Category Archives: Race Recaps

A Hilly PR — Reston 10 Miler Race Recap

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Coco

Much to my surprise I kicked off my 2016 spring race season with a shiny new course PR at the hilly Reston 10 Miler! I had not trained for a PR, was not mentally psyched up for a PR, and … Continue reading →

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Personal Record Versus Personal Best

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Coco

In the running lexicon “personal record” and “personal best” have the same meaning: your best race time at a specific race distance distance. But as I was running the .US National 12K this weekend, I realized that we should recognize a difference. By … Continue reading →

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Racing To End Women’s Cancer

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Coco

This weekend I ran in the National Race To End Women’s Cancer 5K, which I was offered an entry to in exchange for telling you about the great cause it supports. It was a beautiful November morning in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

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2015 Army Ten Miler Recap

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Coco

How do you recap your 8th time running the Army Ten Miler? I’ll start at the end and then go back to the beginning. I came close to last year’s PR, running it in my second fastest time. My foot was … Continue reading →

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Lawyers Can Beat The Deadline Too

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Coco

I thought “Beat The Deadline” was a cute name for the 5K put on by the National Press Club to support the National Press Club Journalism Institute. We all know that journalists have to get their stories written in time to … Continue reading →

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