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December 30, 2005
New Year's Non-Resolutions
I know that the New Year is looming around the corner, but I do not participate in the construction of resolutions; I have convinced myself that such desires and wishes only set one up for failure. In fact, I cannot even remember the last resolution I made (and probably proceeded to break immediately). In an ideal world, I would resolve to eat healthier, run more, study more, be a more active dog-mom . . . and a thousand other things. I am kind of talking in circles so I will jog to another topic now :)
RUNNING: I missed 60 by 2 miles last week! I was a little bummed out, but the world did not end and I will have plenty of opportunities to reach 60 miles . . . maybe even this week. On Monday I ran an easy 6. On Tuesday I had the option of taking the day off or running 3-5 miles. I am desperately trying to wean myself from taking days off unless they are needed so I ran a fast 3 miles. I do not think that run had any physical benefit - what can 21 minutes of running really do? At the same time, the mental benefit is huge. Plus, it was nice to just run 3 miles and call it a day! On Wednesday, I got a little dose of excitement and ran 9 miles in the morning - totally abiding by the "LSD" philosophy. It was long and slow. And it felt invigorating. I am finding that running 9 miles every now and then is a lot different from running 8 miles. Wednesday night I met up with my friend Ryan and we tossed in another 7 miles. We were moving pretty quickly, and it was awesome to actually run with another human being! Yesterday I ran 8 miles as a progression run. I kicked off the run with a 7:30 mile and slowly worked my way to 6:40 pace.
Other than running, I have had a happy holiday! B. and I decided to buck tradition and convention and NOT give each other christmas gifts. Just because we have all of these dominant societal constructions and "norms" does not mean that I have to follow them. That's about as rebellious as I get. Aside from that, we are sending out our Christmas cards on President's day because we think it's funny. It's probably not very funny to other people, but we are secure with our eccentric definitions of "funny."
And finally, a vent or a gripe or whatever anyone cares to call it. Obviously, I love being a runner and I love the way it makes me feel. But it has the potential to distort our bodies. Case in point: my incessant search for the perfect pair of jeans must come to a premature end! I would like to think that I have shrunk, but I am completely aware of the new vanity sizing that exists - it drives me nuts. But what drives me even more crazy is not being able to find a pair of jeans that fits in both the waist and the hamstrings! I have fairly muscular legs that are deceptively lean from the front, but extend back a few miles from the profile view. This makes it impossible to find jeans (my hammies are too big). I hate wearing belts, but I have no choice. This entire paragraph is ridiculous so I will stop now . . . I just wanted to express my recent frustrations.
I need to run 6-9 miles today. I hope everyone has a happy new year!!!!!!!
Posted by bridget at December 30, 2005 08:37 AM
Comments
I like your little Christmas (and New Years, I suppose, if you count shunning resolutions) rebellions :-)
Posted by: Alison at December 30, 2005 04:52 PM
I think it's hilarious that you're going to send out your Christmas cards on President's Day. I never got around to sending mine, but I'm in the process of updating my address book. Now I'll have cards for next year.
It sounds like you're doing a lot of great training. Good for you!
Posted by: Caitlin at December 30, 2005 08:56 PM
I've given up finding a great pair of jeans. It is too discouraging and upsetting-things never fit in the legs. The lower rise the waist(not that I particularly want low rise jeans) means the legs are even smaller. I've decided to pretty much wear black pants all the time, I found a pair I like and bought three pairs of them!
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at December 31, 2005 11:24 AM
Bridget,
Best of luck with all of next years non-resolutions. I like your non-traditional perspective of the holidays! BTW, my boyfriend said something like this the other day while we were shopping, "I never thought you're thighs were big, but they never fit into jeans." The only reason this is entertaining (in any of our cases) is because we are runners.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Meghan at December 31, 2005 08:57 PM
I love the idea of sending out your Christmas cards on President's Day! It is awesome that you've been running so much.
From a jeans perspective, the best jeans I have found for the runner build (small waist, big leg muscles) are Sevens in the original boy cut. However they are $130!
Posted by: Barb at January 3, 2006 06:00 PM
I'm right with you on the New Year's resolutions. Sounds as if you're in terrific shape - kudos!
Posted by: alweiss at January 4, 2006 10:24 PM