running: the dawn

Ugh.  What a week.  This week will be filed under the “barely survived” as opposed to the “lived to the fullest.”  Each and every day I felt like I was just getting by moment by moment.  I wasn’t able to look ahead.  I didn’t even have time to make a to do list let alone accomplish anything that would have been on it.  But it’s over and done with.

In the area of exercise and fitness I must say that I did not do accomplish what I wanted.  Especially with this being my first week back to running, I really wanted to log closer to 20 miles.  My actual total is embarrassingly shy of that goal.  But for better or worse, here’s what I was up to:

This week’s workouts:
Sunday: 4 miles & Insanity Fit Test
Monday: Insanity
Tuesday: Insanity
Wednesday: 4 miles & Insanity
Thursday: Insanity & Jazzercise
Friday: Insanity

Total Miles: 8

My goal for this coming week (and the next 5, really) is to get up in the morning to get the Insanity done with, leaving my evenings for running.  Hopefully with the time change, that will be more reasonable.  I need to start building my base back up.  And aside from the “need” I feel the pull to be running more.  I miss it!  In the three weeks since the marathon I’ve fallen off the running bandwagon and really feel like I’m not longer part of the club.  That makes my heart sad.

Today we got the first snow of the season!  I actually love winter.  And I love running in the winter.  Aside from how long it takes me to suit up for the elements, there’s something so peaceful about running around with the ground covered in a blanket of white.  I prefer running in snow than rain.  Granted, my winter running gear is still not complete.  I need a pair of running tights and a good jacket so I don’t have to wear 45 layers, but I have enough to get by and Christmas is coming, right?

Mr. Dawn’s birthday is tomorrow!!!!!   We started our celebration tonight with veggie fajitas and his requested Kit-kat birthday dessert (which was literally just a Kit-kat with candles in it!) in lieu of cake.  He has to work tomorrow night so we decided to celebrate a little early.