I am very excited to report I managed to keep my running streak going all 31 days of December. I even tacked on a nice trail run on January 1 for good measure.
I am also happy to report I broke the streak after an absolutely frigid ride in the mountains on January 2nd. My friend Ryan talked me into a ride in the GAPS. We were lured by sunny skies, but it was FREEZING. Ryan not only had to stop at a hunting post to buy some extra gloves (camouflage, naturally), he actually had to fashion toe-covers out of a spare pair of arm warmers. The good news? They were bright GREEN:
Needless to say, post-ride I was much more concerned with thawing my poor body than I was with throwing on my running shoes. Thank goodness Diablo’s 31 Days of Christmas Challenge was over and thank goodness the Corolla has a good heater!
In running 32 days straight, I learned a couple things:
(1) Consistent training makes training easier. (Did I really just learn that? All my past coaches are shaking their heads right now.)
(2) A little more run volume makes running easier. I wasn’t running a lot more than usual (some of my runs were pretty short), but it was a little bump up in volume, and I don’t really have any new aches or pains. In fact, I feel better than ever!
(3) I got to run with a lot of really cool people. Here’s a quick list of all the people who helped me keep the streak alive! THANK YOU!
Brent Pease
Kathryn Honderd
Creepy dude on the treadmill next to me at the Hampton Inn (yes, that counts)
Ryan Wolfe
Michael Howell
Elizabeth Chura
Jerry Chura
Toby Anderson
Drew Marlar
Matthew Rose
Andrew Shanks
Michael Kidd
And last, but not least @GreenmanDynamo:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
