i have been very very lazy lately. admittedly, i have been LOVING it!
my last race was in the beginning of november and once it was over i was so relieved! i am really really glad that i decided not to race at all this winter. i feel good about that decision. i feel good just running when i want to and not when i don't want to. my body is healing and i feel good. i feel lazy... but good.
i can tell that i'm losing some conditioning in that i feel less capable of the same level of endurance but i don't even care. i just feel good about not stressing over getting my runs in. as long as i'm getting my 3 days a week in i feel ok about it. i'm still averaging around 30ish miles a week and that's ok with me.
almost everything i've been running lately have been trail miles. i love trail running. my next race is the ice age 50K. i don't start really training for that until february so i have another month of being a fat ass and then it's back to work.
our weather has been so weird lately. it was very very cold for a week and then it has been 20-40 ever since. pretty ok. i got a new job and am working out my schedule and figuring out how my runs fit into it. it's been a struggle but i'm figuring it out. i'm sure i will be running more when the days get longer and the sun is out for a more significant amount of time. it is really challenging to be motivated to run when it is dark and cold. it starts getting dark now by 4:30pm which sort of blows since i don't get out of work most days until 5pm.
2014 was an excellent year for my running and racing and i expect that 2015 will be even better. i'm getting smarter and training better. time will tell. for now... i'm just going to enjoy the run.
