In the end, it was sudden

"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning." — Louis L'Amour

My 2010 New Year's Resolution is complete. I ran 3 miles today. This makes 600 miles I have run this year.

Here are the numbers:
1 - Shortest run
2 - Pairs of sneakers
3 - Members of my immediate family who put up with this crap
4 - Number of races I ran
5 - Different people I ran with
6 - Number of states I ran in
7 - Farthest run
12 - Lbs I lost
29 - Days I flat-out skipped
30 - Days I rested to avoid injury (physical and mental)
44 - Bad Runs
106 - Good Runs
365 - Days I thought about running
600 - miles I ran this year.

I'm not sure I'd recommend attempting something so regimented again, but I still love running.

Dig deep, the end is near

I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.
  - Mark Twain


I am desperate for motivational quotes, but I keep finding the opposite. But I don't want to disappoint my 4 loyal readers (Yes! I mean you: Jeff, Gaela, Pat, Jen), so I ran 5 miles today. It wasn't the prettiest route, but I didn't want to get hit by a car this close to the end, so I ran thru and around town. I felt pretty good!
Did you know? Jay and Silent Bob have a podcast. Its not going to increase your IQ, but it was very entertaining for the hour I was out.

Happiness

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
  - Aldous Huxley


I ran 3 miles today. I can't wait to be done with running outside in the cold!

Down to brass tacks

Its so close I can almost taste it. Almost to the end. I ran 3 miles today on the treadmill. I'm sure I'm not going to break 600 miles, but I can't do more than 3 on the treadmill. Unless I decide to do doubles in the next few days... Hmm... How badly do I want it?

If you can't stand the cold

Then run in the gym. I ran 2 miles today.

1 for Boxing Day

I ran 1 mile today before the snow came.

Merry Christmas!

To celebrate, I ran 3 miles outside today. It was peaceful, mostly b/c I escaped from the family at my house!

Only a few days left

I ran 4 miles outside today. It was chilly and slippery, but it was nice to get out and get the workout done before the craziness starts.

Preparing for the worst

I ran 3 miles tonight to mentally prepare for the invasion of my family. It was pretty good.

Winter Wonderland

I ran 1.5 miles today at lunch, just before it started to snow. Now I have to think about running in the slush for the next 9 days.

Solstice

Today is the Winter Solstice. My 2nd favorite day of the year that marks the beginning of the end of winter. I ran 2 miles today and did several Sun Salutations to prepare for seeing the sun again in the next few months.

Get going, Girl!

I ran 3 miles today at the gym. I am in the final throes of this resolution, so the hell with my husband and kids, I need to be running. I can't be bothered to do dinner and math homework!

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
  - Jean Paul Richter

Seriously sore

I ran 1 mile today.

But combined with yesterdays workout and the fact that I played an hour of tennis today, I'm sore everywhere. I guess running a mile everyday isn't the workout I wish it was...

Lazy Saturday repenting

I did 3 miles today to try to work off some of the wine, gumbo, and cookies I ate last night. I'm not sure I made a caloric dent, but I had a good run.

This time with gusto... I mean Gumbo!

I did 1 mile on the treadmill before heading to a friend's Gumbo party.  I'm not sure I exercised enough to warrant 2 servings, but hey, its just once a year!

Stretch it a little longer

For kicks (ha!), I ran 2 miles today.

Less than 2 weeks

Which means I have a min of 15 more miles to run. Which is good, b/c its cold and I'm tired.
I ran 1 mile today.

counting down the days

I did 1 mile today.

Ending up small

I ran 1 mile today.

Not flying while flying

We travelled home today. I didn't run.

Squeeze the liver

After yesterdays debauchery, I decided to get out and go. I ran 3 miles today. It wasn't pretty and it was uphill on the way back, but I felt great after I sweated out the remains of yesterdays drinking festivities.

Warmer, but not motivated

We spent today in San Francisco with my brother-in-law and his wife. We had a few cocktails, ate a nice meal, saw the sights. There was no running involved.

I glove you

Wore the gloves today. It was 25 degrees and windy, but I did 3 miles and I had warm hands. Thanks for the gloves, Best-Husband-In-The-World!

All I want is... oh. Wait.

I did 1 mile outside today. I wished I had some running gloves and maybe a hat. Then I remembered that Jeff gave me running gloves and a hat. Now I just wished I had brought them with me. It's getting cold. I could never hike Mt Everest, no matter how many times I watch "Vertical Limit".

Tuesday blues

I did 1 mile today on the treadmill.
I am so close to the end, but completely losing interest in this resolution. I don't know if its the weather or the general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament (Austin Powers reference), but I am really, really looking forward to Jan 1 when I can go do some other kind of exercise without feeling guilty for not running.

Baby, its cold outside!

1 mile today at work. It was cold. My blood was full of ice!

Run for cookies

I had a cookie playdate planned, so I did 1 mile between cleaning the kitchen and waiting for the guests to arrive.

TV trouble

I ran 2 miles at the gym when I saw a news report about perverts so I had to run out and check on my kid in tennis lessons. Then I couldn't really get back into it. I did some weights and sit ups. But nothing too taxing.

1 at lunch

I did 1 mile at lunch today. I am worried at how this month is going to shape up. But not worried enough to run more...

nothing to report

Total slacker Thursday. Sure, I'm still a little tired from all the wine last night. But I'm just a slacker.

1 for the first

I quick mile on the hamster wheel before the book club came over for drinks and mini-quiche.