Running With Perseverance

Summer Bucket List

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Coco

Memorial Day is behind us, temperatures have been in the 80’s, and I’ve worn opened-toe shoes to work–it must be summer! To make sure I make the most of my summer, I’m using today’s Friday Five prompt to make a summer bucket list.

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Delicious Crockpot Chili With Beans

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Coco

Now that my son is home from college for the summer (yay!) I am trying to cook dinner on a more regular basis. Managing my work schedule is one challenge, but finding recipes that are easy, at least relatively healthy, and that will satisfy his carnivore taste buds is even harder. Last weekend I was going to make chili for Sunday dinner, but then I saw this recipe for Honey Cashew Chicken on Angela’s weekly meal planning post, and decided to make that instead. I still wanted to have chili, so I decided to try to adapt my usual chili recipe for the crockpot for an easy weeknight dinner.

I pretty much made up this recipe as I went along, but it turned out really well. Not only did my husband have a second helping, he ate leftovers the next night and my son took a serving for lunch at work!

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Exploring Copenhagen

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Coco

Last week I had a business trip to Copenhagen. Although I had four meetings in three days, I still had room in my schedule to start my days with a run. The long daylight hours made me realize how far north Copenhagen is–it was broad daylight at 4:30 am, and the sun didn’t go down until after 10 pm. I also learned that there is a fine line between exploring Copenhagen and getting lost on it’s crooked streets!

On my first morning, I did the same loop I had done on my last vist to Copenhagen. Since it was much lighter in late May than it had been in late January, I was able to get much better pictures this time! Continue reading →

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Stripping Down To Running Essentials At The Track

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Coco

I am officially hooked on my weekly track workouts. The endorphins from pushing myself are great, but I think another reason I like the track so much is that it strips running down to its essentials.