Running With Perseverance

Last week I ended up taking a last minute, overnight business trip to San Francisco. I booked my flights a week in advance and snagged a hotel room from the block reserved for my event. I was bit worried about security lines, but not too worried since I do have Global Entry/TSA PreCheck. As it turns out, those aren’t the lines that held me up!

Heading to my first flight out of DCA, I was through security by 7:00 am but didn’t get to my gate until about 7:25 because I stopped for a Grande Bold from the only Starbucks in the terminal. I had woken up at 4:30 am East Coast time, had to attend a reception from 6:30-9:30 in SFO (the whole purpose of my trip) and needed to work on the plane, so caffeine was a must. (As if I need an excuse to get Starbucks). Continue reading →