Happy Christmas - you gonna run?
I notice that xmas is a rest day. Will you be resting? Even with the running challenge? Before we had babies my wife and I would always go for a longish run on xmas morning before mimosa's, a nice breakfast and present opening. Since babies it has generally been a day of no running or anything else. At this point now that the kids are a bit older they will be so into playing with the new stuff that I think I could get a run in without anyone noticing at all. Thoughts? Advice?
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I know what you mean about the very little kids. Most years there was no opportunity to get in a run. But just as you describe, life moves on, kids get a bit older, and as parents you discover windows of flexibility where they didn't exist before. You can run tomorrow if you want to. You will see--the kids will be busy and no one is impacted.
Ever since my kids got to the point where, as Chris described, I could run on Xmas day, I do. I'll be out tomorrow, maybe even with a silly bow on my hat. I'll keep it short, though--30-40'.
No kids to hold me back. But we will be with family. I'm hoping my nieces (now in HS/college) will consider running with me (as major soccer, field hockey, basketball kids- they'll probably whoop my old slow butt!)
JnI are about to run the boyz right now, with their jingle-bells collars on (mutant reindeer). She is on call tomorrow but likely not working = another family run.
Who's idea was this %&*#@^* Run Challenge anyway?!?
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Definitely running. Need those endorphins to help me through an afternoon with the in-laws. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful and love 'em... Just sayin'
My oldest is 14 now. We'll probably have to pull him out of bed. Wow... The morning magic is gone! When did that happen?
Good luck to Mr. Hedman.
I have a wicked champagne hangover, but I'm gonna go do it - both to punish myself for drinking all that champagne and to test fly the foot pod Santa brought me!
Went out this morning at 6:00 am 24 degrees, ran for 2 hours 15 miles. Day 1 18 points, feeling great for Christmas now.
Hope you all have a great day !!!!!
Merry Xmas!
9 pts - 7.35 miles, 1:00:10, 1 mile at 6:30 (NGP) pace
Lap #2 (Run):
Duration: 6:38
Work: n/a
rTSS: 11.4 (0.992)
NGP: 6:30 (247.6 m/min)
VI: n/a
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: 0.22%
Distance: 1.013 mi
Elevation Gain: 103 ft
Elevation Loss: 117 ft
Grade: -0.3 % (-14 ft)
Min Max Avg
Heart Rate: 149 174 170 bpm
Speed: 5:39 7:55 6:34 min/mi
Forerunner305 [Run]:
Duration: 1:00:10
Work: n/a
rTSS: 70.8 (0.799)
NGP: 8:05 (199.2 m/min)
VI: n/a
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: 8.16%
Distance: 7.348 mi
Elevation Gain: 877 ft
Elevation Loss: 878 ft
Grade: -0.0 % (-2 ft)
Min Max Avg
Heart Rate: 53 174 154 bpm
Speed: 5:39 15:05 8:11 min/mi
Mike
We all jumped on the bandwagon to crush Mike, now it is time to give him all the encouragement we can so that he can crush 100+ miles over the next few days.
Happy holidays all!
Merry Christmas
Greg
Greg