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Maybe it’s the snow on the ground…or the high caloric intake…or even the general exhaustion from the late nights and last minute preparations. Maybe it’s just all that being nice. But holidays are not good for my running. Went out for a 7 miler this morning and felt like I was crawling. The moments of denial that found me saying “as soon as the holidays are over” rose up to greet me this morning on the run. Ugh! I need running/holiday rehab.
I once read that Bill Gates takes a week off every year to catch up on his reading. He shuts the whole world off and just feeds his soul. I have always thought this was a brilliant idea. I stayed in yesterday and read a book (Little Bee–great read…highly recommend it) and snuck out with my husband to see a movie (A Single Man–Tom Ford’s 2 hour long Gucci movie featuring the sublime Colin Firth as a gay man in the 60’s…loved it!). Now to just add the running element and a de-tox diet free of butter and sugar. A declared stay-cation of exercise in the AM and nothing after that…nothing pressing anyway.
So maintenance runs and strength workouts by morning, books (so many “best of 2009″ lists to tackle), movies (so many Oscar contenders to view) and family games by night (children to talk to–gameboys to shut off)…holiday/running rehab at my house.
And perhaps, if I have time on a break from doing nothing, I will work on my running New Year’s resolutions…maybe not.
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Was just reading about Single Man in the NY Times and put it on my “to see” list. Glad to hear you loved it. Now, just have to sneak out to see it. Happy New Year!
I wrote a similar post last week…sometimes we just have to surrender to the season and let it go. It’s hard, but I truly believe that without it, the coming year’s running and racing would suffer for it. So enjoy and don’t beat yourself up!
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Hello Monica,
Happy New Year! I am just starting to run….I looked at the Newtons, any suggestions for a newbie? I love your cards by the way, I received some for a Christmas present, very me! Thank you!
AJ
Hi AJ,
Welcome to the running world! You may find (as I have) that business and running are highly compatible…I often get my ahah moments on the road. As for those Newtons…you will find many stories and reveiws on how great they are online and on Facebook. So far I love them because of the light/snug feel on my feet. I’ve had several running related foot injuries this past year so I opted to give them a try.
So happy you like the cards. Keep in touch…we would love to hear about your running!
Monica
Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hi. I love what you’ve got going on here! So cool! Happy 2010 and let’s here about your plans for the new year!