Today I’m joining Coco at Running With Perserverance, Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner, and Lynda at Fitness Mom Wine Country for their monthly Ultimate Coffee Date linkup! Be sure to stop by their blogs for a cup of coffee and to say hello; and while you’re there, be sure to check out some of the other bloggers who are participating in the linkup.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that I wrote this post on Wednesday before the craziness of Ragnar DC hit; however, I wrote it as if I were typing Saturday morning in the back of a big white van.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that while you’re reading this morning’s post, I’ll hopefully be finished with my first two legs of my third Ragnar Relay, and I’ll be patiently waiting to run my third and final leg as my teammates accompany me on my final strides as our team completes Ragnar DC 2015.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that Hurricane Joaquin has had my undivided attention for the last four days. He added a difficult dimension to packing for Ragnar DC, and the relentless rains from an un-associated nor’easter have made for soggy running and swampy vans. At the same time, the monsoons have added a certain level of excitement and badassery to the whole event!
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that running and college football are two of my favorite things, however; this weekend running won out. Bill and I sold our tickets to the VT vs Pitt game so I could run Ragnar. Hokie fans, please forgive me!
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that Bill, Daniel, and I had the best time last weekend in Chicago! We spent Thursday through Monday with Joseph and Julie. While there, we helped Joseph celebrate his birthday, and even got to see him off to his first day of MBA classes at Chicago Booth. I teasingly offered to take his picture on his first day of school like we did from kindergarten through senior year of high school, and now I regret that I didn’t.
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you that in another week I’m going to visit my mom for a week in early October and can’t wait. Fall in Southwestern Virginia is extraordinarily beautiful!
If we were having coffee…..
I’d tell you to enjoy the wonderful fall weather and cooler, less-humid days that we’ve all been looking forward to – once we get this hurricane out of our way!
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- Questions:
- What would you tell me if we were having coffee?
- Have you ever run in tropical storms or a hurricane?
- Are you racing this weekend?
You are all such troupers! I am so impressed with all of the photos and reports from all of our mamas out there. Making the best of a tough race. I still have FOMO this time despite the weather thanks for linking up!!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted…Ultimate Coffee Date-October & My Grandma’s Coffee Cake
Come back next year! 😀
Love your coffee mug. I hope your Ragnar race went well, despite the weather. I saw some Instagram pics and it looked like a soggy one.
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Thank you, I got the coffee mug and my local running store during the holidays last year. Ragnar DC was wet, windy, and wonderful! 🙂
Just realized that I don’t follow you on Instagram, so I took care of that! 😀
No racing this weekend for me, but there were lots if I had wanted to. I did hill repeats instead. Congrats on Ragnar. I wish we had that in France, it seems like so.much.fun. And you made it through the weather !
Karen – Fit in France recently posted…Weekly wrap #9 : I was starving !
Bummer that you don’t have overnight relays in France. Sometime you’ll have to plan a trip back to the US around a Ragnar!
I can’t wait to hear all about Ragnar!!! One day maybe I’ll get to do it too!
Tricia@MissSippiPiddlin recently posted…Weekly Wrap #9 Queen City 5k
Yes, if you ever get the chance to run a Ragnar Relay, jump at it.
It must have been a crazy Ragnar weekend with the weather, hopefully made for some awesome memories! I really need to do a Ragnar!
Janelle @ Run With No Regrets recently posted…Ultimate Coffee Date – October 2015
Do it! And yes, the weather was pretty miserable at times.