Category Archives: Race Recaps

Race Recap: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Coco

Foreshadowing The conditions were perfect for a great run at the 2012 Cherry Blossom 10 miler: it was cool (upper 40s), cloudy, and the course was flat. Backstory After deciding that my husband would drop me off at the race … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged , , , , | 25 Comments

Rockin’ My Goal

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Coco

I was wary of setting a goal for the Rock’N’Roll USA Half Marathon, but when I registered I chose 2:00 a my estimated finish time, and that’s the goal that my friend really wanted to meet. (That was my same goal for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Home For The Holidays Virtual 10 K (Race Recap)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Coco

Last week I registered for the Home for the Holidays Virtual 10K organized by Ashley, Robin and Stephanie at A Healthy Happier Bear, mostly for the motivation to get in a decent run over the holiday weekend, but it didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Race Recap: Hot Chocolate 15K Review

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Coco

How do you write about a race that has Twitter and Facebook blowing up with complaints? Here’s my attempt at a balanced Hot Chocolate 15K review. I am glad that I kept my expectations low for a new race on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments

Race Recap: Race For A Cause 8K

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Coco

I originally signed up for this event because my son’s lacrosse team is doing the one mile “fun run” to support an organization that one of the coaches is involved with. My friend and I thought we could cajole our … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments