested in being on the team still put in a tremendous effort! The support from others in the gym was great as well. John and Helen even performed the workout 10lbs. heavier (which is the weight used for the NorCal Qualifiers, back in May of 2009). Helen, who did the exact same workout at the CrossFit Qualifiers in May improved her time by nearly 2 minutes, from 7:15 to 5:24, that’s a 25% increase in power! Both John’s super fast time of 4:17, and Helen’s time of 5:24, would have placed each of them in 11th place in all of Northern California for that workout! Great work you guys.
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Saturday’s WOD:
Track Workout at Las Lomas
It ended up being a couples team workout consisting of weight plate thrusters (thanks to Coach Miller for letting me in the weight room), 200 meter runs, walking lunges, sand bag carries, sandbag swings, and partner carries among other things. Sara K. and her husband Tim rolled through the exercises with ease. Aaron and Levi got points for cutest couple.
