Enjoying An Irish Coffee Date

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date—a blogger link up Deborah and I host the first Friday of every month so we can catch up on all the things as if we were having coffee. This month I’m enjoying an 🇮🇪 Irish coffee date 🇮🇪 as I start my long-awaited vacation!

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Enjoying An Irish Coffee Date

If we were having coffee, I would tell you that so far I am really enjoying my first visit to Ireland—even though I’ve barely been here for 24 hours. 🍀

If we were having coffee, I would tell you that when I travel for work, high-speed wi-fi, a hotel gym, and (hopefully) a nearby Starbucks are my priorities when choosing a hotel, but for this vacation I didn’t care about any of that! I’m looking forward to being unplugged, being active outside, and I’ll have tea if there’s no half + half for the coffee. 😉

If we were having coffee, I would ask runners from outside the D.C. area if you’ve heard about the potential loss of some of our iconic running routes—including Hains Point, which is a key part of the Marine Corps Marathon (where the Blue Mile is set up) and the Cherry Blossom 10 miler, among many other events.

President Trump has plans to renovate take over the public golf course that’s also in East Potomac Park, and there are concerns the main road around the peninsula will be eliminated. Locals, cyclists, and runners are upset about this threat to such a treasured space, and the Cherry Blossom race organizers are urging people to reach out to their Representatives.

Construction of the arch in Memorial Circle will have less impact on race routes,
but will ruin my commute—or force an early retirement!

Because the projects are up in the air, the race organizers want people to know thecourse may be drastically different before they enter the lottery in November.

Hains Point during the 2015 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run

Do you like Irish coffee?