8 miles.  In. The. Sunshine.  It’s been dreary forever (slight exaggeration).  The sunshine only lasted for a couple of hours, but I soaked it in.

And, I got to see lots of deer!

I needed to be doing party clean-up and instead spent far too long playing my violin.

Tuesday:

Prep:

Track.  I hadn’t done speed work since the Memphis Marathon and wasn’t sure if my legs would be up for it.

4 mile warmup

Strides

4 x 1200m (400m recovery)

The 1200 was with alternating (200 f pace), (200 i pace), etc….

1 mile cool down

It wasn’t easy, but I hit my goals…woo hoo!!  Friends made it so much fun:)

Wednesday:

My mid-week long run called for 12 miles.

I came home to start baking Christmas cookies.  I baked my favorite cookie ever…Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies!  I’ll share the recipe soon:)

I packed up some gift bags for friends.  My OCD loves that the dot on the box matches the polka dots on the bags.

Lined up and ready to go…

“Duh-Duh-Duh Day Drinking” under the guise of picking up a take-out order.  Only one glass…don’t judge.

I received an email from Fleet Feet saying that I was one of their Top 50 Customers again this year which makes me beyond happy!  I love supporting my friends:)

Do you give your friends Christmas gifts?  Confession: Gift giving is one of my favorite things in the whole world.  However, I am completely uncomfortable receiving gifts.

Has it been dreary where you live or are you blessed with sunshine?  

What do you do to procrastinate? Usually it’s social media for me.

#choosejoy