Running Chick

We almost made it to Christmas without having any snow. Almost.

Then, last weekend, it started to snow. And snow. AND SNOW. And it didn't stop for seven days straight. Each day we got 4-8" of light, fluffy lake effect snow, and each day cleaning up my yard took at least 90 minutes. 

Damn you, Lake Superior! *shakes fist*

In total, I figure I tallied about 12-13 hours of snow removal last week.  That’s a part-time job!  Too bad I don’t get paid for it.

Anyway, the snow’s tapered off enough for me to start thinking about taking some snowshoe hikes or renting classic skis.  My skate skis can stay in their ski bag, I’m still pissed at them from our little disagreement two years ago.

Hopefully this week (and the next two since I’m on vacation for that long after this Friday w00t! ) I’ll be able to actually enjoy some fun snow-related activities.  I’m also hoping **fingers crossed** to stay healthy over vacation.  Last year, I was super sick the entire time and finally felt better the day before heading back to work.  Suck.

It’s time to start thinking about what I want to accomplish with running in 2010.  Goals, and such, ya know.  I would really like to move up to a marathon, but I’m not sure how my legs are going to handle the mileage.  Heck, I can barely make it through training for a HM before something breaks.  Right now, I don’t think I’m going to sign up for anything.  I’ll start running in January and see how things turn out with my (hopefully healed) tendinitis. 

Know what I really wish?  That by some miracle from the running gods, I will have finally achieved the right combination of shoes and orthotics that I run injury-free.  I didn’t get that over the summer, because I couldn’t rest enough for the tendinitis to make a recovery.  All I was doing was running one week and cross training the next.  That was no fun.  Actually, it was depressing, frustrating, and defeating all rolled into one.  No fun, indeed.  I have no idea how long tendinitis takes to go away.  I haven’t run a step since mid-September and I hope that’s enough.

Guess I’ll find out soon enough.  Ciao.