Seasons Greetings!
Christmas is by far my favorite holiday and its not even close. I'd like to think I'm generally a pretty jovial person and I love it that most people are in good moods as well this time of the year. I was talking about it with my fiance last night. Good moods are infectious. Smile at a random stranger and I'd say the overwhelming majority smile back.
With regards to my training. I was unable to get my long run in Sunday morning because I was up until 3AM Saturday night and had 12 hours of work & basketball the following day. So I ended up taking Sunday off, and did my long run of 80 minutes yesterday afternoon. Not bad considering I did a 60 minute ride in the AM. Today was a very easy 50 minute zone 2 ride followed by some strength work. Again this is my down week so I'm likely only getting in about 9 workouts for a total of < 9 hours of training. Compared to my usual 12-14.
I now have 4.5 weeks until the Fred Lebow Half Marathon. Making sure I don't push myself too hard this week so I can really work hard the following three weeks. Tomorrow I'm scheduled to do my only hard workout of the week which is 4 X 10 minutes at half-marathon pace (6:20 or under), 90 second jog in between. I suppose that's a Christmas gift to myself.
The goal for the next two days is to not stuff my face too much. I'll be celebrating this afternoon with my family at my moms house. Then Naomi and I will be heading up to Saratoga Springs NY to be with her family. It sounds a little crazy but I'm making sure I pack some nice healthy meals to snack on. Its not like her family doesn't eat healthy but its really important to stay in a routine, even if it is just 48 hours. I find anytime I'm out of my routine I overeat. Gotta make sure I get down to race weight following New Years!
Hope everyone enjoys their Christmas!
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