The Little Things
December 3, 2011

Is it REALLY December already? The weeks seem to be flying by so quickly! This is my first free weekend since sometime in September, which I think has made the fall go much faster then usual as well. Two weeks ago I hurt my IT Band a bit while running. I’m not sure what I did, but it hurt to squat down at all. I decided to take the week off.

I ran on Thanksgiving day with my brother. It’s the first time we’ve gone running together since we were outside playing as little kids. It was a lot of fun, and the weather was fantastic. I forgot to take a picture, but it was almost 60 degrees and sunny out! The thanksgiving break was fantastic, and provided a great opportunity to allow my IT band to heal. I foam rolled regularly in hopes that it would heal a bit faster.

I had a LONG 13 hour car ride home after Thanksgiving, and spent the rest of this past week feeling very behind on my life. I have yet to go grocery shopping or unpack my bags. I didn’t work out, partly because of extra work commitments, and partly because of a nasty winter storm we got on Tuesday.

That all changed today, however. Today I went out for a nice 3.1 mile run, finishing in about 4 minutes slower then my PR during my last 5K. I tried out my new running jacket (an early Christmas present) and I loved it. Despite it being in the 30s, I felt nice and warm during my run!

Windblown w/a red face- That’s how I do my runs:)

I’ve missed running over the last few weeks, and it felt great to be out on the road once again! I have a race coming up next weekend, so this week it’s back to taking care of myself and watching my health!

Off to stretch, foam roll, and ice!

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One response to “Happy December!”

  1. Errign says:
    December 6, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    Ugh, I have a 16 hour car ride coming up tomorrow. Not looking forward to it!