Running With Perseverance

Milestone Pod Review

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Coco

FTC Notice: The people at Milestone Pod provided the products for this Milestone Pod review and giveaway. All opinions are my own.

I first heard about Milestone Pod early last year, when they were raising money through indiegogo to bring the product to market. It sounded like such a great idea, I made a contribution and crossed my fingers that they would reach their goal.

I know that running shoes should be replaced about every 300 miles, but I am horrible about keeping track of the mileage I put on my shoes. I can’t even remember when I bought my current pair of shoes, and usually have to resort to my Facebook or Instagram history, searching for an excited “New Shoes!” post. With that information in hand, I try to estimate how much I’ve been running and caluclate a rough estimate of my shoe mileage. That all falls apart if I’ve been wearing more than one pair of shoes, which I have been doing lately, keeping my trusty Mizunos for my longer runs and having fun with lighter shoes (like the new Reebok ZQuick shoes) on shorter runs or treadmill workouts. Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Product Reviews | Tagged Gadgets, Giveaway, Mizuno, Product Review, Reebok, Running, Running Shoes | 43 Comments

Ashes To Ashes, God To God

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Coco

Today is the first Sunday in Lent, and I am still figuring out how I am going to observe a holy Lent this year.

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The the Ash Wednesday liturgy in the Book Of Common Prayer highlights these options:

I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the
observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance;
by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and
meditating on God’s holy Word.

So far I’ve been focusing on prayer and reading and meditating on God’s holy Word, although my decision to give up gossiping for Lent might count as self-denial, since I’ve already had to bite my tongue a few times!

Continue reading →

Posted in My Faith | Tagged Bible, Christian, Faith, Lent, Prayer | 3 Comments

I Should Be Training For The Cherry Blossom 10-Miler

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Coco

Now that it’s March 7 (Happy 20th Birthday to my son!), the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler is less than one month away. Today I have a post on the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run blog about “How I’m Training For The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.” (Please click through and check it out!) The problem is, I haven’t been training for the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler as much as I want to.

While I was pleased to be able to run in Copenhagen two weeks ago, those were relatively easy runs, not hardcore training runs. Last week I got in a few good runs, but this week I hit some roadblocks.

You see, even though it’s March, this is what my neighborhood streets look like.

And, after 13 years of reliable service, this is what my treadmill looks like. Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, Running | 16 Comments

Three Things Thursday (The Foreign Travel Edition)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Coco

When I travel to a different country, I enjoy noticing the little things that reflect cultural differences. This Three Things Thursday post highlights three things I noticed on my recent trip to Europe.

1. Different Names On Familiar Products. One thing that always catches my attention is seeing familiar products with different names. I was particularly amused to see “American Ginger Ale” and “Indian Tonic Water” at a grocery store in Germany.