October 14, 2011
As the weather gets a little cooler
and snow is impending, I must find a way to stay motivated. I absolutely hate
running on the “dread-mill” and really want to be able to run outside year
round. I know that there will be some days with ice that could make it
dangerous and will force me into the gym, but I love the feel of running
outside. The breeze in your face, the different smells in the air, and knowing
you are covering ACTUAL distance is helpful.
Who wants to layer up and run in
the snow? I’m not sure that I am there yet and I really want to recapture the
feelings I had last month about being involved in the Dirty Girl Mud Run. So, I
have decided that I will find a 5k every month to run in. This will motivate me
to train, help a charity each month, and I get an awesome shirt that yells out
“runner” to everyone I see when I wear it.
I have chosen some fun runs that
are still timed, so I can still set some goals. My next race is on Oct. 29 and
is called the Creepy Crawl. I get to run in my Halloween costume. After that, I
have the Turkey Trot on Nov. 24 before I gorge myself like every American does
on Thansgiving Day. To finish out the year I have the Jingle Bell on Dec. 10.
Costumes are encouraged in this race too, but somehow I don’t see myself
running with any of the following on: bells, beard, or elf ears.
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