On Sunday, September 27 team Work It completed the Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay in just under 4 hours total. There were five legs to relay: 12k, 10k, 10k, 5k and 5k. I started the relay with the 12k leg, Tommer Arbuckle ran the second leg (10k), Paul Arellanes ran the second 10k leg, D’Ann Rifai ran the fouth leg (5k) and Enrique Romo finished with the last 5k. Thank you to everyone who participated with team Work It, great job! Also congrats to Work It client Nita Aleman for running with her family in the relay.

543 teams participated in the relay this year. A Guinness world record was also set at the relay, the fastest marathon relay time, by the Jack & Adam’s team with a time of 2:10:49. Congratulations to them!!!

Team Work It: Silicon Labs '09 Marathon Relay

Ever wanted to run a marathon? If you have and want to gradually work up to it (as you should) the Austin Distance Challenge could be the way to do it. The Austin Distance Challenge is a program of 7 races in Austin stating in late September through mid-February ending in the Austin Marathon on February 14, 2010. The purpose is to get ease you into the distance by stating out with shorter races leading up to the full 26 miles of a marathon. The first race is the Silicon Labs Marathon Relay on September 27, 2009. Below are the dates of the races that you must participate in to complete the Austin Distance Challenge series. Join team Work It by going to www.austindistancechallenge.com for registration.

Sept. 27 – Silicon Labs Marathon Relay , Oct. 18 – IBM 10K, Nov. 8 – Gazelle Foundation Run for the Water , Dec. 6 – ARC Decker Challenge Half-Marathon, Jan. 10 – RunTex 20 Miler , Jan. 24 – 3M Half-Marathon, Feb. 14 – Austin Marathon/Half-Marathon

Moses Ruiz kept up the Work It spirit in Chicago by jogging along Michigan Avenue. Way to Work It Moses!

Moses Working It in Chicago

If you are a yoga expert or just want something a little different, fit and fun to do on Wednesday night, join Work It at Lululemon Athletica’s free Weird Wednesday Yoga classes. The classes will be held on the second floor courtyard of Whole Foods at 6th and Congress in downtown Austin. The first class will be hip hop yoga on October 7th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Visit the Work It blog for pictures and updates!

Whole Foods Grocery
Sixth and Lamar
Austin, TX
Hosted by: Lululemon Athletica

A friend invited me out to lunch at Borboleta a new vegetarian, gluten-free raw food restaurant in downtown Austin. I eat healthy but I don’t have a lot of experience with dining the raw food way. That being said, here is my review of Borboleta.

The restaurant itself is pretty small, located right next to Bella Salon on West Sixth Street. I think there were less than 10 tables and about half were two-tops. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The food prep area was open and in the middle of the restaurant so that you could see your dish being prepared. You place your order at the cash register and you then choose your own seat.

Since the chef tries to prepare dishes with locally available produce the menu changes daily. There were three entrée items available for lunch: spaghetti and meatballs (zucchini curls with nut meatballs in marinara), lasagna and cabbage leaf fajitas (peppers and mushrooms in red cabbage leaves). I chose the lasagna ($11) and my friend chose the fajitas ($10). The lasagna was made with thin, long sliced zucchini as “noodles” and was layered along with marinated mushrooms and eggplant (I think), a nutty basil pesto, ricotta cheese and a fresh tomato marinara.

The taste of the lasagna was great for raw vegetables but I must say the portion was fairly small. I love vegetables but I need a lot of them to sustain me as a meal. I am very active and exercise a lot. So, I was disappointed an hour or so later when I was hungry again and wanting something more substantial. At $11 I expected a larger portion.

Overall I liked the concept of the restaurant and my entrée was tasty. While I don’t think I will be adopting the raw food diet as a lifestyle for myself, I think it is an excellent choice if someone is trying to make a healthy dining out choice.

Next healthy restaurant review… Beets.

Borboleta
1221 West Sixth Street
Austin, TX
512.828.7404
Open daily for lunch & dinner (closed Sunday)
www.borboletagourmet.com