Winter Running

I just got done running 5 snowy miles outside, and it felt great!  It was about 15 degrees with very little wind.  I have to say, as much as I have been enjoying watching season 5 of Breaking Bad on my treadmill, it felt good to finally get outside again.  We had a long streak of sub-zero days and I have been spending every free minute either Christmas shopping or finishing up my last MBA class.  I'm happy to say that I have completed my MBA coursework and the last gifts are wrapped and under the tree!
So far, the longest run I did since the Monster Dash was 8 miles.  I'm hoping to do 10 miles tomorrow and then just hope for good Polar Dash weather on January 1!
Merry Christmas!!!!

Run for a Reason 5k

Running BFFs!

On Thanksgiving morning I ran a small 5k in my hometown for charity with my running BFF Jackie!  It was so fun to run with her again since she hasn't been running much lately due to the bun in her oven for the past 20 weeks or so :)  That girl did great and ran the whole thing…she thought she would have to stop and take walk breaks but we didn't stop once!  It was a nice recovery run for me since I ran 8 hilly miles the day before:

My new Garmin Forerunner 220, isn't it pretty?!

I'm trying for a running streak through the holidays, and so far I have run every day since November 18th!  Most of the time it is on the treadmill after the girls are in bed, but I try to run outside at least 3 times a week.  I love winter running!  If only there were more hours of daylight.