Christmas running

I managed to get 2 miles in on Sunday before my flight. 2 miles on Christmas Eve and then took Christmas and my mom's birthday off. 2 miles on Thursday, 4 miles on Friday and I meant to run today but didn't get to it. Hopefully I can get another four miles in tomorrow before my flight, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't.

12/23/07 - 2 miles
12/24/07 - 1.8 (?) miles (in Seattle with a wicked hill)
12/27/07 - 2 miles (same wicked hill, different attack)
12/28/07 - 4 miles (added another hill and an extra couple of miles)

Those miles aren't going to run themselves

The thing that I constantly have to remind myself is that no matter how much I dread the run, no matter how long I postpone the putting on of shoes and sports bra and getting the iPod charged, I always feel better after running. Exercise is a free form of therapy for me, so I need to use it.

Since my boyfriend unceremoniously dumped me on Monday, December 17th, I've decided that I need a goal to get me out of the house and back in shape. Also, I have a little black dog who needs her exercise.

So, here I am again. Not sure what I'm going to aim for this time, maybe I won't have a marathon at the end. Maybe I'll just train for the fun of it. I don't know. I just know I want to look better in 4 months than the day I got left by that dude.