A Frigid Reston 10 Miler (Race Recap)

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Coco

Today I ran my first race of 2017–the Reston 10 Miler. Since I’m only two weeks out from the NYC Half Marathon, I didn’t run it to set a PR, but I came close! 

Reston 10 Miler
This race and its September twin (The Perfect 10) are the most low-key races I do, with race day packet pick-up and even–thank goodness–race day registration. Yep, as I got into bed last night I realized I never registered for this race! I knew it was nothing to stress over, but it meant I definitely had to get there early! Continue reading →

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March Madness Ultimate Coffee Date Link Up

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Coco

Welcome to the March Madness edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date Link Up!
No, you don’t have to talk about basketball, but please do share what’s going on in your life, as if we were getting together for coffee (or tea, or your favorite relaxing beverage). Deborah and I host this monthly event so we can get to know each other better and support each other in all our endeavors. Since it’s no fun to have coffee alone, make sure you leave comments on other blogs in the link up, and stop by Deborah’s before you head out. 

The Ultimate Coffee Date

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If you are new to link ups, make sure you check out these tips for making the most of them. Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up A Week With No Running

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Coco

When I mapped out my training plan for the NYC Half Marathon, I knew I wouldn’t be doing any long runs this week, but I didn’t realize it would be a week with no running. Since my reason for not running is all good, I’m not stressing. 

If anything, I think a long weekend of cross-training on the slopes could be just what I needed to refresh mentally and physically.  Continue reading →

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February Runfessions

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Coco

It’s my second favorite time of the month on my blogging calendar–time to bare our souls soles with our runfessions! Of course, my favorite time of the month is when Deborah and I host the Ultimate Coffee Date link up, which we hope you’ll come back for on March 4th.

Make sure you check out the other runfessions at the link up Marcia hosts, and since it’s Friday you can see what’s going on at the Friday Five 2.0 link up hosted at Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness.

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Wrapping Up My NYC Half Long Runs

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Coco

A month from now I will be running (or will just have run!) my first half marathon in five years. In fact, it will have been almost exactly five years to the day since I ran the 2012 RNR USA Half Marathon. It seems too early to have completed all of my long training runs, but that’s what the NYC Half Training Plan I put together tells me. 

NYC Half Training Plan

As you can see, I’ve stayed pretty true to my plan. Even the adjustments I made were sort of planned for, since when I made the plan I knew I might alter the long runs scheduled around my business trip. Continue reading →

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