1. I need to get out of town. Seriously. My office decided to close for the duration of the holidays, so as of December 23rd I have nothing to do. For any number of reasons I have decided not to go home for Christmas, I'll be spending it here in VA instead. That being said, I also really have the urge to get away. Does anybody have suggestions on where I could go? Does anyone want a houseguest? :) I've been pricing flights to a number of different destinations and because of the time of the year they are super expensive. Not that I'm surprised. I'm not giving up hope yet, though. All I really need is someplace quiet to reflect and work through some things that have been going on in the last month or so. Regroup for the coming year. Put on your thinking caps and help a girl out!
2. Running and I are on a bit of a break right now. I'm not sure if it is because of the bad race experience last weekend or what, but neither of us is speaking to the other. I can definitely feel the effects of it, as my pants are getting tight and my emotions are less even-keeled. I'm a very emotional person and as I experience stress I tend to freak out a bit. Not running has me stressed but for some reason the idea of actually going for a run is also stressful. Similar to the fear I had before the 5k over Thanksgiving. Am I out of shape? Will it be too hard? Is that leg pain I had before the marathon going to come back? I don't have a race to train for right now, so there is less motivation to get back out there. Meanwhile I'm turning into a gelatinous glob of fat with each passing day. Did I mention I tend to binge eat crap when I'm stressed too? No running + crap food is a perfect combination.
3. I don't really have a third thing to talk about today. I have some ideas for future blog posts between now and the end of the year that I am hoping you will enjoy. I'm trying to get all my holiday shopping taken care of and decorate my home for the season. I keep finding presents to buy myself. Does that happen to anyone else? Yesterday it was a deal on RunningSkirts that scored me purple heart compression socks for $19 and free shipping. Who could say no to that???? I also received a Handful bra in the mail this week for winning a giveaway. As soon as I can get myself out the door to run I will test it out and report back here with a review. It does seem to be the "it" accessory for running/working out these days and I hope I'm as satisfied with it as the rest of you are. As always, thanks for reading and commenting. Getting comments really makes my day, you have no idea.
So glad I finally found your blog :) The shopping thing (and the eating crap when stressed.. and not wanting to exercise.. okay, everything you said above) is like the story of my life. You are surely not alone!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, when I'm feeling a bit burnt out on running, a "tourism run" does the trick. Just jog through somewhere scenic -- the mall, maybe? Or MV trail?
ReplyDeleteOr drive up to Carderock and run on the towpath there.
Christmas day morning, I like to do a longish run around downtown DC, taking advantage of the fact that NOONE's on the roads. In fact, since Xmas is on Sunday this year, I'll probably do my standard long progression run that way (using holiday edition mint gus).
As for other stuff, this might be a great time to see some cool places that are normally too packed. Or just play video gams all day. :)
Ooh, I was going to say everything Cris said. Go run around somewhere with lots of xmas decorations!
ReplyDeleteI might have just a plane ticket to FL....oops.
ReplyDeleteEither force yourself to get out there and run or find a new exercise to do for the next few weeks. You'll feel SO much better for it, and I promise you are not as out of shape as you think!
ReplyDeleteIf you want someplace quiet, I always like going to the beach in the winter. Lots of places are closed, but I'm sure there are still some hotels that are open at the Maryland or Delaware beaches and they're within easy driving distance.
ReplyDeleteDC Tri is resurrecting the Christmas light run! Dec. 14--what do you say?
ReplyDeleteIf you don't go to FL, you can come here for a couple days over our Christmas break. We'll be here a couple days before we head for NY. FL sounds great, too. The idea of running around DC on Christmas Day sounds great!
ReplyDeletetraveling over the holidays is so tough! I would love to go back home for the holidays but the plane tickets are just too absurd
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