Ultimate Coffee Date–My Anniversary Edition

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Coco

Welcome to the Ultimate Coffee Date Link Up, where we imagine that we are getting together for coffee (or tea, or your favorite relaxing beverage), and share what’s going on in our lives. It’s a chance to 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 don’t forget to visit my co-host Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner.

The Ultimate Coffee Date

We’d love for you to use our new badge in your coffee date posts–you can grab the html code here:

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

Posted in Coffee Date | 36 Comments

Facing Up To The Truth

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Coco

It’s the last Friday of the month, the day that Marcia encourages us to take an honest look into our running shoes and cleanse our soles with our runfessions.

September Runfessions

Since I’ve got five things to runfess, I’m also linking up with Courtney, Cynthia and Mar for the Friday Five Link Up. Check out both of these great link ups for motivation, support, and camaraderie. Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

2016 Reston Perfect 10 Race Recap

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Coco

I first discovered the Reston Perfect 10 three years ago and was excited to have another 10 mile race to add to my schedule. Potomac River Running holds the Reston 10 Miler on the same course in March, so I’ve run this course five times (I missed the Perfect 10 last fall because of a business trip), but I’m still not used to those hills!

2016 Reston Perfect 10 Race Recap

Actually, since I had just reviewed the elevation profile for my Fall Running post, I was mentally prepared for a tough time from mile 6 to mile 8. Instead of pysching me out, knowing that long climb was coming helped me pace myself and ignore the numbers on my Garmin. Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Race Recaps | Tagged | 25 Comments

Ready For Fall Running

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Coco

Today is the first day of fall, my favorite time of year! I’ve felt oddly disconnected from the seasons recently. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve been doing so much traveling (there’s only one season in Miami!), because this is our first year without anyone doing the back-to-school thing, or because summer weather has been sticking around longer than usual–it was in the 90s this week. But, I am oh so ready for fall running! 

Fall Running
I got a taste of fall running during my runs in New York City and Chicago last week, and now I am ready for more. For today’s Friday Five link up with Courtney, Mar and Cynthia, I’m sharing five things I’m looking forward to about fall running. 

Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Running After The Next Accomplishment

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Coco

Runners tend to be goal-oriented. We sign up for a race, plan for it, train for it, and show up for it, and before we’ve had a chance to add our shiny new medals to our overloaded medal racks, we already are signing up for another one. 

accomplishment
What drives this tendency to always be running after the next accomplishment? And does it explain why so many of us struggle with injuries? Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , , | 26 Comments