This screen shot says it all about the first week in January. I went out for my New Year's Day run and was enjoying the sunshine reflecting off of the newly fallen snow and then just a few short days later, I'm waiting and watching with absolute fear that the pipes won't freeze and my little goldfish pond stays liquid enough to allow the fish to survive. I had this crazy idea that I'd like to go out in the insane cold and run, but stepping out onto my back step to let the dogs out during the cold spell had me retreating back into the house-- coughing from the cold.I've been far too eager to put on the insulation from the cold too-- I had a craving the other night for cookies so I end up visiting my neighborhood Aldi and purchasing a tray of the vanilla/chocolate crème filled ones. Yeah, within a week's time over half is gone. I don't know what it is with this weather-- I want to just retreat back into my home after a day of work and put on the comfy pants (the ones with the elastic so I won't notice what the cookies are doing to me), the fuzzy slippers and just set and vegetate in front of the tube until it's time to go to bed.
I'm signed up for the Indianapolis Mini Marathon in May and have paid my fee for the Air Force 10K in September so I know I need to get my rear moving and just get the training started. Perhaps that will be my resolution for next week...after one more cookie, of course!
See you out on the trail!
