Running has consumed my life

I just realized my last post here was in January... it's now end of May and I thought I might at least provide the link to my running blog, which is where I spend the majority of my time these days. Since I'm not much of a writer or blogger, its likely impossible for me to maintain two... but I'll keep this one around just in case. Below is my running blog which I'm sure will prove to be much more interesting.

http://acupofrunning.blogspot.com/

Cheers!

Happy New Year!

Well, we are two full weeks into the new year and I'm back on schedule. I haven't missed a run OR workout since the start of the new year. Things are looking much better than they were just a few short weeks ago during the Holidays. I didn't expect to get pulled into the traditional holiday issues of over-eating and slacking on the exercise, but I totally did. Thankfully I didn't gain any weight, I actually dropped a pound the week of Christmas and have stayed at that weight now for 4 weeks. So, even though I slacked, I still did OK.

Unfortunately, these past couple of weeks have basically been indoor workouts/runs. I've become a little bit of a chicken to go outdoors and do my runs now that we have snow on the ground. I am so worried about slipping on ice or having to trudge through the snow that I've not been willing to go outside. If the roads are not completely cleared, I'm pretty much heading to the treadmill. While I was nervous the first couple times I hit the treadmill, I've found a groove and am already seeing improvements. So if nothing else, I'm still working and getting better, that is the goal anyways. I'm sure I'll be nervous once the weather clears and we are through the snowy months and I am able to get back outside again. I will likely see a week or two where I have to adjust and then hopefully I'll continue to improve.

Here's to a new year, a new training plan and new goals. My marathon training schedule starts a week from today!