Running With Perseverance

Starting My 54th Trip Around The Sun

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Coco

I like thinking of birthdays as marking trips around the sun. It captures the idea that life is a journey, but instead of trudging along a path to our final destination, we are on a crazy ride we get to do again and again. What I don’t like about this analogy is that, while I just celebrated by 53rd birthday, I am starting my 54th trip around the sun. As unbothered as I am about my age, I’m in no hurry to get to the next number.

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Setting Up My Winter Happy Place

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Coco

No, we haven’t purchased a ski chalet, or even rented a slope-side condo. But, we finally installed heavy-duty floor mats in the partially finished room I use for my home workouts. With covid-19 cases on the rise, I won’t be going back to studio classes any time soon, so I’m trying to turn my basement gym into my winter happy place.

The single bare light bulb makes it that much more badass.

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Why I Didn’t Get A Peloton Bike And Got A Schwinn IC4 Instead

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Coco

You know how much I love the Peloton strength and treadmill classes, and you know I love cycling. If you read my blog before March, you know I used to love going to Cyclebar. And you probably know how much Deborah, Kim, Zenaida, and now Michele love their Peloton bikes. So, it won’t come as much of a surprise that I came ^thisclose^ to getting a Peloton bike.

If you’re thinking about jumping on the Peloton bandwagon–or if you’re just curious–maybe you’ll want to know why I didn’t get a Peloton bike and got a Schwinn IC4 instead.

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Birthday Cake Coffee Date

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Coco

My birthday is still a week away, but I’m already thinking about birthday cake. I’m going to imagine I’m enjoying a slice while we get together for our virtual November Coffee Date. My co-host Deborah is celebrating her birthday this month too–as are a number of our coffee date regulars–so there are plenty of reasons to celebrate!

My son makes a mean lemon pound cake!

Grab the html code for the coffee date badge here:

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New Strength Exercises I Learned From Peloton

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Coco

It’s no secret that over the past ~~few~~ many months I’ve become a huge fan of the Peloton app. I don’t have a bike, and even though I’ve gotten hooked on the running workouts, my favorite classes–what sucked me in and got me to subscribe in the first place–are the strength classes. I love the diversity of the instructors, the variety of the classes, and I love that I’ve learned new strength exercises.