It's better with a partner and no excuses

Last nite I slept less than four hours. So, it didn't take much to get me out of the mindset of running. But then Mathdany prepared to run on campus at the end of the work day. I told her if she could wait for Luke to arrive from his grandparents, then we'd run with her. What a win-win it proved to be for all of us!

Luke slept most of the way and was very well behaved. Mathdany said she was pushed to run faster and with shorter walk breaks than usual. And, I got in a run that I surely would have passed on had I just left work. It have two points and hopefully they will encourage us to press on over the holiday break. We all have excuses why we shouldn't do it--hungry, fatigue, better things to do, family obligations, etc. But, usually if you can press on and just do it you will feel so good about your accomplishment afterwards. My second point is to get a partner. Even if you can only run with someone once a week, you will probably get outside of your comfort zone and do something that you wouldn't have done on your own.

So, over the break--no excuses (not even snow, Dave) and find a partner to run, jog, plod along with in 2012!