I’m so looking forward to catching up with you!
It’s the first Saturday of the month, meaning that it’s time for the Ultimate Coffee Date, hosted by Coco, Deborah, and Lynda! Go to any of their sites to see what everyone’s posting, it’s a great way to get to know other bloggers!
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Ultimate Coffee Date
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you…I’m really taking this running offseason seriously. I’m so grateful to have had a very successful and complete year of running, the first that I’ve had in 3 years! I’ll be sharing my plans for 2016 in an upcoming post, but the one thing I know is that I MUST work on hip strength, core strength, and muscle imbalances so that I can continue to be injury-free!
I had my first run since the Annapolis Classic Half Marathon on Friday, and I have to admit it was tough! Nearly 2 weeks had passed, the longest running break I had since…July? My goal is to run twice a week and spend the rest of the week on strength.
So it’s perfect that City Fit Girls is hosting a challenge called December Strong. Check it out and share your workouts on Instagram with hashtags #DecemberStrong and #cityfitgirls to win a FREE race entry in 2016!
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you…I’m a BibRave Pro Ambassador for 2016! Have you ever checked out BibRave? It’s like the Yelp for races – runners can leave an honest review of their racing experiences and leave helpful tips. I’ve been a user for several months now (I still need to leave a review for my last race!), and it’s a great site. They also have Twitter Chats every Tuesday at 9 pm called #bibchat where different sponsors are featured and you can win prizes. Being a BibRave Pro Ambassador means I’ll be able to review products, run races, and share my experiences with you. I’m looking forward to being part of a new running community!
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you…I’m also going to be a Zooma Ambassador in 2016! You may remember that I ran the Zooma Annapolis 10K earlier this year and I had an awesome experience. I won’t be heading back to Annapolis in 2016, but I’m looking at running the half marathon in Cape Cod in September! It really is like a dream come true! So many of my blogger friends are ambassadors this year, and I can’t wait to get to know them better and hopefully meet!
What’s really exciting is that I’ll be able to share a discount code with you to use when you sign up for any Zooma race next year! Stay tuned! Gosh, I’m really starting to feel like somebody, haha!
If we were having coffee, I’d tell you…I am NOT in Christmas mode at all this year. It’s already the first week of December, and I haven’t bought anyone anything yet. Maybe that’s why I just couldn’t be bothered with creating a runner’s gift guide on the blog?
It seems like this happens every other year…I’m not a Scrooge, but maybe the barrage of emails I get each day for deals has turned me off (since when did Cyber Monday last a week?!). The materialism of the holidays has gotten out of hand. I’m looking forward to going down to Maryland to spend the holiday with my sister and hanging out with my brother and nephews in Virginia. Bret will be in Nebraska with his family. I just want to have a good meal, some delicious cookies, and gain new memories. Keep it simple!
What would you share with me over coffee?
I’m with you, I just want to enjoy my family for Christmas. My tree us up and I added some decor around the house. That helps with getting g in the spirit but shoppong, no. Congrats on your new ambassadorships!
Thanks, Mar! I’m really looking forward to being a race ambassador. I still need to get the tree up, maybe I’ll actually do it this week?
Janelle, good morning. I have joined Bib Race, however I have not been staying current. I need to regroup all running everything come the new year. The Zooma race in Napa Valley is awesome {of course} and I enjoyed being an ambassador the past two years. Taking time to slow down this month is wonderful. Why do we need to be busy and keeping up? Christmas can mean so many different things and be celebrated in so many different ways. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for coffee again. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Lynda! I feel like I’m always busy, and always adding more to the plate! Hopefully the year will end a little bit calmly!
Sounds like you have a great year ahead planned already! I love the Annapolis race and Cape Cod is an awesome place to run. WE did Ragnar there last year. Thanks for linking up for coffee today!
It’s crazy how 2016 is filling up so fast already – I’m so excited! Oh I bet Ragnar was awesome in Cape Cod!
Congrats on your ambassadorships! I’ve never heard of BibRave but it sounds like a great idea. Looks like a good strength challenge – as I return to running I’m committed to putting more emphasis on the strength work. Good luck with it!
Thanks, Michelle!
I am with you on Christmas. It’s become nothing but commercialism. That makes me sad. You have some exciting things going on and 2016 is shaping up to be a great year!. My plans are so up in the air because of my foot injury. I don’t like that feeling .
It seems like each year we spend more and more on the holidays…it’s way out of hand! I’m so looking forward to next year. Hopefully your foot will recover so you’ll have a great 2016!
Congrats on being a Zooma Ambassador!
Thanks, Sue 🙂
Matt and I aren’t in Christmas mode either!! I wonder if it’s because it’s so hot this winter or the construction in the house, but we aren’t even putting up a tree or lights or anything! We feel like Scrooges.
Our weather has been really warm for December, so that may be part of it too! I guess we can all be Scrooges together 🙂
Congratulations on all of your new ambassadorships for 2016! You are going to have a killer year. I totally spaced that today was the first Saturday of the month and didn’t do my Coffee Date post. Darn!
Thanks, Lara! I have to put them in my Editorial Calendar in advance so I don’t forget to join in!
I am with you on all the Christmas commercialism, but when you watch A Charlie Brown Christmas you realize people have been complaining about that for decades. It has gotten worse, though. I’m doing my part and staying away from the malls until next weekend.
Thanks for joining us for coffee!
Coco, that’s so true! Charlie Brown is too funny because it’s still relatable! I have to at least start with a shopping list…
That’s cool about the Yelp-type thing for races. Also cool about Zooma. I did Zooma Chicago a few years ago and enjoyed the experience. Hope you have a nice low key holiday celebration with family!
Thanks, Kelli! Zooma was a lot of fun so I’m looking forward to being an ambassador!
Congrats on the becoming a Bib Rave and a Zooma ambassador. I’m gonna have to catch out the December Strong. Sounds easy enough to keep up with.
Thanks, Lacey! I like that December Strong is so simple!
I am not in the Christmas mood either. Yet. I did put up my tree today but haven’t decorated it yet !
I still have my Christmas tree in the box…terrible!
I asked my husband if we were putting the tree up this year and he said no. I don’t know if we’re ever going to get it back out again…
I’m definitely not in Christmas mode yet either–there’s just too much in between that I need to take care of! x_x
Congrats on becoming a Zooma ambassador! That’s awesome! :]
I’m never ready for this time of year!
We’ll get there eventually…hopefully!