What Running Does To My Heart Rate

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Coco

Laura’s 21-Day Runner’s Reset program has officially ended, but I am still working on implementing several aspects of it. For example, this was the first week I focused on heart rate training and forced myself to do a low heart rate run. It wasn’t fun, but at least I’ve proven to myself that it won’t kill me.

Heart Rate Monitor

Although the snow stopped falling Saturday night, last weekend’s blizzard impacted my workouts all week. A snow plow didn’t make it to our street until Tuesday, traffic was a mess all week because they didn’t plow all the lanes, and my usual running paths are either still buried in snow or slick with icy spots.  Continue reading →

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Empty Shelves Before The Blizzard

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Coco

If you don’t live here, you probably heard that the East Coast was hit with a huge blizzard last week. Luckily the wind gusts that made it a “blizzard” didn’t cause the widespread power outages they warned about, but we did get 2 feet of snow that kept us at home for a few days. 

Blizzard
Since this storm was predicted well in advance, there was the usual run on the grocery store to get milk and toilet paper, leaving behind rows and rows and empty shelves.  Continue reading →

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Always Looking On The Bright Side

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Coco

I definitely think of myself as a glass-half-full person who’s always looking on the bright side. 

Blizzard Of 2016 - Looking On The Bright Side

If I shovel the driveway, the snowplow will come!

I have a positive outlook on just about everything. A hilly race, an impossible workload, a mountain of snow to shovel–nothing gets me down. I may bitch and moan, roll my eyes, or share a snarky comment to relieve stress, but I will put on a smile, pull out my can-do attitude and get the job done. Continue reading →

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Ten Minutes To A Stronger Core

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Coco

When I looked over the workouts for Laura’s 21-Day Runner’s Reset, I didn’t think the core workouts would be a big deal. I usually do a strength workout 2-3 times a week, and it usually includes a few minutes of planks. I was looking forward to the variety of the workouts, but I wasn’t expecting them to be so challenging. Little did I know how much work I need to do to have a stronger core!

Exercises For A Stronger Core

For a stronger core, do each move for one minute
then collapse when you’re done. 😉 

The main core workout for the Runner’s Reset is this 10 minute workout from Allison at SweatFlexShine: Continue reading →

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Five Ten Mile Races In Washington D.C.

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Coco

If you read my race recaps, you can tell that my favorite race distance is the ten miler. I know many people prefer half marathons, but I think they are about 5K too long!

Ten Milers In Washington
Lucky for me, there a lot of great 10 milers in the Washington, D.C. area, and they are scheduled just far enough apart so I can do all five of them.

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