A Seasonal Chat over Coffee

Anyone up for a gathering of sorts, around a virtual table, with plenty of coffee on hand?

Well, it doesn’t have to be coffee for your beverage du jour. Actually, any beverage will do (I’ll be sipping a hazelnut cappuccino), but the conversation will be amongst friends and is guaranteed to be fun!

If you’re game, allow me to begin…

At this gathering, I’d begin with my August stats. It’s pretty obvious that walking and biking dominated the fitness, and I’m totally alright with that. As much as I love running, there are many other activities I love as well. I’m trying to keep things in balance. I’m doing a lot of cross-training these days. And, I’m keeping the running mileage at a level that fits in nicely with everything else. All is well and I am not falling victim to burnout or overuse injury. Onward!

Are you all sitting on a stable chair?  I have been drinking coffee recently. It’s from a Keurig (at work). I’m still not in love with the taste, but the aroma is pure heaven. I have figured out, rather quickly, adding cream does not make it taste any sweeter…so I’m only adding one (instead of three or four) because at least it makes the color look a little prettier. This is only happening at my work desk. If I’m anywhere else, I’ll be indulging in a foo-foo cappuccino or a chai latte.

Let me tell you about my poor, itty-bitty pinky toe. A couple weeks ago, I had an unfortunate sandal fail (broken strap), and I super-glued the strap back in place, but too tight. Consequently, that left me with a painful blister on the “outside” of my pinky toe. The awkward blister was just about healed, until I stubbed the same toe on a chair leg last weekend, resulting in some severe bruising. Meanwhile, my new pointy-toed shoes had been waiting (rather impatiently) in their box for their first public appearance. First world problem, right? Imagine my surprise when I optimistically tried to squeeze my (still) swollen recovering toe into them…and there wasn’t any pinching, poking, or pain! I was even able to walk a couple of lunchtime miles in them, albeit somewhat slowly.

As if the toe wasn’t a big enough inconvenience, I’ve had a funky infection wreaking havoc with my left thumb. I have no idea how or where it began, but the skin has been swollen , hot, and painful to the touch for several days. I finally went to an urgent care clinic, and came home with a 7-day supply of antibiotics. Fingers-crossed, that will be back to normal soon because I have zero grip strength with my left hand at the moment.

Finally, after several months of wear and tear in exhausted shoes, I got some new kicks for running! After many recent years sporting Brooks Adrenalines, I ventured into a new arena with Asics. These are the  Kayano-32’s, and so far are feeling great! The peeps at the store analyzed my gait and brought out several different brands of stability shoes to try, and the Kayanos felt the best 

Well, I’ve had the floor long enough. Allow me to step aside and let someone else take over the conversation. I might even grab a second cup of (real) coffee, LOL.

If we were gathered together, what would you share with the group? And, more importantly, what would you be drinking?

Since it's the first weekend of the month, I'm linking this with Deborah and Coco for the Ultimate Coffee Date

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