DCA-ORD-BOS-DCA

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Coco

It was one of those weeks with back-to-back work events in different cities. I led programming for our new associates in Chicago, and then headed to Boston for a client meeting and small conference put on by my firm. I sacrificed workout time for early flights, but kept up my Peloton streak with a few airport walks.

Does anyone still print out paper tickets?

Home (DCA)

My week started with my usual routine at home, including two runs with Scooby.

Sunday: 6.25 Scooby Miles

It was brisk, but still short sleeves + shorts weather.

Tuesday: 4.67 Scooby Miles before heading to the airport

Back to long sleeves, but still in shorts.

Chicago (ORD)

I only had one morning in Chicago, but luckily the weather cooperated for a run. I headed out @ 6:00 am, and it was dark for more than 1/2 of my 5.75 mile run.

It was overcast, so no pretty sunrise.

The Lakefront Trail is so well-lit, I didn’t really need my headlamp,
but I did need my headband to keep my ears warm!

Boston (BOS)

I had one morning in Boston and it was dark for my entire 5.5 mile run. I ran down Commonwealth Avenue and along the outside of the Public Garden and Boston Common, and then headed back along the river.

It was a pretty morning even though I don’t have many photos to prove it!

I did not keep up with the Coretober workouts. Yes, I probably could have spared 10 min before heading to the airport at 5 am on Wednesday and at 6 am on Saturday, but it would have just stressed me out. I’ll catch up with a few I missed and probably will sub some of last week’s 10 min classes for a few of next week’s 20 min classes. 😉

My baby toe is still bothering me a bit, but it’s getting better. I did wear “normal” shoes this week, so that’s progress!

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

 

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Somebody Call A Toe Truck

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Coco

This week is ending better than I thought it would, but I definitely needed a toe truck a few days ago. That’s our family joke when somebody stubs a toe, and I did a number on my baby toe last Sunday. 😩

Oof!

Somebody Call A Toe Truck

As with most household injuries, it started with carelessness. I was dashing through the kitchen to grab the airpods I had forgotten for my workout. A kitchen stool I had left awry jumped out and attacked me, catching my baby toe as I ran by. 🙄 It hurt a bit in the moment 🤬 but as the day wore on it kept throbbing, and it was purple and swollen by the next morning. 🫣 I didn’t realize how bad it was until I tried to take Scooby for a walk. I grit my teeth and hobbled along—it took us 20 minutes to cover less than half a mile.

Luckily a few doses of meloxicam knocked the swelling down and I was able to run by Wednesday—although it still hurts a bit.

Weekly Run Down

The great toe tragedy struck on Sunday as I was getting ready to take a CVV ride.

It hadn’t realized the extent of the damage yet, so it didn’t stop me. This particular ride was focused on out of the saddle work, with a ladder of standing intervals you can see in the cadence and resistance graphs.

My injured toe didn’t interfere too much with my Coretober workouts, but I had to be careful getting into plank position.

I did all of this week’s classes, except I traded a Jess King pilates class for the dance cardio class.

By Wednesday I was ready to try lacing up my running shoes and glad my toe could tolerate them.

5.1 Scooby Miles

4.1 Scooby Miles

Temperatures were in the low- to mid-50s—my favorite running weather!

Friday I gave in to pop culture and took two of the classes from Peloton’s new Taylor Swift Life of A Showgirl collection.

I don’t take Ally’s classes very often but enjoyed this one.

Strength classes require more talking/coaching, but Katie let us focus on the music as much as possible.

I started Saturday with hot yoga, and then hopped on my treadmill for a sweaty run with Alex. All my “Scooby miles” are at a pretty easy pace, so I like to mix it up once in a while.

I’m sparing you the gory details!

A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.

Do you have any tricks for recovering from a stubbed toe? No way could I tolerate icing it!

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Coretober, Pelo-Drama, and Scooby Miles

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Coco

October is a popular month for core workouts, and nobody does Coretober better than my Peloton Breakthrough Crew Facebook group. The volunteer leaders created a calendar of workouts to keep us crunching and planking through Halloween.

Do you notice anything about the classes?

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Ominous October Coffee Date

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Coco

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Welcome to the 🎃 October 🎃  Ultimate Coffee Date! I know Halloween is a few weeks off, but it’s becoming one of those holidays people celebrate all month. 👻 You can tell us what you think about that or share … Continue reading →

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Working And Working And Working Out

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Coco

This was a tough week. I had a grueling work deadline that kept me burning the midnight oil a few days in a row — assuming 9 pm counts as “midnight,” which it should when I start my work day by 8 am, right? Whenever I took a Facebook break I was assaulted by the outrageous news of the day, and closer to home I have several friends and family members coping with serious health issues. ~sigh~

bitmoji working late

Even working until 7 pm feels late when I get home after dark!

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