Hey, Everyone! I hope that your weekend is off to a great start 
It’s finally a beautiful, cool-not-freezing day with temps in the 40′s, which means I finally get to run outdoors without worrying about turning into a human popsicle on the side of the street.
My holiday party was a lot of fun last night, and I got home around midnight. After chatting it up with Leenae and my roomie for awhile, I ended up heading to bed around 1:30am. My roomie was planning on trying to catch the final lunar eclipse of the year this morning, so I agreed to wake up with her around 7.
We dragged ourselves out of our rooms and got in her car to try to find the moon since we didn’t think to check where it would be at that time, nor did we bring our phones. Bad planning at it’s finest. We ran into a family, and they said that they were able to see it from their house, but it was already gone by the time they made it outside to get a better look. Bummer. Anyway, this is what it should have looked like.
Exercise
So, I know I said I was going to be following my training plan pretty strictly in terms of long runs, but that’s not going to happen. After freezing my butt off last weekend during temps in the teens and twenties, I’m going to take advantage of the weather as it comes. This week was supposed to be my “recovery” week with lower mileage, but I’m going to push that to next weekend in case the weather turns freezing again. That said, I’m about to head out for a 4-5 mile run while the sun is still out. Another holiday party is in the works for tonight, so I’ll catch you tomorrow!
Question of the Day: Have you ever seen an eclipse? Was it solar or lunar?
I remember seeing a solar eclipse sometime while I was in elementary school. I have a very distinct memory of making some sort of paper plate contraption to watch it at school.
Have fun at your holiday party! I’m off to one tonight. I’ve been trying to eat some light meals throughout the day so I can indulge a little tonight
Good plan. I hope that you had a ton of fun at your party!
I never saw an eclipse before. I imagine it to be as beautiful as your picture of it. Have a great weekend!
I wish I took that picture. It links back to ABC.com because my taped-together point and shoot would fail at even trying lol.
That moon looks so amazing!
I just wish I had been to see it hahaha
I can’t stand running when it is really cold out, running is meant to be enjoyed! I say take advantage of the nice days when you can!
It’s sooo miserable, especially if you can’t ever fully warm up.
I hate running when it’s frigid out too… I can understand why you would switch it up!
I’m so glad that I did. Today was an amazing run
I’ve seen a full lunar and solar before which were pretty cool. I tried catching the one today but missed it!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who tried and missed lol
lol it’s kinda funny that you missed it… sounds like me for sure! I respect you for dragging yourself out of bed to try and see it at least!
I definitely would not have if my roommate hadn’t dragged me out with her
Running outside when it’s cold is horrible! It’s cool that you can be flexible with your workout plans to make the best of the situation. I vaguely remember watching a lunar eclipse in primary school, but getting distracted!
Flexibility is the key to enjoying life for sure, especially for a run. I would not be a happy camper if I had to do a long run in the freezing cold or on a treadmill.