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December 26, 2007
memories of last december...
Are floating around in my little head and making me dizzy!! I don't know if you guys (my loyal readers that is) remember my whining and complaining about our constant snow last winter around this time, but I did very vocally. Anyway yesterday we had a gorgeous white Christmas, wherein we received about 7 inches of snow. It was beautiful! And fun! And made us feel like we are 10 years old as we walked over to a friend's house about a mile and a half away in the new snow, bouncing around in all the fluffy stuff. Oh how fun. Now I just hope it will melt and not leave us with rutted roads and blizzards every Thursday for three months. Anyway, we could not have asked for a more picturesque Christmas. Perhaps I will post a photo in a few days. Bodie (Bowdoin the Puppy) loved it. And luckily, as it snowed all day, I ran in the morning, in only an inch or two, which is a much better running environment. I think just about every year I think about taking Christmas off from running and working out, just because most everyone thinks I am insane for running on Christmas and sometimes I think I may be too. But then I think about it, and realize that I love running, and if Christmas is supposed to be a day for doing what you love and being with your family and all that, I should run! I only ran about 4 miles, but it was just awesome. I had a great time.
This morning I slept in which turned out to be a good thing as when I got in the car it was 5 degrees out. That is just about my limit for outdoor running in most circumstances (i.e. unless there is no other way to get a workout in), and I think I will be a happier camper on a nice warm treadmill at lunchtime, and on my trainer this evening.
And now I am off to shop for cold weather running gear, that I feel must be on sale right now! Oh, how I love running gear!! I hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season.
Posted by barb at December 26, 2007 8:11 AM
Comments
Welcome back to blogging, Barb! We've missed you, but I'm glad to hear all is well with you. Nice that you set a few big goals for the next triathlon season. That would be really cool if you and Beth were in the same race.
Happy Holidays!
Meghan
Posted by: Meghan at December 28, 2007 6:41 PM
Hey, I'm a huge fan of your idea about running being something that is justified on a day that is about doing what you love. That's exactly how I feel about a lot of the days when people think I'm crazy for "sneaking in" a run: Thanksgiving, my birthday... I mean, I am thankful that I'm able to run, and I like to celebrate the start of my life by living! Hooray!
Posted by: Alisha at January 9, 2008 5:16 PM