October 2023 – Page 2 – Zenaida Arroyo

Welcome to the October edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date hosted by Coco and Deborah. It’s also time for another edition of Fit Five Friday hosted by My First 5K and More, Running with Attitude, Run Laugh Eat Pie, Runs with Pugs, and me!

Now, grab a mug of your favorite beverage, and let’s chat briefly!

If we were having coffee…
I’d ask you if you’ve been a victim of credit card fraud. I’ve had two credit cards that were both in my possession ALL OF THE time used by two different people One person used my Chase card and purchased over $600 on the Adidas website and someone else used a debit card (from another bank) to make multiple purchases (almost $200) from Little Caesar and Uber Eats. Luckily, Chase removed the charges and issued me a new card. I am still waiting on the other card.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you I had the Iced Apple Crisp Oatmilk Shaken Espresso from Starbucks and IT IS SO GOOD. Thank you Marcia for the recommendation!

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that one of the things I hate about doing laundry at the laundromat is that I tend to lose some socks. I don’t know how since I am careful and double-check the washer to ensure I don’t leave anything behind. Well, somehow I “lost” a sock. I noticed it when I got home and put the remaining one on top of the drawer meaning to throw it away but then I forgot about it. Well, the other day I wore a jacket that I hadn’t worn in a while and guess what I found in the pocket? Yep, the missing sock. Running socks are not cheap so yes I was happy to find it.

If we were having coffee…
I’d ask you what your thoughts on about the cut-off time for the 2024 Boston Marathon. It is unfortunate that even though people qualified, they cannot run it due to the cut-off time. I understand the history of it, but why not just have a lottery like the other major marathons? I wonder if people will still be drawn to it even though it doesn’t require a qualifying time.

If we were having coffee…
I’d tell you that I entered the lottery to win tickets to see Hamilton and I won. Yep, I found out yesterday. I was given 2 hours to claim the tickets and made it with 40 minutes to spare. I asked my friend to go with me and we’ll be going on Wednesday.

The topic for next week’s Fit Fit Friday – 5 goals for the last 1/4 of the year. Feel free to write about this or any fitness topic you’d like. We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic: Tell us what you love about living in your town/city/state. You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post. Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida! Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier! Remember to come back for later linkers!

Hello October and welcome to another edition of Tuesday Topics! Today we are discussing what you love about living in your town/city/state.

I have lived in Chicago for over 40 years. I also lived in Berwyn for about 1-2 years and in DeKalb when I was in college.

Chicago is a great city with plenty of things to do. There are many things to love about it, but I am listing only a couple of them.

🌃 The Lakefront Trail – The best place to go for a walk or go on a bike ride. You’ll also find many people running as they train for a race or running for fun. I have spent many, many hours along the 18-mile trail.

🌃 ‘El’ train – The best way to get downtown and many surrounding areas, as well as O’Hare and Midway Airport. We have the Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, and Yellow train lines. I used to ride on the train every day when I worked downtown and I loved it!

🌃 Chicago-style Pizza – What more is there to say about it? It is delicious, take my word for it. Have I mentioned that I love pizza?

🌃 Diverse neighborhoods – While running the Chicago Marathon, you run through 29 different neighborhoods. Of course, there are more than that in the city – you can find a Polish, Mexican, El Salvadorian, Korean, German, Greek, Muslim, or Jewish areas as you take a walk or go on a drive.

🌃 My family’s hometown – 99% of my family lives in Chicago or in a surrounding area. I love that we live close together to see each other as much as we can.

The topic for next week: Let’s go down memory lane and tell us about the house/street you grew up in. Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic. We hope you’ll link up with us!

Tuesday Topics

Zenaida Arroyo

Month: October 2023

Fit Five Friday and October 2023 Ultimate Coffee Date

Tuesday Topics: 5 things I love about Chicago